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Andy Green
  • 7/11/2025
Why Do We Exist ?
Transcript
00:00In modern times, philosophers have increasingly questioned whether meaning can be found in
00:05the universe itself or whether it is a thing humans must create for themselves.
00:10Existentialists, as we've seen, argue that meaning is not inherent but must be forged
00:14through individual action and choice.
00:17Other thinkers, like Friedrich Nietzsche, suggested that the quest for meaning is itself
00:22an illusion, a product of human psychology.
00:25Nietzsche's concept of the will to power suggests that humans are driven not by a search
00:29for meaning but by a desire to assert and express their own power and creativity.
00:35Meanwhile, Eastern philosophies such as Buddhism offer yet another perspective.
00:40Rather than asking why we exist, Buddhism focuses on the nature of existence itself, emphasizing
00:46the impermanence of life and the illusion of the self.