Absurdity

eye exaggerate

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regarding the absurdity discussed in this thread, the desire to live in a rational way is absurd as well.

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  • In acknowledging the absurdity of seeking any inherent meaning, but continuing this search regardless, one can be happy, gradually developing his or her own meaning from the search alone. "




...mind if I ask how old you are?
 

olylifter420

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[video=youtube;zZ9dtZ8lYww]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ9dtZ8lYww[/video]


regarding the absurdity discussed in this thread, the desire to live in a rational way is absurd as well.

PS I LOVE THIS FORUM :D

"
  • In acknowledging the absurdity of seeking any inherent meaning, but continuing this search regardless, one can be happy, gradually developing his or her own meaning from the search alone. "


 

Zaehet Strife

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If the absurd experience is truly the realization that the universe is fundamentally devoid of absolutes, then we as individuals are truly free.
 

eye exaggerate

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If the absurd experience is truly the realization that the universe is fundamentally devoid of absolutes, then we as individuals are truly free.

...okay, then an individual might as well have a run into traffic with a blindfold on. Said individual might then end up absolutely devoid, at an absurdly fundamental level.
 

Zaehet Strife

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This has nothing to do with science, it has to do with theology and metaphysics... and consciously becoming aware of the fundamental disharmony between the individual's search for meaning and the apparent meaninglessness of the universe as beings look for meaning in a meaningless world. /sigh

The absurd encounter can also arouse a "leap of faith," a term derived from one of Kierkegaard's early pseudonyms (although the term was not used by Kierkegaard himself), where one believes that there is more than the rational life (aesthetic or ethical). To take a "leap of faith," one must act with the "virtue of the absurd" where a suspension of the ethical may need to exist. This faith has no expectations, but is a flexible power initiated by an ignoration of the absurd. (Although at some point, one recognizes or encounters the existence of the Absurd and, in response, actively ignores it.) Camus considers the leap of faith as "philosophical suicide," rejecting both this and physical suicide.

OR...

A person can choose to embrace his or her own absurd condition. According to Camus, one's freedom – and the opportunity to give one's own life meaning – lies in the recognition of absurdity. If the absurd experience is truly the realization that the universe is fundamentally devoid of absolutes, then we as individuals are truly free. "To live without appeal," as he puts it, is a philosophical move to define absolutes and universals subjectively, rather than objectively. The freedom of humans is thus established in a human's natural ability and opportunity to create his own meaning and purpose; to decide (or think) for him- or herself. The individual becomes the most precious unit of existence, as he or she represents a set of unique ideals which can be characterized as an entire universe in its own right. In acknowledging the absurdity of seeking any inherent meaning, but continuing this search regardless, one can be happy, gradually developing his or her own meaning from the search alone.

I'm sorry you choose faith.
 

dtp5150

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i meant to say nature not complexity then realized i probably offended people anyway so deleted the post. why did you care about my age?
 

Zaehet Strife

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"Uncertainty in the presence of vivid hopes, dreams and fears can be very painful... but must be endured if you with to live life without the support of comforting fairy tales."
 
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