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Writer, software person, armchair anthropologist, dilettante. All genders, all political opinions welcome. Book: https://amzn.com/0190495995/ 

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    1. Kevin Simler‏ @KevinSimler 11 Jul 2016
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      A Nihilist's Guide to Meaning — new Melting Asphalt post http://www.meltingasphalt.com/a-nihilists-guide-to-meaning/ …

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    2. MICAH REDDING  🚀 Science, Faith & Future‏ @micahtredding 23 Jul 2016
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      Just reading this now. Great stuff—Do you think being/mindfulness/living-in-the-now is a rejection of meaning?

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    3. Kevin Simler‏ @KevinSimler 23 Jul 2016
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      That's... a really good question. I think for some people it can be, but for others, being mindful/present/aware is the most

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    4. Kevin Simler‏ @KevinSimler 23 Jul 2016
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      meaningful thing there is, because conscious experience is "inherently" meaningful. Do you have other/more nuanced thoughts?

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    5. MICAH REDDING  🚀 Science, Faith & Future‏ @micahtredding 23 Jul 2016
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      I think it's personally meaningful for a lot of people, but seems to explicitly reject connection with any larger constructs.

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    6. MICAH REDDING  🚀 Science, Faith & Future‏ @micahtredding 23 Jul 2016
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      Which seems like a revolt against society at some level, and "communal" or "religious" sources of meaning.

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    7. MICAH REDDING  🚀 Science, Faith & Future‏ @micahtredding 23 Jul 2016
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      I'm tempted to say that almost seems like "practicing nihilism", but I'm sure that can't be the case.

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    8. MICAH REDDING  🚀 Science, Faith & Future‏ @micahtredding 23 Jul 2016
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      Despite thinking a lot about this, there's a psychological gulf for me, so I'm skeptical of my take on this stuff.

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    9. Kevin Simler‏ @KevinSimler 23 Jul 2016
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      I'm in the same boat. My post was an attempt at a phenomenology of meaning. And I'm sure many people relate to it differently

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      Kevin Simler‏ @KevinSimler 23 Jul 2016
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      People can talk themselves into all sorts of weird beliefs and states of mind.

      10:30 PM - 23 Jul 2016
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        1. Kevin Simler‏ @KevinSimler 23 Jul 2016
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          But I agree with you: living-in-the-moment seems *to me* to be world-rejecting and nihilistic.

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        2. MICAH REDDING  🚀 Science, Faith & Future‏ @micahtredding 23 Jul 2016
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          FWIW, your take on meaning is exactly the way my mind frames things. And I can be pretty touchy-feely. :)

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