I'm pretty sure all the posts in this thread will be way over my head, but I shall read everything you guys say in the hope of learning something new. I am barely able to put fuel into my tank.
learning is the best reason for existence, as near as i can tell. i mean that quite literally.
in the absence of ultimate meaning, i believe that the optimum profit to existence is to maximize one's experience and skills.
i suppose that could mean many things, but what i'm trying to get across is that learning is valuable for its own sake, absent social value, personal profit, or any other metric.
learning leads to understanding, and understanding leads to an enriched life.
i guess that's why i'm here.