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40 Questions To Think About When You're Bored

Because the unexamined life is not worth living.

Erin Neely
Jul 02, 2018
Emory University
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40 Questions To Think About When You're Bored
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Let's face it: Life can be boring and painful, sometimes to the point where that's all you can think about. But that will just make you sad, and we're here to be happy by pondering beauty and truth. But often, that's easier said than done because we don't know where to start. These may take a while to think about, but that's the point. We need to spend thought energy on good things. Let's get started…

1. Is anything real at all?

2. Why do we exist?

3. Who/What is responsible for everything?

4. Does the universe have a center?

5. What is truth?

6. What is beauty?

7. What is love?

8. What is human nature?

9. Who am I?

10. Are we our bodies?

11. Are we our brains?

12. What is identity?

13. What is gender?

14. What has shaped me?

15. What am I responsible for?

16. How should I act?

17. What are my regrets?

18. What is genuine (moral) regret?

19. What makes an act good?

20. What makes a person good?

21. Are most people good?

22. From where do we get our sense of goodness?

23. What is evil?

24. Is anyone irredeemably evil?

25. What is the goal of punishing evil?

26. What is justice?

27. What do I need?

28. Is there a difference between needs and wants?

29. What do I want most?

30. Can I achieve what I want? How?

31. What am I willing to give up/accept?

32. What can't I accept?

33. Is there a God?

34. What happens after we die?

35. How sure am I in my beliefs?

36. Do people act differently because of these beliefs?

37. What is the value of tradition?

38. Which elements from the past should be preserved vs. discarded?

39. How should we make political decisions?

40. How do I know the answers to all these questions? Or do I?

Some of these you might be able to answer right away; others may require a lot of thought for you. That's okay. Only by exploration do we arrive at the truth--and the truth will set us free.

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