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10-14-2006, 09:02 AM
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Re: Does it make sense to work hard and study if you die in the end?
We will die, but we'll have kids who live on, and they'll (hopefully) have kids and so on. Each generation is potentially an improvement over the last, so you can think of them as a newer and improved you. Only the you in its current form dies. The you in its new and improved form lives on, and the improvements may continue forever. That's a good reason to work hard IMO.
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10-14-2006, 04:46 PM
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Re: Does it make sense to work hard and study if you die in the end?
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We will die, but we'll have kids who live on, and they'll (hopefully) have kids and so on. Each generation is potentially an improvement over the last, so you can think of them as a newer and improved you. Only the you in its current form dies. The you in its new and improved form lives on, and the improvements may continue forever. That's a good reason to work hard IMO. [/ QUOTE ] They're spoiled brats who don't deserve it. Go inheritance tax!
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10-14-2006, 10:45 PM
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Re: Does it make sense to work hard and study if you die in the end?
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We will die, but we'll have kids who live on, and they'll (hopefully) have kids and so on. Each generation is potentially an improvement over the last, so you can think of them as a newer and improved you. Only the you in its current form dies. The you in its new and improved form lives on, and the improvements may continue forever. That's a good reason to work hard IMO. [/ QUOTE ] What about people who never marry, or gay couples, or infertile married couples who can't have children? Should they just not bother? I find the idea that your children are a new and improved version of yourself to be strange. I don't think that's why people have children. I don't know about working hard and studying specifically - but I think, since we only have this one life, we should try to maximize our happiness. If studying and working hard will help you do that, then that's what you should do.
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#7
10-15-2006, 12:22 AM
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Re: Does it make sense to work hard and study if you die in the end?
I said it's A reason to work hard, not necessarily the ONLY reason. It happens to be the one that works for me.
[ QUOTE ] What about people who never marry, or gay couples, or infertile married couples who can't have children? Should they just not bother? [/ QUOTE ] If I never married, and never intended to marry, I probably wouldn't have much motivation to work. If I were infertile, I certainly wouldn't get married, and probably likewise if I were gay. That's just me, though. Whatever motivations others may have to work hard, that's beyond the scope of my comments. I'm sure the OP is interested in lots of perspectives, not just mine.
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#8
10-15-2006, 12:31 AM
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Re: Does it make sense to work hard and study if you die in the end?
OP: Probably not. Nothing in life comes effortlessly unless you're fortunate enough to be born into a rather wealthy family.
And even then, it takes very little intellectual effort to build the capital to sustain your standards of living. The lower they are, the lower you have to expend on effort. Assuming you're somewhat intelligent. It's fascinating to sit on a patio drinking a leisurely mug of coffee and wait for a fruit salad and eggs while watching the traffic flow by in the financial district. Well-trained primates in Brooks Brothers and Vera Wang. The joke's on them, presumably. <shrugs>
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#9
10-14-2006, 09:46 AM
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Re: Does it make sense to work hard and study if you die in the end?
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I mean, isn't it just a waste of time? Reminds me of my dad, who worked hard to enjoy his retirement one day and then he died with 69. [/ QUOTE ] Great question! Let me extend it a little further: If you are just a product of time and chance, what is the source of your self-esteem? Why have self-esteem at all if you are no different than a dog?
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