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> Life only has meaning when viewed through the collective... This may be true for ants. But I've never seen how this can be an absolute truth for humans for t
by davegauer 5y ago
> Life only has meaning when viewed through the collective...
This may be true for ants. But I've never seen how this can be an absolute truth for humans for two reasons:
1. If one life is truly meaningless (0), how does multiplying it produce meaning (0 * 8 billion = 0)?
2. If you found yourself to be the last person on the planet, would you A) realize you have no meaning and die, B) create art and put a little more beauty into the universe? Given those choices, does option A or B have more inherent "meaning"?
- randomsearch 5y agoIn hypothetical (2) I’d spend my time working towards the best collective outcome. The most obvious way to do so would be to explain how I ended up there and how it might have been avoided, and other points of wisdom gained from the experience. I’d record those in the best way possible for the benefit of other people or beings.
- randomsearch 5y agoAs for (1): obviously yes it does produce meaning. Otherwise I wouldn’t have said it. I don’t know why meaning should obey the formula you give.