Charles Péguy's two main philosophies were socialism and nationalism, but by 1908 at the latest, after years of uneasy agnosticism, he had become a believing but non-practicing Roman Catholic.
Sometimes I also come up blank, rarely so do I not have a responsion or something to counter with, being witty, contradictory or clever. When wit fails and stairs are blank, sometimes the best response is from a blank slate. The canvas is yours my friend, the only theme is a pedadoggy!
Living with or without a teleological framework makes a difference to the outcomes we hold sacred. Are they needed? Not necessarily, but they help. The danger lies in the lies, not the algorithm that gets us there. To the finish line is an interim goal for the human race.
