RE: Recovering from the Myth of a Meaningless Universe
I would have to disagree, though I appreciate your post and your position.
It is of my opinion that the Universe is meaningless UNTIL an individual gives to it a meaning. Living within such a state allows for the adaption of all ideas as one. There is no right, there is no wrong - other than that which you ascribe unto it. You are the programmer of the parameters by which you choose to live your life. Its impossible for two individuals to experience the same ideas as the same ideas. We are individuals for a reason.
To force others to ascribe an idea of meaning to existence of which you experience as "truth" is no different than the other dogmatic religions.
In the same token, there is no reason as to why an individual who views life as meaningless wholly would not improve themselves and their environment. If an entity reaches such a point, that idea is elsewhere in the psychology.
As I do see what you are saying, about how until you as an individual gives it meaning.But still than again even if you still live the way you want to live and succeed in what you want to be, its still a lonely road at the end.