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Old 09-03-2019, 08:40 PM   #5
lumberjim
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Originally Posted by Undertoad View Post
This question suggests that there is a competition. And there is; humanity arranges itself into hierarchies, as a matter of simple instinct. But at the same time, just by being a contributing member of humanity, you have already won. You are conscious, you have the spark of what we might call divinity. This is regardless of one's relationship to a God which might be considered the source of divinity; in actual fact, you are the source of this divinity. And as you take care of yourself and your family, friends, and the whole human race, you are an important part of what the entire idea of "winning" is.

Your free will and your understanding gives you a special and uniquely important place in the world. The rest of us are forced to recognize that, in a way; if asked, your continued existence would be considered a wonderful thing by almost all people everywhere, even as they don't know you personally. Yes. You won.
Plus, she didn't mention the game.

But yeah. You're on the right side of the dirt line.
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