• Cadenza
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    21 month ago

    Indeed, I do think the same. What I have trouble understanding, and even with close friends, is how “no inherent meaning to existence” seems to quickly become, in some cases, “no meaning to existence”. I always tend to think this slide tends to exclude another possibility. A non-inherent meaning.

    • @samus12345
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      01 month ago

      Agreed. Whether we realize it or not, we humans have been making our own meaning ever since we first developed societies anyway.

      • Cadenza
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        11 month ago

        That’s very true, yes. And non-inherent hardly means “weak” or “inefficient”.

        • @samus12345
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          31 month ago

          Not at all. To quote Death from Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather:

          • Cadenza
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            11 month ago

            Thanks for sharing, I like this one!

            • @samus12345
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              One of my favorites! The whole scene from the TV version, if you’re interested. One of the best explanations of optimistic nihilism I’ve ever seen.