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What is it about people that makes them so uncomfortable with the concept that the universe is essentially meaningless? Would anything change if suddenly everything took on this patina of meaning? Would we all suddenly become beautiful, intelligent, dashing, self-confident vessels ready to fill ourselves with endless layers of meaning? Answer: nothing whatsoever would change. If you have to go potty, knowing that you're doing it in a universe filled with meaning won't make one iota of difference. It's only because people aren't willing to "live and let live" that they feel this burning need to frame their lives and justify their actions against some grand exterior something-ness out there. It isn't so much that it's nonsense; it's just so completely unnecessary.
