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To: Greg or e who wrote (67900)	7/14/2015 5:51:05 AM
From: Solon	Respond to of 69300

"I'm off to go fishing in Alaska..." Have a great time! I hope you will choose to experience JOY in MEANINGFUL activity whether or not you choose to believe that an invisible sky-man glances at you unconcernedly from time to time and puts pictures and notations in his scrap book! We give our experience meaning. Inventing a babysitter without parenting skills and without normal impulse controls, does nothing to improve ones sense of purpose or joy.

To: Greg or e who wrote (67900)	7/14/2015 3:26:42 PM
From: Solon	Respond to of 69300

Well...I am pretty well-travelled, but Alaska has (regrettably)--thus far eluded me. Be careful, though! Don't prop up Socialist America too much renting guides and boats and paying for fake fish pictures!!

To: Greg or e who wrote (67900)	7/14/2015 4:06:50 PM
From: Solon	Respond to of 69300

This jasper is very uncouth and unreflective when he mistakenly claims that (5 minutes before you die), there is no difference between a mugging or a hugging! What NONSENSE! Aurelius addressed that issue centuries before--but with a much more honest and thoughtful evaluation. Your experience (your happiness)--is NOT impartial. It is everything you ever were or ever hoped to be. You DO have a preference as to how the last 5 minutes of your life unfolds. You DO place a value judgement on your experience (your meaning). This foolish fellow insists that life is only "meaningful" if you fill your noggin up with delusions! Well, if that is the case, just BELIEVE there is a goodly intelligence behind existence who imprisoned all the primitive, immoral, genocidal, racist gods! A "God" who LOVES --not only you--but ALL his kids! Good luck with that idea! It will make you a better person, Sunshine.