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  What is the meaning of life? (was: Does God have a monopoly on gods?)
 
(...) I don't agree. *I* won't be here any more, but I will live on in the memories of people whose lives I've touched, in my daughter's genes and any descendents she may have, in what I've written (however long that may last), in what I've built (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: What is the meaning of life? (was: Does God have a monopoly on gods?)
 
(...) Kevin wrote: (...) The religious point of view (Peter's) wants there to be a permanent result to a life, in order for it to have meaning now. Kevin partially rebuts this by saying that what we leave for other people is enough. Yet both of (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: What is the meaning of life? (was: Does God have a monopoly on gods?)
 
(...) But why do you care? Why do you strive to leave this world a better place? Where do we get this craving for immortality (OK, not everyone does, but we'd all like to be remembered fondly long after were gone). The sad fact is that in say 500 (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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