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Re:Albert Camus: The Life of the Artist – A Mimodrama in Two... by javajosh on Sunday August 18, 2013 @03:16AM (#6231969)
I think that rather than trying to discover the meaning of life while we're busily burning fossil fuels on a single planet that we'd be better off punting on the issue until life in general, and humans in particular, have managed to sustainably spread beyond Earth (and of course demonstrate better care-taking of the world we do have). Until we achieve that end, Camus' philosophy is useless, and in some cases actively harmful.

(Once we're on a few tens of planets, navel-gaze all you want.)

Re:Albert Camus: The Life of the Artist – A Mimodrama in Two... by dredmorbius on Sunday August 18, 2013 @04:29AM (#6232101)
I think that rather than trying to discover the meaning of life while we're busily burning fossil fuels

I suspect your answer might be buried in that there sentence.

Re:Albert Camus: The Life of the Artist – A Mimodrama in Two... by gamegoblin on Sunday August 18, 2013 @03:49AM (#6232026)
Useless and harmful from your point of view.

Meaningless from a universal point of view.

Re:Albert Camus: The Life of the Artist – A Mimodrama in Two... by javajosh on Sunday August 18, 2013 @02:39PM (#6233651)
The "universal point of view" should register an account and speak up for itself.