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03-09-2008, 04:33 AM #16
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Existentialism and The absurd?
Why can't people accept that some things just are and have no reason.
Ex: Why did I get a 2, Ace hand in poker? There must be some reason. Maybe I'm playing someone who needs the money more and if I lose with and Ace I will be doing humanity good.
Instead of going to all sorts of abstractions, just take a look at the animal kingdom. What is the purpose for bacteria? Is it to provide unhappiness to humans? NO. They have no purpose. They just reproduce and evolve because they can.
What about wolves? They are a very social species. They are very smart and very adaptive. The fight amongst each other for dominance, mating, and work together against other packs. There must be some reason for their existence. NO, there isn't. It just happens that all this social behavior helps their evolution by selecting the best genes.
What about humans? Entirely 100% same as wolves. We have no reason. Why is it so hard to accept this? Instead of following peoples' bullshit creations of things you have to do because there is a greater reason for our existence, just enjoy life. Look for whatever you want to try and do it.
What I've found is that a complete person is a person who is fearless. A complete person will perform every single task at 100% of his potential. But everything in society seem to hack away from your complete self and reduce you into a shell of yourself. Just think about all the fear that is put unnecessarily into our lives.
Fear of getting pulled over by cops. Fear of identity theft. Fear of terrorism. Fear of forgetting stuff. Fear of unhappiness. Fear of becoming a failure. Fear of fear. Fear of cancer. Fear of losing your job. And the list would go on forever.
Or if you're Christian: Fear of going to hell for like 90% of the things you want to do.
The more you live in fear, the unhappier you are.
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