http://bledwidge.wordpress.com/2008/02/26/the-meaning-of-life-chapter-3-religion-as-meaning/ This is the text (in eight chapters) of my essay on The Meanng of Life Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:20:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://bledwidge.wordpress.com/2008/02/26/the-meaning-of-life-chapter-3-religion-as-meaning/#comment-21 Bruce Alexander Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:20:12 +0000 http://bledwidge.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-21 Chapters 1-3. Wow! I too think that Frankl got it right, in our times. Because meaning is what we most lack, it is what we most desire. In other times, Freud and Adler might be right, for the same reason. Personally, I think science is grossly over-rated and religion is a frail attempt to fill the meaning gap. We are social creatures, according to me, and meaning lies in our best social groupings, even after we die, because we do not really expire in the minds of our children, nor they (containing us) in the minds of their children, etc. Chapters 1-3. Wow! I too think that Frankl got it right, in our times. Because meaning is what we most lack, it is what we most desire. In other times, Freud and Adler might be right, for the same reason.
Personally, I think science is grossly over-rated and religion is a frail attempt to fill the meaning gap. We are social creatures, according to me, and meaning lies in our best social groupings, even after we die, because we do not really expire in the minds of our children, nor they (containing us) in the minds of their children, etc.

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