Is The Purpose of Life To Make It New?
On Existentialism and Teleology
Why do we exist?
Aristotle thinks it’s to be good, to flourish, whatever that might mean.
Moralists think it’s to pursue justice and make the world better.
Kabbalists think it’s to repair God.
Hegelians and rationalists think it’s to have absolute knowledge.
People who believe in karma and past lives think it’s to learn lessons and correct past mistakes.
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