I'm strongly influenced by stoicism and enlightenment-era deism. I think that God exists, wants us to be decent to each other, and never interacts with the uni

I'm strongly influenced by stoicism and enlightenment-era deism. I think that God exists, wants us to be decent to each other, and never interacts with the universe. The primary purpose of life is to develop internal strength and character. Or as Paul Graham once wrote, "What matters is what you make of yourself." The other things in life are great too, but they're outside of your control, and so they should never be the main goal of existence.