Comments on: Thoughts 5/13/2007 http://pppsr.wordpress.com/2007/05/13/thoughts-5132007/ Philosophy - Politics - Psychology - Sociology - Religion Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:23:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: religionandatheism http://pppsr.wordpress.com/2007/05/13/thoughts-5132007/#comment-5052 religionandatheism Sun, 01 Jul 2007 13:22:01 +0000 http://pppsr.wordpress.com/2007/05/13/thoughts-5132007/#comment-5052 I'd like to stay on the topic, but from a slightly different angle. Isn't it interesting how religious people often claim that atheists and scientists are trying to show that there is no meaning or purpose to life, other than the replication of genes? Obviously, that is not quite right. You can have meaning in life even from non-religious sources. Victor Frankl, a Holocaust survivor, has spoken of the way that his colleagues in concentration camps would frequently need a sense of psychological meaning and that this was the determining factor as to whether they stayed alive or not. This could be from God, or from the memory of a loved one, or the meaning one yearns for in one's work. Humanists argue that we each create our own meanings. AG, http://religionandatheism.wordpress.com I’d like to stay on the topic, but from a slightly different angle. Isn’t it interesting how religious people often claim that atheists and scientists are trying to show that there is no meaning or purpose to life, other than the replication of genes? Obviously, that is not quite right. You can have meaning in life even from non-religious sources. Victor Frankl, a Holocaust survivor, has spoken of the way that his colleagues in concentration camps would frequently need a sense of psychological meaning and that this was the determining factor as to whether they stayed alive or not. This could be from God, or from the memory of a loved one, or the meaning one yearns for in one’s work. Humanists argue that we each create our own meanings.
AG, http://religionandatheism.wordpress.com

]]> By: thereisanotherworld http://pppsr.wordpress.com/2007/05/13/thoughts-5132007/#comment-4460 thereisanotherworld Wed, 16 May 2007 16:43:21 +0000 http://pppsr.wordpress.com/2007/05/13/thoughts-5132007/#comment-4460 Very refreshing and pleasing to come across a blogger with similarly deep thoughts about life. I found this post and the rest of your blog (that i've read so far) a joy to read. In terms of this post, I agree almost entirely. We all can make a big difference, but each person has their own definition of what "a difference" really means. For some it's helping to make an impact on one persons life, for another it has to be something outrageously important. A "good life" in the end, can only ever be decided by the person who's life it is. They may have lived a relatively simple life, but for them it could be more fulfilling than some of the world's biggest celebrities. Very refreshing and pleasing to come across a blogger with similarly deep thoughts about life. I found this post and the rest of your blog (that i’ve read so far) a joy to read.

In terms of this post, I agree almost entirely. We all can make a big difference, but each person has their own definition of what “a difference” really means. For some it’s helping to make an impact on one persons life, for another it has to be something outrageously important. A “good life” in the end, can only ever be decided by the person who’s life it is. They may have lived a relatively simple life, but for them it could be more fulfilling than some of the world’s biggest celebrities.

]]> By: Zero http://pppsr.wordpress.com/2007/05/13/thoughts-5132007/#comment-4445 Zero Tue, 15 May 2007 16:03:17 +0000 http://pppsr.wordpress.com/2007/05/13/thoughts-5132007/#comment-4445 So glad they are back. Lost analysis that is. So glad they are back. Lost analysis that is.

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