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any argument. In a scientific question, evidence can be adduced on both sides, and, in the end, one side is seen to have the better case—or, if this does not happen, the question is left undecided. But in a question, as to whether this, or that, is the ultimate Good, there is no evidence, either way; each disputant can only appeal to his own emotions, and employ such rhetorical devices as shall arouse similar emotions in others ... Questions as to "values"—that is to say, as to what is good or bad on its own account, independently of its effects—lie outside the domain of science, as the defenders of religion emphatically assert. I think that, in this, they are right, but, I draw the further conclusion, which they do not draw, that questions as to "values" lie wholly outside the domain of knowledge. That is to say, when we assert that this, or that, has "value", we are giving expression to our own emotions, not to a fact, which would still be true if our personal feelings were different.

2819:: "The human person is created to praise, reverence, and serve God Our Lord, and by doing so, to save his or her soul. All other things on the face of the earth are created for human beings in order to help them pursue the end for which they are created. It follows from this that one must use other created things, in so far as they help towards one's end, and free oneself from them, in so far as they are obstacles to one's end. To do this, we need to make ourselves indifferent to all created things, provided the matter is subject to our free choice and there is no other prohibition. Thus, as far as we are concerned, we should not want health more than illness, wealth more than poverty, fame more than disgrace, a-long life more than a short one, and similarly for all the rest, but we should desire and choose only what helps us more towards the end for which we are created." 2826:

to Earth, which is considered a crucial stage in their development—wherein a mortal body, coupled with the freedom to choose, makes for an environment to learn and grow. The Fall of Adam is not viewed as an unfortunate or unplanned cancellation of God's original plan for a paradise; rather, the opposition found in mortality is an essential element of God's plan because the process of enduring and overcoming challenges, difficulties, and temptations provides opportunities to gain wisdom and strength, thereby learning to appreciate and choose good and reject evil. Because God is just, he allows those who were not taught the gospel during mortality to receive it after death in the spirit world, so that all of his children have the opportunity to return to live with God, and reach their full potential.

1474: 1769: 1451:"When we say ... that pleasure is the end and aim, we do not mean the pleasures of the prodigal or the pleasures of sensuality, as we are understood to do, by some, through ignorance, prejudice or willful misrepresentation. By pleasure, we mean the absence of pain in the body and of trouble in the soul. It is not by an unbroken succession of drinking bouts and of revelry, not by sexual lust, nor the enjoyment of fish, and other delicacies of a luxurious table, which produce a pleasant life; it is sober reasoning, searching out the grounds of every choice and avoidance, and banishing those beliefs through which the greatest tumults take possession of the soul." 1680: 557:. It has shown that many types of ethical judgment are universal across cultures, suggesting that they may be innate, whilst others are culture-specific. The findings show actual human ethical reasoning to be at odds with most philosophical theories, for example consistently showing distinctions between action by cause and action by omission which would be absent from utility-based theories. Cognitive science has theorized about differences between conservative and liberal ethics and how they may be based on different metaphors from family life such as strong fathers vs nurturing mother models. 331: 1327: 4396:. When this answer is met with confusion and anger from its constructors, Deep Thought explains that "I think the problem such as it was, was too broadly based. You never actually stated what the question was." Deep Thought then constructs another computer—the Earth—to calculate what the Ultimate Question actually is. Later Ford and Arthur manage to extract the question as the Earth computer would have rendered it. That question turns out to be "what do you get if you multiply six by nine", and it is realised that 774:

macroscopic order is generated in a simple physical, non-biological system far from thermodynamic equilibrium, and then extending consideration to short RNA replicating molecules and then further to more complex forms of life. It was concluded that the fundamental order-generating process was basically similar for both types of process. Thus the idea that life likely emerged as a natural extension of simpler non- or pre-biological physical processes should logically be included in the concept “meaning of life”.

44: 2794: 1582: 1125: 3740: 783: 2029:"... in spite of or in defiance of the whole of existence he wills to be himself with it, to take it along, almost defying his torment. For to hope in the possibility of help, not to speak of help by virtue of the absurd, that for God all things are possible—no, that he will not do. And as for seeking help from any other—no, that he will not do for all the world; rather than seek the help he would prefer to be himself—with all the tortures of hell if so it must be." 2662: 12929: 918: 4404: 3542:), literally "Teaching of Analysis", which says that insight must come from the aspirant's experience, critical investigation, and reasoning instead of by blind faith. However, the Theravadin tradition also emphasizes heeding the advice of the wise, considering such advice and evaluation of one's own experiences to be the two tests by which practices should be judged. The Theravadin goal is liberation (or freedom) from suffering, according to the 3393:. In this, Krishna is worshipped as the single true God, and all living entities are eternal parts and the Supreme Personality of the Godhead Krishna. Thus the constitutional position of a living entity is to serve the Lord with love and devotion. The purpose of human life especially is to think beyond the animalistic way of eating, sleeping, mating, and defending and engage the higher intelligence to revive the lost relationship with Krishna. 4099: 2009:, life is worth living only if there are goals inspiring one to live. Accordingly, he saw nihilism ("all that happens is meaningless") as without goals. He stated that asceticism denies one's living in the world; stated that values are not objective facts, that are rationally necessary, universally binding commitments: our evaluations are interpretations, and not reflections of the world, as it is, in itself, and, therefore, 233: 2784:, an important creed for Reformed Christians, the first question is: "What is the chief end of Man?" (that is, "What is Man's main purpose?"). The answer is: "Man's chief end is to glorify God, and enjoy him forever". God requires one to obey the revealed moral law, saying: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbour as yourself". The 3521: 2897:". The Qur'an describes the purpose of creation as follows: "Blessed be he in whose hand is the kingdom, he is powerful over all things, who created death and life that he might examine which of you is best in deeds, and he is the almighty, the forgiving." (Qur'an 67:1–2) and "And I (Allâh) created not the jinn and mankind except that they should be obedient (to Allah)." (Qur'an 51:56). Obedience testifies to the 638: 4299: 2489: 3020: 1905: 3690: 2113: 12940: 4566: 3620: 2410:. Mohism promoted a philosophy of impartial caring—a person should care equally for all other individuals, regardless of their actual relationship with him or her. The expression of this indiscriminate caring is what makes a man a righteous being in Mohist thought. This advocacy of impartiality was a target of attack by the other Chinese philosophical schools, most notably the 3766:

objective personality in its highest forms. The presence of evil in the world, as conceived by Shinto, does not stultify the divine nature by imposing on divinity responsibility for being able to relieve human suffering while refusing to do so. The sufferings of life are the sufferings of the divine spirit in search of progress in the objective world.

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why their life is worth living. In this regard, they may discover how their personal life can be meaningful, for example, by dedicating themselves to their family or their career. This approach may mitigate or solve an existential crisis even if the individual still lacks an answer to the bigger question of the deeper meaning behind everything.

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in concentration camps with minimal facilities, and occur only slightly more often in billionaires. A classic example is of two workers on an apparently boring production line in a factory. One treats the work as a tedious chore while the other turns it into a game to see how fast they can make each unit and achieves flow in the process.

3434:. Jainism divides the universe into living and non-living beings. Only when the living becomes attached to the non-living does suffering result. Therefore, happiness is the result of self-conquest and freedom from external objects. The meaning of life may then be said to be to use the physical body to achieve self-realization and bliss. 1104:, Daniel Haybron) propose that there are also objective, concrete criteria for what constitutes meaning in life. Wong has proposed that whether life is meaningful depends not only on subjective feelings but, more importantly, on whether a person's goal-striving and life as a whole is meaningful according to some objective 2809:: "And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us." 4491:

explanation involving a divine entity that created the world for a certain purpose. Another approach to solving existential crises is to seek meaning not on the cosmic but on the personal level. This usually takes a more secular form: the therapist helps the individual realize what matters to them or

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The things (people, events) in the life of a person can have meaning (importance) as parts of a whole, but a discrete meaning of (the) life, itself, aside from those things, cannot be discerned. A person's life has meaning (for themselves, others) as the life events resulting from their achievements,

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Therapists often try to treat existential crises by helping their patients discover meaning in life. An important distinction in this regard is the difference between personal meaning and cosmic meaning. In the cosmic sense, the term "meaning of life" refers to the purpose of the world as a whole or

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argues for "Dereflection", which translates largely as to cease endlessly reflecting on the self; instead, engage in life. On the whole, the therapeutic response is that the question itself—what is the meaning of life?—evaporates when one is fully engaged in life. (The question then morphs into more

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realm or being: a solution in which one believes in the existence of a reality that is beyond the Absurd, and, as such, has meaning. Kierkegaard stated that a belief in anything beyond the Absurd requires a non-rational but perhaps necessary religious acceptance in such an intangible and empirically

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causes life to continue over a span of multiple generations. Typically, organisms are responsive to stimuli and genetic information changes from generation to generation, resulting in adaptation through evolution; this optimizes the chances of survival for the individual organism and its descendants

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is a religious category including many beliefs and traditions. Since Hinduism was the way of expressing meaningful living for a long time before there was a need for naming it as a separate religion, Hindu doctrines are supplementary and complementary in nature, generally non-exclusive, suggestive,

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emphasizes the unity of humanity. To Baháʼís, the purpose of life is focused on spiritual growth and service to humanity. Human beings are viewed as intrinsically spiritual beings. People's lives in this material world provide extended opportunities to grow, to develop divine qualities and virtues,

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teaches that the purpose of life on Earth is to gain knowledge and experience and to have joy. Mormons believe that humans are literally the spirit children of God the Father, and thus have the potential to progress to become like Him. Mormons teach that God provided his children the choice to come

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recognizes human nature in accordance with the need for discipline and education. Because humankind is driven by both positive and negative influences, Confucianists see a goal in achieving virtue through strong relationships and reasoning as well as minimizing the negative. This emphasis on normal

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know what they mean. Choosing the correct metaphor results in enough common understanding to pursue questions such as the meaning of life. Improved knowledge of brain function should result in better treatments producing healthier brains. When combined with more effective training, a sound personal

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When we try to be definite, as to what we mean when we say that this or that is "the Good," we find ourselves involved in very great difficulties. Bentham's creed, that pleasure is the Good, roused furious opposition, and was said to be a pig's philosophy. Neither he nor his opponents could advance

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The current era has seen radical changes in both formal and popular conceptions of human nature. The knowledge disclosed by modern science has effectively rewritten the relationship of humankind to the natural world. Advances in medicine and technology have freed humans from significant limitations

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both changed the nature of European philosophy and exported it worldwide. Devotion and subservience to God were largely replaced by notions of inalienable natural rights and the potentialities of reason, and universal ideals of love and compassion gave way to civic notions of freedom, equality, and

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experiences have consistently suggested that humans experience meaning and fulfillment when mastering challenging tasks and that the experience comes from the way tasks are approached and performed rather than the particular choice of task. For example, flow experiences can be obtained by prisoners

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to progress towards enlightenment and the ultimate destination of a Sikh is to lose the ego completely in the love of the lord and finally merge into the almighty creator. Nanak emphasized the revelation through meditation, as its rigorous application permits the existence of communication between

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do not speak about "the meaning of life" or "the purpose of life", but about the potential of human life to end suffering, for example through embracing (not suppressing or denying) cravings and conceptual attachments. Attaining and perfecting dispassion is a process of many levels that ultimately

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All forms of life that are in existence today possess a self-replicating informational molecule (genome), and such an informational molecule is presumably intrinsic to life. Thus the earliest forms of life also likely possessed a self-replicating informational molecule, possibly RNA or perhaps an

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Emerging research shows that meaning in life predicts better physical health outcomes. Greater meaning has been associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease, reduced risk of heart attack among individuals with coronary heart disease, reduced risk of stroke, and increased longevity in both

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season 5 episode 13, an artificial intelligence referred to as The Machine tells Harold Finch that the secret of life is "Everyone dies alone. But if you mean something to someone, if you help someone, or love someone. If even a single person remembers you then maybe you never really die at all."

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Theists believe God created the universe and that God had a purpose in doing so. Theists also hold the view that humans find their meaning and purpose for life in God's purpose in creating. Some theists further hold that if there were no God to give life ultimate meaning, value, and purpose, then

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define personal meaning as the "cognizance of order, coherence and purpose in one's existence, the pursuit and attainment of worthwhile goals, and an accompanying sense of fulfillment" (p. 221). In 2016, Martela and Steger defined meaning as coherence, purpose, and significance. In contrast,

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is a controversial field which tries to find neural correlates and mechanisms of religious experience. Some researchers have suggested that the human brain has innate mechanisms for such experiences and that living without using them for their evolved purposes may be a cause of imbalance. Studies

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In most English translations of Qur'an 51:56 translates the last word to "worship", but any Arabic (and Urdu) speaking person can confirm that "ABADON" means to follow the Will of Allah (NOT worship). This is relevant because the Will of Allah is not just to worship HIM; to be just and good with

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or what matters. This is reflected in the fact that finding meaning in life is often associated with dedicating oneself to some kind of higher purpose, which is seen as having special importance. Nonetheless, some theorists have argued that the two concepts are not identical. This distinction is

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being handed an envelope containing "the meaning of life", which she opens and reads out to the audience: "Well, it's nothing very special. Uh, try to be nice to people, avoid eating fat, read a good book every now and then, get some walking in, and try to live together in peace and harmony with

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Shinto wants life to live, not to die. Shinto sees death as pollution and regards life as the realm where the divine spirit seeks to purify itself by rightful self-development. Shinto wants individual human life to be prolonged forever on earth as a victory of the divine spirit in preserving its

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It has been proposed that both the evolution of macroscopic order in life (including its basic functions) and the evolution of order in particular physical systems obey a common fundamental principle that was termed the Darwinian dynamic. This principal was formulated by considering, first, how

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and loved to be known. Therefore I created the Creation that I might be known." One possible interpretation of this view is that the meaning of life for an individual is to know the nature of God, and the purpose of all of creation is to reveal that nature and to prove its value as the ultimate

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In absurdist philosophy, the Absurd arises out of the fundamental disharmony between the individual's search for meaning and the apparent meaninglessness of the universe. As beings looking for meaning in a meaningless world, humans have three ways of resolving the dilemma. Kierkegaard and Camus

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theory was met with much skepticism when first introduced, it has become well-supported by several independent observations. However, current physics can only describe the early universe from around 10 seconds after the Big Bang (where zero time corresponds to infinite temperature); a theory of

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meanings in order to rationalize or reconstruct them. Anything resembling a "meaning of life", in postmodernist terms, can only be understood within a social and linguistic framework and must be pursued as an escape from the power structures that are already embedded in all forms of speech and

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Various theorists have argued that to be important means to have an impact on the world or to make a difference. Some only require that this causal impact is big enough. Others include as an additional element that the difference in question has to affect the value of the world. This is often

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Buddhists practice embracing mindfulness, the ill-being (suffering) and well-being that is present in life. Buddhists practice seeing the causes of ill-being and well-being in life. For example, one of the causes of suffering is an unhealthy attachment to objects material or non-material. The

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Ultimately, a person should not ask what the meaning of their life is, but rather must recognize that it is they themselves who are asked. In a word, each person is questioned by life; and they can only answer to life by answering for their own life; to life they can only respond by being

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would be required to understand events before that time. Nevertheless, many physicists have speculated about what would have preceded this limit, and how the universe came into being. For example, one interpretation is that the Big Bang occurred coincidentally, and when considering the

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If God, as the supra-sensory ground and goal, of all reality, is dead; if the supra-sensory world of the Ideas has suffered the loss of its obligatory, and above it, its vitalizing and up-building power, then nothing more remains to which Man can cling, and by which he can orient

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characterized nihilism as emptying the world, and especially human existence, of meaning, purpose, comprehensible truth, and essential value; succinctly, nihilism is the process of "the devaluing of the highest values". Seeing the nihilist as a natural result of the idea that

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The Sikh Gurus say that salvation can be obtained by following various spiritual paths, so Sikhs do not have a monopoly on salvation: "The Lord dwells in every heart, and every heart has its own way to reach Him." Sikhs believe that all people are equally important before

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What is the highest good in all matters of action? To the name, there is an almost complete agreement; for uneducated and educated alike call it happiness, and make happiness identical with the good life and successful living. They disagree, however, about the meaning of

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answered: "What is the meaning of life?" by stating that one's life reflects one's will, and that the will (life) is an aimless, irrational, and painful drive. Salvation, deliverance, and escape from suffering are in aesthetic contemplation, sympathy for others, and

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Another difference is that seeking and realizing the meaning of life is usually seen by most theorists as a positive and worthwhile undertaking. Importance, however, can be either positive or negative depending on the type of value difference involved. For example,

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A recent alternative Christian theological discourse interprets Jesus as revealing that the purpose of life is to elevate our compassionate response to human suffering; nonetheless, the conventional Christian position is that people are justified by belief in the

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remains absolutely the same all through his life; since he must play out the part which he has received, without the least deviation from the character; since neither experience, nor philosophy, nor religion can effect any improvement in him, the question arises,

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Yea, and I know that good and evil have come before all men; he that knoweth not good from evil is blameless; but he that knoweth good and evil, to him it is given according to his desires, whether he desireth good or evil, life or death, joy or remorse of

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And Eve, his wife, heard all these things and was glad, saying: Were it not for our transgression we never should have had seed, and never should have known good and evil, and the joy of our redemption, and the eternal life which God giveth unto all the

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Kant also denied that the consequences of an act in any way contribute to the moral worth of that act, his reasoning being that the physical world is outside one's full control and thus one cannot be held accountable for the events that occur in it.

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The meaning of life changed as well, focusing less on humankind's relationship to God and more on the relationship between individuals and their society. This era is filled with theories that equate meaningful existence with the social order.

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communities think that science can provide the relevant context, and set of parameters necessary for dealing with topics related to the meaning of life. In their view, science can offer a wide range of insights on topics ranging from the

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of extreme proportions. In such a case, the person's life has acquired high importance due to the consequences it caused. Nonetheless, this does not imply that it has also acquired some form of deeper meaning or higher purpose.

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Bernstein, Harris; Byerly, Henry C.; Hopf, Frederick A.; Michod, Richard A.; Vemulapalli, G. Krishna (June 1983). "The Darwinian Dynamic". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 58 (2): 185. doi:10.1086/413216. JSTOR 2828805.

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in particular. If one believes that the meaning of life is to maximize pleasure and to ease general life, then this allows normative predictions about how to act to achieve this. Likewise, some ethical naturalists advocate a

3731:, and the meaning in life for the adherents is to realize the temporal nature of the existence. "Only introspection can then help us to find our innermost reasons for living ... the simple answer is here within ourselves." 1671:(1833–August 1834): "Our Life is compassed round with Necessity; yet is the meaning of Life itself no other than Freedom, than Voluntary Force: thus have we a warfare; in the beginning, especially, a hard-fought battle." 695:, among others, concluded that if there is a primary function to life, it is the replication of DNA and the survival of one's genes. Responding to an interview question from Richard Dawkins about "what it is all for", 2310:

of the constraints of language as necessary to escaping those constraints, but different theorists take different views on the nature of this process: from a radical reconstruction of meaning by individuals (as in

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According to existentialism, each person creates the essence (meaning) of their life; life is not determined by a supernatural god or an earthly authority, one is free. As such, one's ethical prime directives are

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Boyle PA, Buchman AS, Barnes LL, Bennett DA. Effect of a purpose in life on risk of incident Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older persons. Archives of General Psychiatry.

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the ultimate essential "desire" of God is the revelation of the Omnipresent Divine essence through materiality, achieved by a man from within his limited physical realm when the body will give life to the soul.

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in the Torah are pursuit of justice, compassion, peace, kindness, hard work, prosperity, humility, and education. The world to come, prepared in the present, elevates man to an everlasting connection with God.

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The Legalists believed that finding the purpose of life was a meaningless effort. To the Legalists, only practical knowledge was valuable, especially as it related to the function and performance of the state.

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life?" This approach emphasizes that the question is personal—and avoids focusing on cosmic or religious questions about overarching purpose. There are many therapeutic responses to this question. For example,

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Alongside this, there are a number of theories about the way in which humans evaluate the positive and negative aspects of their existence and thus the value and meaning they place on their lives. For example,

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Simply put, the test is that one must universalize the maxim (imagine that all people acted in this way) and then see if it would still be possible to perform the maxim in the world without contradiction. In

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of modernity. Carlyle called this the "Torch of Science", which burned "more fiercely than ever" and made religion "all parched away, under the Droughts of practical and spiritual Unbelief", resulting in the

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is seen as a supreme being with a personality and manifest qualities. The Ātman depends upon Brahman for its existence; the meaning of life is achieving Moksha through the love of God and upon His grace.

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who suggested that 'the rest is commentary'. This is not to reduce the commentary's importance, and Armstrong considers that its study, interpretation, and ritual are the means by which religious people

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Postmodernist thought—broadly speaking—sees human nature as constructed by language, or by structures and institutions of human society. Unlike other forms of philosophy, postmodernism rarely seeks out

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world view, wherein bodily gratification is more intense than mental pleasure. Cyrenaics prefer immediate gratification to the long-term gain of delayed gratification; denial is unpleasant unhappiness.

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Every skill and every inquiry, and similarly, every action and choice of action, is thought to have some good as its object. This is why the good has rightly been defined as the object of all endeavor

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through the grace of God and intercession of Christ. The New Testament speaks of God wanting to have a relationship with humans both in this life and the life to come, which can happen only if one's

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seeks to develop and fulfill: "Humanism affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity". Humanism aims to promote

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Yet, if action A is done towards achieving goal B, then goal B also would have a goal, goal C, and goal C also would have a goal, and so would continue this pattern, until something stopped its

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Acceptance of the Absurd: a solution in which one accepts and even embraces the Absurd and continues to live in spite of it. Camus endorsed this solution (notably in his 1947 allegorical novel

3667:). Sikhism thus sees life as an opportunity to understand this God as well as to discover the divinity which lies in each individual. While a full understanding of God is beyond human beings, 5753:, Peterson C. Purpose in life and reduced risk of myocardial infarction among older US adults with coronary heart disease: A two-year follow-up. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. (2):124–133. 4381: 5762:

Kim ES, Sun JK, Park N, Peterson C. Purpose in life and reduced incidence of stroke in older adults: The Health and Retirement Study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2013;74(5):427–432.

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studies many alternative speculative models for the origin and fate of the universe beyond the Big Bang theory. A recent trend has been models of the creation of 'baby universes' inside

3200:(correct living) which are intended to create more favorable reincarnations, though they are generally positive acts in this life as well. Traditional schools of Hinduism often worship 1417:, founded an early Socratic school that emphasized only one side of Socrates's teachings—that happiness is one of the ends of moral action and that pleasure is the supreme good; thus a 1488:, established the school which teaches that living according to reason and virtue is to be in harmony with the universe's divine order, entailed by one's recognition of the universal 988:

generated by the brain is the actual carrier of conscious experience; there is however disagreement about the implementations of such a theory relating to other workings of the mind.

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who believed that while love should be unconditional, it should not be indiscriminate. For example, children should hold a greater love for their parents than for random strangers.

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Lee, Dong Yul; Park, Sung Hee; Uhlemann, Max R.; Patsult, Philip (June 2000). "What Makes You Happy?: A Comparison of Self-reported Criteria of Happiness Between Two Cultures".

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being. The fundamental principles of Mahayana doctrine are based on the possibility of universal liberation from suffering for all beings, and the existence of the transcendent

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informational molecule more primitive than RNA. The specific genomic sequences in all currently extant organisms contain order generating information that promotes survival,

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To love something bigger, greater, and beyond ourselves, something we did not create or have the power to create, something intangible and made holy by our very belief in it.

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sees the ethical and ritual divine commandments as a necessary, but insufficient preparation for philosophical understanding of God, with its love and awe. Among fundamental

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And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God.

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answers the question "Why did God make you?" by saying "God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him forever in heaven."

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Boyle PA, Barnes LL, Buchman AS, Bennett DA. Purpose in life is associated with mortality among community-dwelling older persons. Psychosomatic Medicine. 2009;71:574–579.

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Michod, Richard E. (2000). Darwinian Dynamics: Evolutionary Transitions in Fitness and Individuality. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-05011-9

1756:" is forgotten, and is transformed into value, in other words, the reduction of being to exchange value. Heidegger, in accordance with Nietzsche, saw in the so-called " 1864:

useful and practical is not always true, arguing that what most contributes to the most human good in the long course is true. In practice, theoretical claims must be

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The ultimate fate of the universe, and implicitly of humanity, is hypothesized as one in which biological life will eventually become unsustainable, such as through a

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in activities, making a fuller contribution by using one's personal strengths, and meaning based on investing in something larger than the self. Large-data studies of

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has proposed a four-component solution to the question of meaning in life, with the four components purpose, understanding, responsibility, and enjoyment (PURE):

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The religious perspectives on the meaning of life are those ideologies that explain life in terms of an implicit purpose not defined by humans. According to the

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speculation throughout history. Different people and cultures believe different things for the answer to this question. Opinions vary on the usefulness of using

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wrote that although he found that his distaste for torture was not like his distaste for broccoli, he found no satisfactory, empirical method of proving this:

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legacy, family, etc., but, to say that life, itself, has meaning, is a misuse of language, since any note of significance, or of consequence, is relevant only

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Pragmatic philosophers suggest that the practical, useful understanding of life is more important than searching for an impractical abstract truth about life.

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should refrain from full liberation, allowing themselves to be reincarnated into the world until all beings achieve enlightenment. Devotional schools such as

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2:8–9For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast." (

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are crises of meaning. They are triggered by the impression that life lacks meaning. This impression can lead to an inner conflict because there is a strong

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People determine human purpose without supernatural influence; it is the human personality (general sense) that is the purpose of a human being's life which

1701:, who found that "nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure"; then, from that moral insight, he derived the 2767:; 1973). The gospel maintains that through this belief, the barrier that sin has created between man and God is destroyed, thereby allowing believers to be 586:, states that human meaning is derived from a fundamental fear of death, and values are selected when they allow us to escape the mental reminder of death. 10740: 6893:

Reker, G.T., & Wong, P.T.P. (1988). Aging as an individual process: Towards a theory of personal meaning. In J.E. Birren, & V.L. Bengston (Eds.),

1439:, a pupil of the Platonist Pamphilus of Samos, taught that the greatest good is in seeking modest pleasures, to attain tranquility and freedom from fear ( 8226: 6779: 770:, and the ability to acquire resources necessary for reproduction. Sequences with such basic functions probably emerged early in the evolution of life. 293:(1799), though Novalis had done so in a 1797–1798 manuscript, in which he wrote: "Only an artist can divine the meaning of life." Additionally, the word 11915: 7621: 3192:) across numerous lifetimes, and its ultimate progression towards liberation from karma. Particular goals for life are generally subsumed under broader 7353: 2067:(or, "escaping existence"): a solution in which a person simply ends one's own life. Both Kierkegaard and Camus dismiss the viability of this option. 8432: 2148:

and realities" are determined "by means of intelligent inquiry" and "are derived from human need and interest as tested by experience", that is, by

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is that people search for external values and meaning in a world which has none and is indifferent to them. Camus writes of value-nihilists such as

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The philosophical perspectives on the meaning of life are those ideologies that explain life in terms of ideals or abstractions defined by humans.

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described God as not wholly unknowable, and stressed that God must be seen from "the inward eye", or the "heart", of a human being: devotees must

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have orchestrated various experiments, but successful results might be due to poor experimental controls and might have alternative explanations.

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American and Japanese samples. There is also growing evidence for a small decline in purpose in life in the early stages of cognitive impairment.

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And the Lord God spake unto Moses, saying: ... For behold, this is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.

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of the individual person is inextricably linked to the well-being of all humanity, in part because humans are social animals who find meaning in

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For behold, this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors.

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why we are here. One way to solve an existential crisis is to discover a satisfying answer to this question. This often takes the form of a

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of Christians, but all rely on faith in Christ and the gospel as the fundamental starting point. Salvation through faith in God is found in

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seek the aid of celestial buddhas—individuals who have spent lifetimes accumulating positive karma, and use that accumulation to aid all.

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of the Universe by way of self-cultivation and self-realization. All adherents should understand and be in tune with the ultimate truth.

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ask: "What is the meaning of life?", "What is the meaning in asking?" and "If there are no objective values, then, is life meaningless?"

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which is in agreement with Nature." The principle applies to one's personal relations thus: "to be free from anger, envy, and jealousy".

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studies the possibility of different forms of life on other worlds, including replicating structures made from materials other than DNA.

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specific worries such as "What delusions am I under?"; "What is blocking my ability to enjoy things?"; "Why do I neglect loved-ones?".)

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by God and to instill in them a new heart after God's own will with the ability to live righteously before him. This is what the term

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have reported conflicting results on correlating happiness with religious belief and it is difficult to find unbiased meta-analyses.

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Martela, F., & Steger, M.F. (2016). The three meanings of meaning in life: Distinguishing coherence, purpose, and significance.

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emphasises that God is not affected or benefited, but the individual and society benefit by drawing close to God. The rationalist

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without being guided by a higher goal. For example, a person may by chance bump into something and thereby unwittingly trigger a

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The Anthology at the End of the Universe: Leading Science Fiction Authors on Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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To maximize one's genes' advantage in terms of natural selection, by having many children or indirect descendants via relatives.

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The specific process of appropriating salvation through Christ and maintaining a relationship with God varies between different

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The Epicurean meaning of life rejects immortality and mysticism; there is a soul, but it is as mortal as the body. There is no

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theorises that more weight is generally given to positive experiences, providing bias towards an over-optimistic view of life.

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itself no other than Freedom, than Voluntary Force: thus have we a warfare; in the beginning, especially, a hard-fought battle.

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often motivated by the observation that seeking the meaning of life is usually regarded as an admirable goal associated with

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about x, etc., thus, when the meaning of life concept equals "x", in the statement the "meaning of x", the statement becomes

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relates, "Blessed is our God who created us for his honor ... and planted within us everlasting life." Of this context, the

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Although most psychology researchers consider meaning in life as a subjective feeling or judgment, most philosophers (e.g.,

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Brahmanism and Hinduism: Or, Religious Thought and Life in India, as Based on the Veda and Other Sacred Books of the Hindus

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Advaita Vedanta, ātman is ultimately indistinguishable from Brahman, and the goal of life is to know or realize that one's

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treasure, that is God. However, this hadith is stated in various forms and interpreted in various ways by people, such, as

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argued that truth could be made, but not sought. To a pragmatist, the meaning of life is discoverable only via experience.

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Wohlgennant, Rudolph. (1981). "Has the Question about the Meaning of Life any Meaning?" (Chapter 4). In E. Morscher, ed.,

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literature, the discrepancy between the individual's desire for meaning and the world's apparent lack thereof is termed

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posits an exaggerated positivity in all except those experiencing depressive disorders who see life as it truly is, and

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Why Are We Here?: The Scientific Answer to this Age-old Question (that you don't need to be a scientist to understand)

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worldview, the meaning of life is to elevate the physical world ('Olam HaZeh') and prepare it for the world to come ('

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The meaning of life can be derived from philosophical and religious contemplation of, and scientific inquiries about,

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culture. In this light, every living creature has the right to determine its personal and social "meaning of life".

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Questions about the meaning of life, and similar, have been expressed in a broad variety of other ways, including:

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To what purpose is it played, this farce in which everything that is essential is irrevocably fixed and determined?

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Thus, a sense of significance permeates every dimension of meaning, rather than standing as a separate factor.

1020:, asserting that consciousness is actually the "ground of all being". Proponents of this view cite accounts of 684: 579: 11893: 11199: 8234: 8112: 6783: 2987:, the universe exists only for God's pleasure; Creation is a grand game, wherein Allah is the greatest prize. 664:(metabolism without genetics). The process by which different lifeforms have developed throughout history via 12580: 12490: 12465: 12376: 10897: 10721: 7921:, Menachem Kellner, Littman Library. Particularly the parable of the King's Palace in divine worship, in the 7629: 5985: 4714: 3656: 2780: 2445: 1984: 1082:

for deciding what kind of life you want to live, and what constitutes a significant and worthwhile life goal.

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That's it. Six by nine… forty-two! I always said there was something fundamentally wrong about the universe!

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Life has no meaning, but as humans we try to associate a meaning or purpose so we can justify our existence.

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discipline, a person had to study and practice in order to become "good"; thus if the person were to become

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Based on the premises of non-materialistic explanations of the mind, some have suggested the existence of a

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I think the problem such as it was, was too broadly based. You never actually stated what the question was.

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Jains believe that every human is responsible for his or her actions and all living beings have an eternal

2666: 1706: 661: 3188:(liberation). Existence is conceived as the progression of the ātman (similar to the western concept of a 12980: 12784: 7131:"Meaning of Life, The: Early Continental and Analytic Perspectives | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy" 5553:

Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment.

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He rages most of all at the thought that eternity might get it into its head to take his misery from him!

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is also considered to be of fundamental importance. These subjects are mostly addressed in the fields of

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Wong, P.T.P. (2012). From Logotherapy to Meaning-Centered Counseling and Therapy. In P.T.P. Wong (Ed.),

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Life or human existence has no real meaning or purpose because human existence occurred out of a random

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To serve humankind, to prepare to meet and become more like God, to choose good over evil, and have joy.

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Neveu, M.; Kim, H.J.; Benner, S.A. (April 2013). "The "strong" RNA world hypothesis: fifty years old".

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In short, the goal is to realize the fundamental truth about oneself. This thought is conveyed in the

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began recommending a five-step plan for mental well-being based on meaningful lives, whose steps are:

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Wong, P.T.P. (2011). Positive psychology 2.0: Towards a balanced interactive model of the good life.

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on Earth, and so the actual Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, And Everything remains unknown.

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of birth, old age, sickness, and death. The way to attain Nirvana is by following and practicing the

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says, "The world stands on three things: on Torah, on worship, and on acts of loving kindness." The

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Sutin, Angelina R.; Luchetti, Martina; Stephan, Yannick; Terracciano, Antonio (13 September 2023).

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uses the neurological basis of emotion, speech, and cognition to understand the nature of thought.

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a deep sense of significance and satisfaction only when you have exercised your responsibility for

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The Seven Steps of Spiritual Intelligence: The Practical Pursuit of Purpose, Success and Happiness

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as discussing the "four main goals of life" (dharma, artha, kama, and moksha) see: Hopkins, p. 78.

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The Stoic ethical foundation is that "good lies in the state of the soul", itself, exemplified in

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The Purpose of Life' Baháʼí Topics An Information Resource of the Baháʼí International Community"

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has identified brain areas necessary for these abilities, and genetic studies show that the gene

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Sutin, DAR; Luchetti, M; Aschwanden, D; Stephan, Y; Sesker, AA; Terracciano, A (February 2023).

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To matter: to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.

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For Allah's satisfaction, via the Qur'an, all Muslims must believe in God, his revelations, his

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Jewish observances involve ethical and ritual, affirmative, and prohibitive injunctions. Modern

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Antisthenes. Roman copy after a Hellenistic original. From the Villa of Cassius at Tivoli, 1774.

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is generally considered to be close to the early Buddhist practice. It promotes the concept of

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Philosophy: Theory and Practice (Proceedings of the International Seminar on World Philosophy)

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proposes that universals do not physically exist, like objects, but as heavenly forms. In the

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To be moved by the tears and pain of others, and try to help them out of love and compassion.

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or principle, and for actions to be ethical, they must adhere to the categorical imperative.

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Live Your Dreams... Let Reality Catch Up: NLP and Common Sense for Coaches, Managers and You

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to deny definite meaning ignore those who feel they know what they mean and feel that their

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E. Diener, J.J. Sapyta, E. Suh (1998). "Subjective Well-Being Is Essential to Well-Being."

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In Their Shoes: Examining the Issue of Empathy and Its Place in the Treatment of Offenders

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of who you are, what life demands of you, and how you can play a significant role in life.

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These questions have resulted in a wide range of competing answers and explications, from

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Conservatism: An Anthology of Social and Political Thought from David Hume to the Present

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This phrase is then repeated at the very end of the show to add emphasis to the finale.

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And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil...

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For dharma, artha, and kama as "brahmanic householder values" see: Flood (1996), p. 17.

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McNaughton, David (August 1988). "Section 1.5: Moral Freedom and the Meaning of Life".

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virtuous, via virtuous activities. To do this, Aristotle established what is virtuous:

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in unequivocal terms is still a challenge. Physically, one may say that life "feeds on

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Powerful Leadership: How to Unleash the Potential in Others and Simplify Your Own Life

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To be able to put the whole of oneself into one's feelings, one's work, one's beliefs.

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or innate meanings in human existence, but instead focuses on analyzing or critiquing

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in the pursuit of an answer. Excessive pondering can be indicative of, or lead to, an

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research collects data about human ethical decisions in controlled scenarios such as

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Kahane, Guy (10 June 2022). "Meaningfulness and Importance". In Landau, Iddo (ed.).

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Celebrating Middle-Earth: The Lord of the Rings as a Defense of Western Civilization

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Carlyle may have been inspired by earlier usage of the equivalent German expression

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Mean Markets and Lizard Brains: How to Profit from the New Science of Irrationality

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Authenticity: Simple Strategies for Greater Meaning and Purpose at Work and at Home

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The Essentials of Hinduism: A Comprehensive Overview of the World's Oldest Religion

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The question of the meaning of life is closely related to the question of what has

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from their diets in order to preserve the lives of the plants from which they eat.

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In Reformed theology, it is believed the purpose of life is to glorify God. In the

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The Mohist philosophers believed that the purpose of life was universal, impartial

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contains the genetic instructions for the development and functioning of all known

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The Garden of Eden & the Struggle to Be Human: According to the Midrash Rabbah

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Council for Democratic and Secular Humanism (now the Council for Secular Humanism)

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Beyond the Bleep: The Definitive Unauthorized Guide to What the Bleep Do We Know!?

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A Neurocomputational Perspective: The Nature of Mind and the Structure of Science

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in his lordship, his names, and his attributes. Terrenal life is a test; how one

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Mahayana Buddhist schools de-emphasize the traditional view (still practiced in

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The Mutual-Aid Approach to Working with Groups: Helping People Help One Another

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Spirituality and Social Care: Contributing to Personal and Community Well-being

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To replicate, to reproduce. "The 'dream' of every cell is to become two cells."

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is a branch of Hinduism in which the principal belief is the identification of

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gives complementary esoteric meanings of life. As well as Judaism providing an

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Judaism's most important feature is the worship of a single, incomprehensible,

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is caused by false judgments of what is valuable and what is worthless per the

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depicts a tunnel of light and spiritual figures, often described in reports of

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was the first to explicitly ask the question, in an essay entitled "Character".

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In all schools of Hinduism, the meaning of life is tied up in the concepts of

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which regulate their internal environments as to maintain this organized state

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The Chaitanya Vaishnava Vedanta of Jiva Gosvami When Knowledge Meets Devotion

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The answer to the meaning of life is too profound to be known and understood.

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taken in from the environment. Biologists generally agree that lifeforms are

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To resolve the imbalance of the mind by understanding the nature of reality.

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by participating in practices that create happiness for oneself and others.

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Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

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of 'treat others as you would have them treat you'. The Charter's founder,

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The mystery of life and its true meaning is an often recurring subject in

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The meaning of life is to forget about the search for the meaning of life.

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To love those who mean the most. Every life you touch will touch you back.

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Dante and Beatrice see God as a point of light surrounded by angels; from

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Reinventing Yourself: How to Become the Person You've Always Wanted to Be

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emphasizes the need for all sentient beings and all men to return to the

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The followers of Sikhism are ordained to follow the teachings of the ten

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states, "Everything that God does is for the good." including suffering.

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and ailments of previous eras; and philosophy—particularly following the

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There is no point in life, and that is exactly what makes it so special.

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is that every action, every word, every thought has effect on the soul.

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originated in the late-19th-century US, concerning itself (mostly) with

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in explaining certain properties of the mind. Explaining the process of

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Charles Christiansen; Carolyn Manville Baum; Julie Bass-Haugen (2005).

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amidst her makeup and perfumes, preoccupied with her own beauty at the

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in the hereafter. A person will either be close to him and his love in

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In the Light of Likeness-Transformed: The Literary Art of Leon Forrest

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Science and Ultimate Reality: Quantum Theory, Cosmology and Complexity

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The Physics of Consciousness: The Quantum Mind and the Meaning of Life

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the program was ruined by the unexpected arrival of the Golgafrinchans

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in nature, and anything that exists by chance has no intended purpose.

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assessment as to the meaning of one's life should be straightforward.

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examines value at a social level using theoretical constructs such as

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Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything

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said: "Expressed in language, the question is meaningless"; because,

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came to be by reproducing successive generations in a progression of

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The first English use of the expression "meaning of life" appears in

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Finding a Sacred Oasis in Grief: A Resource Manual for Pastoral Care

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What is the Meaning of Your Life: A Journey Towards Ultimate Meaning

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Christian Humanism: The Compassionate Theology of a Jew Called Jesus

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Vaishnava theology includes the central beliefs of Hinduism such as

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shells), through the actions of Jewish observance. Through this, in

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Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.

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Gupta, Ravi M. (2007). Gavin Flood; University of Stirling (eds.).

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Studies on the Structure of Time: From Physics to Psycho(patho)logy

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Rizvi, Mohd Ahsan Kabir; Hossain, Mohammad Zakir (1 October 2017).

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The Solaris Effect: Art and Artifice in Contemporary American Film

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Moral Maturity: Measuring the Development of Sociomoral Reflection

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One Hundred Philosophers: A Guide to the World's Greatest Thinkers

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To do your best to leave every situation better than you found it.

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Zoroastrians believe in a universe created by a transcendent God,

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The Human Predicament: A Candid Guide to Life's Biggest Questions

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I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.

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The Socratic Tradition: Diogenes, Crates, and Hellenistic Ethics,

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The Human Quest for Meaning: Theories, Research, and Applications

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The Apostle Paul also answers this question in his speech on the

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is symbolic of Christianity, illustrating the concept of seeking

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Nozick, Robert (15 December 1990). "16. Importance and Weight".

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Nozick, Robert (1981). "6. Philosophy and the meaning of life".

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A.C. Grayling. What is Good? The Search for the Best Way to Live

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Occupational Therapy: Performance, Participation, and Well-Being

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The Fifth Miracle: The Search for the Origin and Meaning of Life

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To take every chance to help another while on your journey here.

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concept of God, to the extent that one can interpret God as the

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6:23). That this restoration from sin is possible is called the

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International Journal of Psychology: A Biopsychosocial Approach

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You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.

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is the native religion of Japan. Shinto means "the path of the

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and because cultural progress benefits everybody living in the

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What is the purpose of life? What is the purpose of one's life?

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in general). There is no consensus on a definitive answer, and

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The Meaning of Life: Buddhist Perspectives on Cause and Effect

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Radial motion into an Einstein-Rosen bridge, Physics Letters B

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Character strengths and virtues: A handbook and classification

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One should not seek to know and understand the meaning of life

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To reach the highest heaven and be at the heart of the Divine.

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due to the violence of modern dairy farms, and others exclude

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and self-control, thus improving one's spiritual well-being: "

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Concluding Unscientific Postscript to Philosophical Fragments

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Butenaitė, Joana; Sondaitė, Jolanta; Mockus, Antanas (2016).

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The Rhythm of Life: Living Every Day with Passion and Purpose

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The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute

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Simon Weightman (1998). "Hinduism". In Hinnells, John (ed.).

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To know as much as possible about as many things as possible.

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study empirical factors that lead to life satisfaction, full

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backgrounds. The search for life's meaning has produced much

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Scholar Warrior: An Introduction to the Tao in Everyday Life

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The Debated Mind: Evolutionary Psychology Versus Ethnography

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differ over the nature, relevance, and emphases of mitzvot.

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to effectively query databases but humans rely on a trained

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life (to the living), so rendering the statement erroneous.

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International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy

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Events That Changed the World Through the Sixteenth Century

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Werner, Karel (1994). "Hinduism". In Hinnells, John (ed.).

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The Cynics: The Cynic Movement in Antiquity and Its Legacy.

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Why Are We Here?: Everyday Questions and the Christian Life

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Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life

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life the statement the "meaning of x", usually denotes the

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on the topic is sought in the English language through the

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Society and Culture: Principles of Scarcity and Solidarity

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Chance in the House of Fate: A Natural History of Heredity

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To know oneself, know others, and know the will of heaven.

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affects neuroplasticity which underlies language fluency.

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The Bible, Protestantism, and the Rise of Natural Science

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Real Answers to The Meaning of Life and Finding Happiness

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Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life

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How To Live Forever Or Die Trying: On The New Immortality

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Autonomy and Intervention: Parentalism in the Caring Life

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The Affirmation of Life: Nietzsche on Overcoming Nihilism

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Life, Death, and Subjectivity: Moral Sources in Bioethics

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Philosophical Propositions: An Introduction to Philosophy

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Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life

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was important in a positive sense since his discovery of

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To act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God.

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is considered to be the One and only Supreme God and the

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in terms of neurotransmitter activity, especially in the

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Yalom, Irvin D. (17 March 2020). "10. Meaninglessness".

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A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature

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Everything is done with a goal, and that goal is "good".

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A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge

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As man now is, God once was: As God now is, man may be.

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Confucian Thought: Selfhood as Creative Transformation.

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What's It All About? Philosophy and the Meaning of Life

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