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  2. Existential nihilism - Wikipedia

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    Existential nihilism is the philosophical theory that life has no objective meaning or purpose. [1] The inherent meaninglessness of life is largely explored in the philosophical school of existentialism, where one can potentially create their own subjective "meaning" or "purpose".

  3. Pascal's wager - Wikipedia

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    The wise decision is to wager that God exists, since "If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing", meaning one can gain eternal life if God exists, but if not, one will be no worse off in death than if one had not believed. On the other hand, if you bet against God, win or lose, you either gain nothing or lose everything.

  4. Heraclitus - Wikipedia

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    This world-order , the same for all, no god nor man did create, but it ever was and is and will be: ever-living fire, kindling in measures and being quenched in measures. [bl] This is the oldest extant quote using kosmos, or order, to mean the world. [84] [85] Heraclitus seems to say fire is the one thing eternal in the universe. [86]

  5. Karl Lagerfeld's most iconic quotes: 'Life is not a beauty ...

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    Karl Lagerfeld of Chanel and Fendi didn't just have a way with fashion — some may say he also had a way with words.

  6. Life Is Strange - Wikipedia

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    Life Is Strange is a series of adventure games published by Square Enix's External Studios. [1] Created by Dontnod Entertainment , the series debuted with the eponymous first installment , which was released in five episodes throughout 2015.

  7. Ars longa, vita brevis - Wikipedia

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    The late-medieval author Chaucer (c. 1343 –1400) observed "The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne" ("The life so short, the craft so long to learn", the first line of the Parlement of Foules). [6] The first-century CE rabbi Tarfon is quoted as saying "The day is short, the labor vast, the workers are lazy, the reward great, the Master ...

  8. These Quotes From Notable Black People Throughout History ...

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    “Won’t it be wonderful when Black history and Native American history and Jewish history and all of U.S. history is taught from one book. Just U.S. history.” —Maya Angelou 7.

  9. Watchmaker analogy - Wikipedia

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    In his book The God Delusion, Dawkins argues that rather than luck, the evolution of human life is the result of natural selection. He suggests that it is fallacious to view "coming about by chance" and "coming about by design" as the only possibilities, with natural selection being the alternative to the existence of an intelligent designer.