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Meaning's Dual Nature
- Meaning in life requires purpose and significance.
- These are a backward and forward glance, asking "why" and "what for".
The Secular Meaning Crisis
- The secular world struggles with meaning because it denies inherent purpose.
- It claims this life is all there is, rejecting external sources of significance.
Self-Made Meaning
- Stephen J. Gould argued for creating meaning despite a purposeless universe.
- Another author found meaning in writing a novel, his self-made purpose.