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Meaning of Life
Why do we live?
Article ToolsLife is, I believe, a struggle through contradictions. One of the most fundamental of those is that of subject and object. Where does one end and the other begin? Is there anything outside of my own consciousness, or do I have consciousness outside of anything else?
God can sit like a sealing putty between the two halves of existence, bringing the two together. Whether this is the final answer though is a matter of faith, or a matter of questioning further. Mankind (as a subject/object) fits into this pocket also and God and Mankind then seem the same. How can this be? We are then faced with more contradictions.
Living then is acknowledging life's contradictions, perhaps with a dash of humour applied. Exisitence is possibly nothing more than its own satire. Laugh while you can.
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