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[-] needthosepylons@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months 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@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

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

[-] needthosepylons@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

That's very true, yes. And non-inherent hardly means "weak" or "inefficient".

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

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

[-] needthosepylons@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing, I like this one!

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

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.

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