# If you believe in a bleak, unavoidable future, what is the rational way to live your life?

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**Created:** [October 14, 2022, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-believe-in-a-bleak-unavoidable-future-what-is-the-rational-way-to-live-your-life/973221 "2022-10-14T02:31:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-believe-in-a-bleak-unavoidable-future-what-is-the-rational-way-to-live-your-life/973221/60 "2022-10-20T14:40:42Z")

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_“Step right up to the cave of mysteries and yell your solution at the audio-lock. Somebody is going to yell the right word some day, and when the door swings open and suddenly we all know the answer to that primary question - Why? - we may find it unendurable to live with that answer.”_

- John D. MacDonald

Cheers.

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