Post #1651532

2026-04-23 23:22 UTC

@rwsoft @lifewithtrees @ZenHeathen Even very orthodox religion says our little brains cannot expect to know our "ultimate purpose" - we just do what we can and don't worry about the rest. 2/2

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@ZenHeathen@beige.party 2026-04-23 23:26

@jayalane Yes--the meaning is found in not *trying* to find a meaning, and thereby not imposing any idea you may have of what meaning should be or look like. One of the oldest comic strips I can remember, from Peanuts, and it had to be a dozen years old when I encountered it forty-five years ago, and memorized it. At the time, I didn't know why it rang so true with me, perhaps then I just thought it was funny. Charlie Brown and Linus are leaning on the wall, pondering the universe, as they do. Linus asks Chuck, "Why are we put on this Earth?" Chuck replies, "to help other people." Linus considers for a moment, then asks, "what are the other people here for?" ☺️🙏 @rwsoft @lifewithtrees Edit: Fix *entirely MASTODON typo* of "Linux" back to "Linus"

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