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Because that's what humans do.
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And to some people these things hold no appeal or meaning, so they search for answers elsewhere.
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The complete disavowal of serious human matters is not excusable at all.
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Has it ever occurred to you that you're not nearly as special and unique as you think you are? Plenty of people are completely capable of studying these various concepts and fully or partially embracing them, or dismissing them on their own terms.
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Actually, I think of myself as extremely common, which is why I am not overly sympathetic with people in their mid-20s claiming they are having some sort of existential crisis.
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And this poses a huge problem for people who feel anxious in the absence of anything transcendental. I don't happen to be one of them, but I'm familiar with something called empathy, which I'd highly recommend you try out one day.
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Then it's up to those people to find something transcendental.