In this post, I will be responding to Deven Philbrick's post, entitled "Secular Rebuttal to Existentialism."
http://skepticalphilosophernohn.blogspot.com/2013/04/secular-rebuttal-to-existentialism.html?showComment=1366599148724
I agree with Deven that meaning can come from within ourselves, and that subjective meaning is just as valuable as external meaning. This way of thinking, rather than suicide, seems to be the best solution, in my opinion, to an existential crisis. I also thoroughly enjoyed the video that Deven posted of A.C. Grayling discussing the topic. I loved how Grayling turned a rather depressing topic into something optimistic and inspirational. Like Deven, I also agree with the aphorism, "The meaning of life is to make life meaningful," which Grayling mentions in his discussion. Overall, I am very happy that Deven posted the video of A.C. Grayling, because I was not familiar with him before watching the video, and I loved listening to his take on the topic.
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