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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
		<link>http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/06/the-meaning-of-life-intro/comment-page-1/#comment-8557</link>
		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2005 02:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>the answer is love we are creators but we forgot to include love for anything to want live</description>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2005 02:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>the answer is love

that was the meaning of life and our constant failure to complete the creation of life we are the ones to use this power to connect us all and give life reason to live</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>the answer is love</p>
<p>that was the meaning of life and our constant failure to complete the creation of life we are the ones to use this power to connect us all and give life reason to live</p>
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		<title>By: Seth</title>
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		<dc:creator>Seth</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2005 13:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Steve,

I like your blog a lot and find it to be terrifically helpful.  I also am a Christian.  And I found this post to be terrifically helpful.

It proves my point that without God you can choose your own morality.  You have chosen well.  Perhaps Hitler didn&#039;t choose too well.  But who am I to juge.

I used to teach High School English and I once asked a guy what he wanted to do with his life.  He said he &quot;was going to be a drug dealer.&quot;  He meant it.  

Your post makes me wonder what you would be doing now if you had never been caught in your life of crime.  I think you would probably very rich.  

Those pesky laws got in your way.

If atheism is true then anarchy is the most logical form of government.  Every law known to man is the imposition of morality.  And your theft was not even quasi-immoral.  

Let the lion eat the gazelle.

Will continue to read and enjoy your posts.  And pray for you.

Regards</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Steve,</p>
<p>I like your blog a lot and find it to be terrifically helpful.  I also am a Christian.  And I found this post to be terrifically helpful.</p>
<p>It proves my point that without God you can choose your own morality.  You have chosen well.  Perhaps Hitler didn&#8217;t choose too well.  But who am I to juge.</p>
<p>I used to teach High School English and I once asked a guy what he wanted to do with his life.  He said he &#8220;was going to be a drug dealer.&#8221;  He meant it.  </p>
<p>Your post makes me wonder what you would be doing now if you had never been caught in your life of crime.  I think you would probably very rich.  </p>
<p>Those pesky laws got in your way.</p>
<p>If atheism is true then anarchy is the most logical form of government.  Every law known to man is the imposition of morality.  And your theft was not even quasi-immoral.  </p>
<p>Let the lion eat the gazelle.</p>
<p>Will continue to read and enjoy your posts.  And pray for you.</p>
<p>Regards</p>
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		<title>By: Jigna</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jigna</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2005 16:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Your idea of looking at the world through different lenses reminds me of a similar concept in Jainism. In your exploration of different faiths, have you looked at Jainism at all?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your idea of looking at the world through different lenses reminds me of a similar concept in Jainism. In your exploration of different faiths, have you looked at Jainism at all?</p>
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		<title>By: Join the Digirati  &#187; Blog Archive   &#187; The Meaning of Life</title>
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		<dc:creator>Join the Digirati  &#187; Blog Archive   &#187; The Meaning of Life</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2005 10:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Rodan Nabor</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rodan Nabor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2005 03:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Your &quot;intro&quot; essay was facinating to read.  A true search for reality is a search frightening to many, yet one of the highest order attainable to mankind.  Our loving Father in heaven blesses those who seek to unlock the truths of His realities.  To the fearless, there is no limit to revelations.  

Your courage is inspiring.  Your story well illustrates the truth that striking growth is possible for those willing to discard crystalized dogma and seek truth wherever you may find it.  It also illustrates the great danger that such souls take.  Your love of truth has straightened your path; I hope and pray that the rest of us possess the necessary strength and disipline.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your &#8220;intro&#8221; essay was facinating to read.  A true search for reality is a search frightening to many, yet one of the highest order attainable to mankind.  Our loving Father in heaven blesses those who seek to unlock the truths of His realities.  To the fearless, there is no limit to revelations.  </p>
<p>Your courage is inspiring.  Your story well illustrates the truth that striking growth is possible for those willing to discard crystalized dogma and seek truth wherever you may find it.  It also illustrates the great danger that such souls take.  Your love of truth has straightened your path; I hope and pray that the rest of us possess the necessary strength and disipline.</p>
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		<title>By: TomCat</title>
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		<dc:creator>TomCat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2005 23:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Nice article and blog. I have  a question: all your personal development seem to be geared toward career, money, fame and similar things, which i think can be achevied using similar tools you described in earlier articles (hard work, industry..etc). what about goals of other nature like sex and relationships and how did that change for the old and new Steve. Was it part of the conscience development?

Thanks  for sharing Steve. I find your aticles extremely focused, guiding, and empowering.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nice article and blog. I have  a question: all your personal development seem to be geared toward career, money, fame and similar things, which i think can be achevied using similar tools you described in earlier articles (hard work, industry..etc). what about goals of other nature like sex and relationships and how did that change for the old and new Steve. Was it part of the conscience development?</p>
<p>Thanks  for sharing Steve. I find your aticles extremely focused, guiding, and empowering.</p>
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		<title>By: TOM</title>
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		<dc:creator>TOM</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2005 16:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Steve;
	For some reason I am led to respond to your wonderful, soul bearing story. I can find many similarities with my own search.

The answer that I found is - It&#039;s not all about me, me, me.
You can perfect the flesh all you want - &quot;a white washed sepulcher&quot;. Wonderful on the outside, but dead on the inside.

I&#039;ve been bought with a price and all I have to do is LET {not force myself} Him live His life through me.

&quot;Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do NOTHING of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.&quot;

Actions speal louder than words ?? -&quot;And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God. And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar, And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.&quot;

PS - Every organized religion that I&#039;m aware of has perverted this simple Gospel (good news).

NEW LIFE
http://www.metrocast.net/~tdghty/default</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Steve;<br />
	For some reason I am led to respond to your wonderful, soul bearing story. I can find many similarities with my own search.</p>
<p>The answer that I found is &#8211; It&#8217;s not all about me, me, me.<br />
You can perfect the flesh all you want &#8211; &#8220;a white washed sepulcher&#8221;. Wonderful on the outside, but dead on the inside.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been bought with a price and all I have to do is LET {not force myself} Him live His life through me.</p>
<p>&#8220;Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do NOTHING of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.&#8221;</p>
<p>Actions speal louder than words ?? -&#8221;And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God. And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar, And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.&#8221;</p>
<p>PS &#8211; Every organized religion that I&#8217;m aware of has perverted this simple Gospel (good news).</p>
<p>NEW LIFE<br />
<a href="http://www.metrocast.net/~tdghty/default" rel="nofollow">http://www.metrocast.net/~tdghty/default</a></p>
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		<title>By: Tim W</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tim W</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2005 23:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I love your essay. I find it fascinating how the symbolic jail (your context) meets the physical jail.. and ultimately you are trapped in your thinking and your actions. Such metaphorical beauty in that...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love your essay. I find it fascinating how the symbolic jail (your context) meets the physical jail.. and ultimately you are trapped in your thinking and your actions. Such metaphorical beauty in that&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Gregg Tavares</title>
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		<dc:creator>Gregg Tavares</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2005 18:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I just thought I&#039;d add this but something that really opened my eyes is moving to a non Christian influenced country (Japan) and seeing that as a society they have morals just as strong if not stronger than the average westerner and yet all without any Christian beliefs.


(yes, I know you&#039;ve probably seen some outragous stuff from Japan but those are the exceptional hype that makes easy headlines and is not what Japan is really about)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just thought I&#8217;d add this but something that really opened my eyes is moving to a non Christian influenced country (Japan) and seeing that as a society they have morals just as strong if not stronger than the average westerner and yet all without any Christian beliefs.</p>
<p>(yes, I know you&#8217;ve probably seen some outragous stuff from Japan but those are the exceptional hype that makes easy headlines and is not what Japan is really about)</p>
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