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Originally posted by jayeff
It's probably a limitation of the human mind - mine anyway - which makes it hard to believe that this vastly complex multiverse is an end in itself: that there is no higher purpose. But if there is a grand plan I don't have a clue what it is, nor who designed it.
Equally I have no idea whether there is any form of life after this. The only thing I am sure of is that whether or not this is the only life we shall have, the vast majority of us (myself included) waste it. Strip away the thin veneer of social conditioning which lets us believe we are making our own choices, the reality is that we climb on a treadmill the day we are born and stay on it until we die. Poor or rich, we spend most of our lives working to make more for other people than for ourselves. Few people seriously question whether this is a good use of our time, let alone do anything about it.
I'm not suggesting we all go hug a tree or quit our jobs to create great works of art. It just surprises me that if so many people believe this is it, we are so willing to clock into factories and offices every day. Or sit at our PCs...
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Nice post, as always. About the last part, do you think it's conditioning, fear or just laziness ?