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Life Moves On—But God Holds the Meaning · A Capture Deep Vibs A Positive Space For Inspiration And Embracing Of Heart

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  Speaker 1: It occurred to me that somehow I'd gotten through another Sunday,
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  Speaker 1: that mother was now buried, and tomorrow I'd be going
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  Speaker 1: back to work as usual. Really, nothing in my life
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  Speaker 1: had changed. All of us who are born into this
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  Speaker 1: world have one thing awaiting us for certain. It's that
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  Speaker 1: one day, no matter how smart, how rich, how popular
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  Speaker 1: we are, all of our lives will come to an end.
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  Speaker 1: The world does not stop. It'll keep moving whether we're
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  Speaker 1: here or not. The sun still rises and sets. The
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  Speaker 1: seasons come and go. Everyone in the world, our friends,
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  Speaker 1: our family, and our loved ones will wake up the
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  Speaker 1: next day, go back to work, and keep on living.
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  Speaker 1: How does this make you feel? Some people find this
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  Speaker 1: truth very disturbing. making them feel very sad and even hopeless.
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  Speaker 1: This is called an existential crisis. For thousands of years,
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  Speaker 1: philosophers and writers have written about it, where they experienced
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  Speaker 1: a deep depression and sadness because of the pain they
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  Speaker 1: feel towards their existence. And some of us may be
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  Speaker 1: experiencing this today. So what can we do about this feeling?
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  Speaker 1: While taking long walks or breathing exercises can help reduce
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  Speaker 1: your anxiety, We believe that a shift in perspective is
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  Speaker 1: much more important when dealing with existential pain. So in
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  Speaker 1: this existential crisis series, we're going to look at the
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  Speaker 1: different ways that people have responded to their own experience
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  Speaker 1: of it. To do that, we want to examine three
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  Speaker 1: perspectives that people have used to deal with their existential pain.
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  Speaker 1: Starting with nihilism. Nihilism is a principle which rejects generally
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  Speaker 1: accepted beliefs of human existence like morality, values, and meaning.
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  Speaker 1: It is the belief that life is ultimately meaningless and
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  Speaker 1: that trying to find meaning is pointless. On popular TV shows,
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  Speaker 1: characters like Shinji Ikari, Tyler Durden, The Joker, Rick and
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  Speaker 1: Morty often display nihilistic behaviors. While nihilism is often portrayed
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  Speaker 1: in a negative light in most characters, there are some
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  Speaker 1: benefits to believing that life ultimately has no meaning. Because
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  Speaker 1: of this, people who are truly nihilistic are not afraid
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  Speaker 1: of what other people normally fear. It's only after we've
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  Speaker 1: lost everything that we're free to do anything. People who
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  Speaker 1: are truly nihilistic are free from the everyday expectations from
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  Speaker 1: society and others. They're not scared of how others perceive them,
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  Speaker 1: they're not scared to try new things, and they're certainly
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  Speaker 1: not scared of breaking traditions that most people feel obligated
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  Speaker 1: to follow. To live is to risk it all. Otherwise,
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  Speaker 1: you're just an inert chunk of randomly assembled molecules drifting
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  Speaker 1: wherever the universe blows you. Of course, there are some
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  Speaker 1: drawbacks to the belief that everything is ultimately pointless. especially
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  Speaker 1: when someone takes nihilism to extreme measures. Extreme nihilists can
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  Speaker 1: potentially make unpredictable and often destructive choices, regardless of the consequences.
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  Speaker 1: Their belief rejects everything that most people depend on, such
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  Speaker 1: as community, love, religion, and law and order, which frees
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  Speaker 1: them from fear of making any type of decision. Am
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  Speaker 1: I evil? Worse. You're smart. When you know nothing matters,
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  Speaker 1: the universe is yours. Extreme nihilists also believe they can
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  Speaker 1: do whatever they want, regardless of who might get hurt
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  Speaker 1: along the way. Their actions can be reckless, which often
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  Speaker 1: causes a lot of pain and harm to those around them,
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  Speaker 1: and sometimes even to themselves. Their belief that life is
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  Speaker 1: meaningless can drive them to push the definition of free
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  Speaker 1: will in a harsh, destructive pattern. In each of their worlds,
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  Speaker 1: Rick destroys several parallel universes whenever he deems it convenient.
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  Speaker 1: Tyler threatens and hurts other people for his pleasure. The
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  Speaker 1: Joker terrorizes Gotham City with his unpredictable nature. None of
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  Speaker 1: them are restricted by culture, religion, or laws. Why? Some
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  Speaker 1: men just wanna watch the Now, let's be clear. All
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  Speaker 1: these characters and works of fiction are often exaggerated for entertainment.
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  Speaker 1: Not all nihilists behave like this, making one foolish choice
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  Speaker 1: after another. And while the belief that everything is meaningless
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  Speaker 1: can potentially be dangerous, it can also free you from
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  Speaker 1: the fear of trying new things or taking risks that
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  Speaker 1: would otherwise scare you. A nihilist could tell you to
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  Speaker 1: go ask out that crush, travel the world, or go
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  Speaker 1: do the thing that you always wanted to do. Why
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  Speaker 1: be afraid to try new things if nothing matters in
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  Speaker 1: the end? Why be afraid of anything? So what about you?
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  Speaker 1: Would you consider yourself a nihilist? And what do you
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