I received some feedback on my proposal for all the people I know to write a statement about what they think the meaning of life is, and it was not completely favorable. Some people thought the idea sounded a little clique and old hat.
My reasoning behind the assignment for my students (and myself) is to get them out of their normal mindsets, and to have them think a little about the choices they are making and where those choice possibly come from. I would argue that we make many decisions in our daily lives based on our ideas about the purpose of life whether conscious of it or not. At least I see this to be true in my own life
I am going to have to think long and hard about this idea of meaning/purpose.
My initial thought is that the world is actually purposeless, and that we as individuals have the opportunity to create that purpose...hooray.
Tomorrow I will go into more detail, but I fear that this post has reached its maximum length for utter enjoyment, and does not want to move into the realm of work.
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