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Old 12-16-2011, 06:51 PM   #6 (permalink)
Rubato
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Originally Posted by blastingas10 View Post
"I think I would say that the universe has a purpose, it's not somehow just there by chance ... some people, I think, take the view that the universe is just there and it runs along–it's a bit like it just sort of computes, and we happen somehow by accident to find ourselves in this thing. But I don't think that's a very fruitful or helpful way of looking at the universe, I think that there is something much deeper about it."
I don't get this, what's wrong with carving out your own purpose in life? I don't see how it's "unfruitful". It just seems like he's trying to seek some sort of cosmic approval.
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