Were the existentialists on to something?

kitaristi0 · #1 06-21-2005, 08:29 PM

When you think about it, human existence is completely absurd. That the zillion and one things necessary for life on Earth happened to happen, i'm just saying, what are the odds? Funnily enough though, at the same time human existence is pretty futile. Whether i raise or call my 9 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]9 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] preflop is very meaningless in the infinite span of everythingness. Which leads me to my question, were the existentialists actually on to something?

NotReady · #2 06-21-2005, 09:29 PM

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were the existentialists actually on to something?

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Existentialism is the logical conclusion of all non-theistic thought. I've always considered the Book of Ecclesiastes to be God's foreshadowing of this absurdity. "All is vanity, and striving after wind."

Most people can't stand this much lack of hope, so they crawfish into some form of pragmatism.

toss · #3 06-21-2005, 09:54 PM

Well you can either choose to lie there and die or GAMBOOOOL!!@2@ it up and raise 77 UTG. I think the answer is clear.

drudman · #4 06-21-2005, 10:11 PM

For there to be inquisitive, egotistical minds to ponder the question, it couldn't have happened any other way. The odds are 1-1.

Cyrus · #5 06-22-2005, 02:52 AM

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Most people can't stand this much lack of hope, so they crawfish into some form of delusionary system of beliefs.

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FYP

NotReady · #6 06-22-2005, 03:22 AM

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delusionary system of beliefs.

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Synonym for pragmatism.

Aytumious · #7 06-22-2005, 03:43 AM

I thoroughly enjoy the absurdity of existence. It baffles me that some people consider the absurdity of it all to somehow be negative or disagreable.

kitaristi0 · #8 06-22-2005, 11:13 AM

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It baffles me that some people consider the absurdity of it all to somehow be negative or disagreable.

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I hope that's not the impression i gave off in my original post because i definitely agree with you. The vagueness of it all gives you some room for personal interpretation and movement.

NotReady · #9 06-22-2005, 11:44 AM

If existence itself is absurd and without meaning, you can never take anything seriously, correct? Including tsunamis, genocide, cancer and religious fanaticism.

Nor benevolence, charity, Shakespeare, Mozart and Einstein.

There's no evil, and there's no good. Nothing is ugly, nothing is beautiful.

kitaristi0 · #10 06-22-2005, 12:22 PM

Even if there is no meaning to anything, you can still take things seriously.