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		paraschopra on Feb 18, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Did You Hear We Got Osama? Why do you think being remembered is such a big deal? After all, you won't be around to appreciate it.

kansface on Feb 18, 2012 [–]

It implies your life has meaning (if it affects those around you). After all, if we remove you from the universe and nothing changes, you really didn't exist or may as well not have existed in practice.

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