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user-inactivated  ·  3409 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: I Asked Atheists How They Find Meaning In A Purposeless Universe

You live, cause whatever may or may not come after, it's a hell of a ride. You're right. Nothing lasts forever, but knowing and accepting the impermanence of everything can help us savor what we experience that much more.





user-inactivated  ·  3409 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Why savor, then? Does the experience worth it if it will all go eventually, without return?

japanesebonustrack  ·  3409 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Experience is the return you get for living a life. Experiences make life worth living for me. Death doesn't cancel out past experiences, it just prevents further ones. After death I won't be there to worry about the impermanence of things. If I accept that there's no reason for me to worry about it now, I have better things to do.