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Quote by Paul Tillich
The anxiety of meaninglessness is anxiety about the loss of an ultimate concern, of a meaning which gives meaning to all meanings.
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The quote describes meaninglessness as more than ordinary confusion or doubt. It is the fear that the deepest source of purpose has disappeared. An “ultimate concern” is a central meaning that helps make other goals, choices, and values matter. Without it, individual meanings may seem disconnected or empty.
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