Philosophical Question

[private joker]

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The natural follow-up to this question is, what's the point of life in general then? One's life, taken in its entirety, is almost certainly the equivalent of that "one forgotten year".

The natural conclusion is that doing anything with your life that doesn't leave a long-term mark for the benefit of others is the equivalent of voting "yes" to the original poll question. Right?

Just thinking aloud, I always thought this was a fun question to discuss.

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This is why the film "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is so great. It poses the question of how important memories are to your life -- and then asks if it's better to have loved and lost and encountered romantic pain (and remembered it) than to have never remembered pain (or joy) at all.