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As somebody that never felt they had some higher purpose I can't say that I feel any need for it. I can understand you feel like you lack something when lose a
by bmicraft 5y ago
As somebody that never felt they had some higher purpose I can't say that I feel any need for it.
I can understand you feel like you lack something when lose a higher purpose you've had all your life, but that (for lack of better words) sound like you have developed a dependency on that purpose. What you describe is common for many people leaving religion, but it is also something that is overcome by most after (sometimes a long) time.
Personally, my values of making the world a better place for future generations while having some fun seem to do.
- exporectomy 5y ago"never felt they had some higher purpose" ... "my values of making the world a better place for future generations". Sounds like you're now having an epiphany :)
- bmicraft 5y agoWhat I ment so say was some "externally given purpose" that makes claims about being objective. I consider my values to be more of a general goal than a purpose in itself and make no claims about them being objectively good.
- rpmisms 5y agoYou still got caught in the rhetorical trap. You have a purpose, you just had to provide it for yourself, and it goes beyond altruism.