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Article 7672 of comp.ai.philosophy:
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>From: avl0@cine88.cineca.it
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Subject: Re: The Meaning of (A) Life
Message-ID: <1992Nov17.095007.648@cine88.cineca.it>
Date: 17 Nov 92 08:50:07 GMT
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In article <1992Nov15.230048.26012@u.washington.edu>, 
zzz@byron.u.washington.edu (Sample) writes:
> Logic can only be produced from a 
> subjective view point.  Scientists 
> claim to be objective when, in fact, 
> they're just putting themselves
> "in others shoes".
> 
> Good and bad, black and white, only
> have meaning from =A= subjective view.
> 
> The meaning of =A= life is it's "subjective view"
> 
> To ask "what is the meaning of life?" is to
> hope to be objective -- and no logic, no 
> information, can come from objectivity -- so
> the question can't be answered.

The question "what is the meaning of *MY* life" is the most important for
anyone. The conclusion you reach ("can't be answered") does'nt mean
that it can't be asked. "... we can't avoid dealing with this dangerous
and unknown sea, better would be if a god come to us from the other side ..."
(Plato + some faults in my memory)

More over. In order to decide if there's or not a meaning, you need a
criterion. A minimal criterion must concern effects of a life.
>From the "subjective view" before my life there's nothing, after it there's
nothing too. Then no chenges so no meaning for *MY* life.
This is clearly an absudity then the meaning of *MY* (*YOUR*) life it's not
just a "subjective view".
The Meaning that I subjectively need it's something of objective.
And that question strictly concerns the Fundamental Goal of my life.

Really, often scientists fall into a trap believing that math can describe
all the realty, while just an aspect of it can be known by math.
Nevertheless, you can't claim that every knowledge (good and bad, black and
white) it's totally subjective. To know something implies that something does
exist, everyone that knows it can share with the others its knowledge.

Science, communication, and the life it self as human activities imply
some objectivity and an objective Fundamental Goal.  

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