- Why we should not just allow but encourage transhumanism: "Arguments like 'death gives life meaning' and 'suffering makes us value the good times'—these statements are backwards. We find life meaningful in spite of, not because of, suffering, disease, and death.' http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2010/09/15/the-most-dangerous-idea-in-the-world/ 444 comments science
- New findings suggest that individuals who frequently engage in self-affirmation — recognizing and reinforcing their own positive attributes and values — are likely to find more meaning in life and are less prone to boredom. https://www.psypost.org/spontaneous-self-affirmation-is-related-to-reduced-boredom-proneness-via-heightened-meaning-in-life/ 77 comments science
- Thomas Nagel's Absurdity and the Meaning of Life in two pages https://reasonandmeaning.com/2015/11/23/summary-of-thomas-nagels-the-absurd/ 3 comments philosophy
- Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and the meaning of suffering | Every life contains a good deal of suffering, what counts is how we respond to it - our best course of action might be to laugh. https://iai.tv/articles/schopenhauer-vs-nietzsche-the-meaning-of-suffering-auid-1801&utm_source=reddit&_auid=2020 254 comments philosophy
- If life is just a show, is this what they mean by ‘theater of the absurd?’ | Opinion https://news.yahoo.com/life-just-show-mean-theater-212635583.html 14 comments politics
- Truth, lies and consequences: Watching Sean Hannity or Tucker Carlson could mean the difference between life and death https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-truth-lies-and-consequences-20200919-wmiq4ljmvrc3bao6qnjyyp2p6m-story.html 40 comments politics
- Amended charges mean Utah protesters no longer face life in prison for alleged paint crimes https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/08/21/amended-charges-mean-utah/ 12 comments politics
- Europa’s salty surface may indicate an ocean that’s good for life. Sodium chloride (table salt) spotted on its surface could mean that its buried ocean has a composition similar to Earth’s. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2206315-europas-salty-surface-may-indicate-an-ocean-thats-good-for-life/ 5 comments space
- For President Trump, Life Is Just Not Fair — And What That Means For The Rest Of Us https://www.npr.org/2018/08/04/635294139/for-president-trump-life-is-just-not-fair-and-what-that-means-for-the-rest-of-us 14 comments politics
- Conservatives report greater meaning and purpose in life than liberals, study finds https://www.psypost.org/2018/07/conservatives-report-greater-meaning-purpose-life-liberals-study-finds-51688 23 comments science
- The Meaning of "The Meaning of Life" https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/the-meaning-of-the-meaning-of-life/ 4 comments philosophy
- For people of color, the next elections could mean life or death http://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/381936-for-people-of-color-the-next-elections-could-mean-life-or-death 12 comments politics
- A study finds that atheists and nonreligious people do not differ from religious people in feelings of nihilism or fatalism and are more likely to believe that meaning in life is self-produced. https://www.realclearscience.com/quick_and_clear_science/2018/02/01/where_do_atheists_get_meaning_in_life.html 42 comments science
- A Clarification - White Privilege does NOT mean if you're white your life is easy. http://www.mystatesman.com/news/opinion/commentary-austin-cops-busted-with-pot-white-privilege-saved/5ziioof5xguyjvpmb1gjhp/ 84 comments politics
- Leslie Nielsen and the Meaning of Life http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/leslie-nielsen-and-the-meaning-of-life 12 comments politics
- Death and the Meaning(lessness) of Life https://www.reddit.com/r/philosophy/comments/5xllef/death_and_the_meaninglessness_of_life/ 81 comments philosophy
- Pope Francis has lambasted media organisations that focus on scandals and smears and promote fake news as a means of discrediting people in public life. Spreading disinformation was “probably the greatest damage that the media can do”, the pontiff told the Belgian Catholic weekly Tertio. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/07/pope-compares-fake-news-consumption-to-eating-faeces-coprophilia 6 comments worldnews
- Famous astrophysicist shares what finding alien life would mean http://www.fromthegrapevine.com/innovation/why-famous-astrophysicist-waiting-us-discover-aliens 3 comments aliens
- You do not seek 'the meaning of life', you seek to pinpoint the lie that has made slaves of everyone. https://www.reddit.com/r/philosophy/comments/4ynoqr/you_do_not_seek_the_meaning_of_life_you_seek_to/ 7 comments philosophy
- Life has no meaning but that's okay. https://www.reddit.com/r/philosophy/comments/4ye46g/life_has_no_meaning_but_thats_okay/ 17 comments philosophy
- Discovery of inhabitable planet could mean alien life is 'incredibly close', say scientists http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/12055452/discovery-of-inhabitable-planet-could-mean-alien-life-is-incredibly-close-say-scientists.html 19 comments space
- The meaning of life https://medium.com/for-for-thought-for-rainy-days/the-meaning-of-life-afeac3662bae 36 comments philosophy
- Is There a Meaning to Life? http://www.cosmosup.com/is-there-a-meaning-to-life 6 comments philosophy
- Hash brownies may mean life in prison for Texas teen http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/20/jacob-lavoro_n_5353696.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063 3 comments politics
- If we hand over [the West Bank] to the Arabs, life here will be miserable and in constant conflict for the next 200 years," he said. "I want the world to understand that a Palestinian state means no Israeli state. That's the equation http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/07/naftali-bennett-interview-jewish-home 9 comments worldnews
- Reddit, I just launched an online research initiative to collect and analyze data on fulfillment and meaning in life. Want to help? http://www.whatkeepsusgoing.com 4 comments science
- NJ Senate Leader on Chris Christie: "I want to punch him in his head... [he reminds him of] Mr. Potter from ‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’ the mean old bastard who screws everybody.” http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/58277.html 12 comments politics
- Skin-like Tissue Developed from Human Embryonic Stem Cells - This Means Peoples Lifes Can Be Really Saved From Cancer http://newcancerfacts.lymphedema.pl/skin-like-tissue-developed-from-human-embryonic-stem-cells/ 4 comments science
- It's not reasonable to mislead the American people on national television in the middle of a health care crises when Congress is shaping legislation that will mean life or death for the for-profit health insurance industry. http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/04/03-7 3 comments politics
- The meaning of life for sale at $100,000 on Ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/the-meaning-of-life_w0qqitemz250246433863qqihz015qqcategoryz1523qqsspagenamezwdvwqqrdz1qqcmdzviewitem 2 comments reddit.com
- For three days and three nights, these African migrants clung desperately to life. Their means of survival is a tuna net, being towed across the Mediterranean by a Maltese tug that refused to take them on board after their frail boat sank. [Photo] http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article2588988.ece?service=imagepopup&field=&version=a&pagenumber=1 41 comments reddit.com
- Why Nymphos, Recycled Virgins, Yogis, and Alcoholics Likely Agree on the Meaning of Life http://avanoo.wordpress.com/2007/01/16/why-nymphos-recycled-virgins-yogis-and-alcoholics-likely-agree-on-the-meaning-of-life/ 44 comments reddit.com
- Modernity is dominated by loneliness, anxiety, and precarity. Living happily means rationally prioritising life goals and placing the quest for knowledge ahead of the quest for influences. https://iai.tv/articles/how-to-be-happy-despite-modernity-auid-2301&utm_source=reddit&_auid=2020 38 comments philosophy
- Atheist state senator Megan Hunt: “My viewpoint in terms of spirituality is that I literally can't f-ing know. I will never know what the meaning of life is. All I need to focus on is my happiness and making sure that I reduce as much suffering for people as possible” https://www.semafor.com/article/05/19/2023/megan-hunt-doesnt-want-to-be-your-democratic-hero 61 comments philosophy
- New study suggests bacteria found living in the Atacama Desert could mean life in Mars is hiding in the planet's soil. https://www.inverse.com/article/41692-life-on-mars-hiding-desert-soil 5 comments science
- GOP as the “iPhone party” – In a call for free markets and open platforms, Sen. Lamar Alexander argued that government should be more like Apple, Inc. - working to give private citizens the means "to create a happier, safer, more prosperous life." http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04/19/gop-as-the-iphone-party/?hpt=hp_t2 6 comments politics
- "There is something that precedes liberty, and that is life. I believe in a very limited role for the government, but the prime reason that government exists in a free society is to protect liberty and also to protect life, and I mean all life." -- Ron Paul, 8/13/2011 http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/08/14/congressman-ron-paul-attacks-abortion-in-ames-speech/ 3 comments politics
- [MacMahon] J.J. Redick on the reception from Chinese fans during his 28-point, 10-of-10 performance: "It was the most polite booing that I've ever received in my life. I mean, they booed and they cheered. It was like, ‘We're mad at you, but we appreciate the way you shoot a basketball.'" https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/9lnd5w/macmahon_jj_redick_on_the_reception_from_chinese/ 299 comments nba
- Marotta: "I always repeat that a player has his future in his hands and [Dybala] just said he wants to tie himself to our club for life. Translated, that means we will make another big financial sacrifice to keep him. We will soon lock him down to a new contract – it’s what he asked us for.” https://www.football-italia.net/110949/marotta-dybala-juve-life 4 comments soccer
- Albert Camus claimed you will never live, if you are looking for the meaning of life. In this podcast, our panel debates what makes life worth living https://soundcloud.com/instituteofartandideas/e111-meaning-of-life-julian-baggini-helen-lederer-steve-taylor 291 comments philosophy