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Better ways of thinking, feeling, and acting—around problems of meaning and meaninglessness; self and society; ethics, purpose, and value.

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    1. Malcolm  ☣️cean - check sense of smell  👃 —  🌎 🇨🇦‏ @Malcolm_Ocean 9 Jan 2018
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      In which I set out to respond to @AlexiSargeant's article "Simulating Religion: A Christian takes stock of Silicon Valley’s rationalist community" and it ends up basically being a pitch for @Meaningnesshttps://malcolmocean.tumblr.com/post/169526961925/my-response-to-simulating-religion …

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    2. Malcolm  ☣️cean - check sense of smell  👃 —  🌎 🇨🇦‏ @Malcolm_Ocean 9 Jan 2018
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      On "the inescapable human longing for the Kingdom of God":pic.twitter.com/WOAAe6e7XF

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    3. Malcolm  ☣️cean - check sense of smell  👃 —  🌎 🇨🇦‏ @Malcolm_Ocean 10 Jan 2018
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      I'm interested to know what you think of that post, btw! I think the closing is quite good, but earlier the parts on moral realism feel more rambly and less clear—is there anything good there? (I'm keen on helping spread the Nuanced Word of nebulosity!)

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    4. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 11 Jan 2018
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      Replying to @Malcolm_Ocean

      Thank you for the link! I couldn’t quite find the point of @AlexiSargeant’s essay, which also makes it difficult to comment on your response…

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    5. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 11 Jan 2018
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      Replying to @Meaningness @Malcolm_Ocean @AlexiSargeant

      Generally, eternalists (such as Christians) see moral nihilism as the only coherent alternative to their eternalism, so pointing out third possibilities is important for creating space for freedom and creativity.

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    6. Alexi Sargeant‏ @AlexiSargeant 11 Jan 2018
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      Replying to @Meaningness @Malcolm_Ocean

      What is an “eternalist”? I readily grant that there are coherent ethical systems outside Christianity.

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    7. Alexi Sargeant‏ @AlexiSargeant 11 Jan 2018
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      Replying to @AlexiSargeant @Meaningness @Malcolm_Ocean

      i.e. An atheist might have a coherent moral system based on convention. Limited, but coherent.

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      David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 11 Jan 2018
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      Replying to @AlexiSargeant @Malcolm_Ocean

      That’s a generous view… I wasn’t able to figure out where your essay was pointing, but I’m not part of the intended audience, so maybe that’s not surprising!

      1:40 PM - 11 Jan 2018
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        1. Malcolm  ☣️cean - check sense of smell  👃 —  🌎 🇨🇦‏ @Malcolm_Ocean 11 Jan 2018
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          Replying to @Meaningness @AlexiSargeant

          I think it's worth noting that Alexi was kind of writing from an anthropological perspective, and that also I was not per se attempting to write a *reply* so much as a series of reflections.

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