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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not on a regular basis. I largely got that out of my system when I was younger.[/quote]

So you think only younger people should be thinking about these things? [/quote]

By and large yes, younger people have the most existential angst. Then you grow up and realize it all means nothing and there's nothing beyond socially constructed ideas of beliefs and morals. Take justice. Is there really such a thing? You can spend your college years pondering the meaning of justice and the most just society. Then you realize justice is simply what you want it to mean and as such is a grossly abused and manipulated concept that is more inherently selfish than intrinsic. And then so what? There is no answer, there is no truth. The reward for a life of virtue is the same as any other life, death.

The only one thing you can do is to get on with life as best as you can. [/quote]

That's a pretty sad take. I guess that means all of those philosophers who thought about these things for their whole lives were just being fools. [/quote]

I wouldn't say fools. Just people with a tremendous amount of intelligence and needed something to occupy themselves with.

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