Guns don't kill people ....

[sexobon]

Originally Posted by Flint

... Please, "god" or whatever, tell me I'm not the only one drawing a larger lesson from this. ... Why are we here? What's the meaning of it all? ... Do we intrinsically have value, or not? If so, what is it? To have a good credit score? To go to church on Sunday?

Oh all right. I can tell you that you're not alone and answer a few questions. Your raison d'être is to learn that there is no raison d'être. Life is as life does. While you're alive you make things. After you're gone, I get to keep your stuff. Somehow stuff is always more enjoyable when somebody else makes it. Your intrinsic value really depends on how much I enjoy your stuff and that won't be determined until after you've gone bye-bye; so, don't worry about it. The violence is there both for people who won't be making any good stuff and for people who have already made good stuff so that I can have it sooner. Oh yeah, only support churches that have good stuff. I don't have time for anymore questions as I'm busy evaluating stuff I've already acquired. All earthly opinions about the meaning of life are a red herring. Bonne chance.