What’s the meaning of life to you?

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Can we stop talking politics?

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#92 correct no one is biologically or mentally equal, but it has nothing to do with animal instinct, it is the one with the most intelligence that wins.

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R00KB4 wrote:

Can we stop talking politics?

We are not talking about politics.

We are are talking about freedom.

You brought it up.

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#107 agreed.

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I guess.

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MarkoHoog yazdı:

#92 correct no one is biologically or mentally equal, but it has nothing to do with animal instinct, it is the one with the most intelligence that wins.

#96.

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I'll agree.

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Yes

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Yeah. Most intelligent people win

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How about we go back to talking about the meaning of life?

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BatemanWayne_Freud wrote:

The problem is that there are some socially fit people or hypnotized people, there are millions that can't be fixed, there are 'troubled' people who can't be aligned.

There is a place for everybody.

In a chess club, 49 guys and 1 girl, complete silence for 3 hours. All you hear is the ticking of the clocks (we had mechanical clocks, not just digital clocks).

There is a place for quiet.

There is a place for Rock'n Roll.

There is a place for every body.

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Question: Is greed a bad meaning to life?

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Only not everyone deserves a place and not everyone is given a place.

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#119 no, it is a natural urge for humans to be greedy, if it makes you happy and doesn't affect others it is completely fine. With greed I suspect it stems from the idea of needing more to support your family for several generations.

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R00KB4 wrote:

Question: Is greed a bad meaning to life?

Like everything, like a knife. You can use it to cut an apple. Or you can use it to kill somebody.

Ideally, like Adam Smith said, "In working for our own self-interest, we serve everyone's interest."

Let me translate that into English: If you want more, you have to work more.

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I feel this convesation needs it's own forum to cover.

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#122 not strictly true, those who are already rich and are greedy help no one but themselves whether legally or illegaly.

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long_quach wrote:
BatemanWayne_Freud wrote:

The problem is that there are some socially fit people or hypnotized people, there are millions that can't be fixed, there are 'troubled' people who can't be aligned.

There is a place for everybody.

In a chess club, 49 guys and 1 girl, complete silence for 3 hours. All you hear is the ticking of the clocks (we had mechanical clocks, not just digital clocks).

There is a place for quiet.

There is a place for Rock'n Roll.

There is a place for every body.

This one. Psychology of Fitting and Groups.

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MarkoHoog wrote:

#122 not strictly true, those who are already rich and are greedy help no one but themselves whether legally or illegaly.

How do people get rich, in the first place?

By working their [bleep] off, that's how.

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How about this, a person who grew up in poverty and with their own intelligence climbs the social ladder to become wealthy is greedy, but it is justified and harms no one, but, a person who is born rich and forces the poor to work low paying jobs and tries to control the government to keep things in their favour is greedy but is not justified and harms people. The latter is bad for a meaning of life but the first is fine.