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Why we're here

Member since 2002 · Posted 18 Jul 2002 · Edited 2 Jan 2015 · 4 comments

Be not! They may say As atheists listen To Christian's delay. Go and run far away Understanding Existentialist's way. Not Taoism or Confucianism, Buddhism or Hinduism, these philosophies coined, and evolutionary not. Tis more simple To explain mankind's thirst for thought. To Exist!

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[n/a] razorgrin 18-Jul-02/9:06 AM Reply
no,silly1 We're here to make muffins.They can't make themselves, so we're here to lovingly mix and bake them.
[n/a] razorgrin 18-Jul-02/9:07 AM Reply
Also, that's nowhere near a haiku.
[n/a] ARTIE 18-Jul-02/9:46 AM Reply
Ah..., but for the chance, a muffin to bake, I realize now, my haiku mistake!
Can I borrow a spatula?
[2] nentwined 30-Jan-15/1:25 PM Reply
Consciousness exists to destroy itself—from pain to pleasure, to make the pain go away—and retreat back to the nothingness from whence it came.