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No inherent value might be the basis of a very liberating philosophy. What would you do if you absolutely knew that mankind is nothing but an overconfident, pitiful little creature with a meager amount of knowledge about life and environment? Party!!! Live it up. Hedonism! Of course an intelligent man realizes that by setting ultimately meaningless goals and accomplishing them, he can improve lifestyle, health, and happiness, unimportant though they may be.
We're all terminal cancer patients with no chance of survival. Many myths exist to explain what happens after death because the thought of nothing terrifies people. That can be terrifying only to a person who hasn't accepted that possibility in their lives.
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Do what thy manhood bids thee do, from none but self expect applause, for he noblest lives and noblest dies that makes and keeps his selfmade laws...
Sir richard Francis Burton
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