ShalmaneserIII t1_j685s45 wrote
Reply to comment by EducatorBig6648 in Cosmic nihilism, existential joy | Human consciousness, and our need for meaning in a meaningless world, is the source of both tragic pessimism and the intense joy we take in life. by IAI_Admin
Yes, yes, those are things. But why do they matter to you at all?
And see, you're making meaning- humans are stupid. There's your meaning for you. Do you think a cat would agree, or a rock?
EducatorBig6648 t1_j68iwk2 wrote
>Yes, yes, those are things. But why do they matter to you at all?
That's now how 'why' works. 'Why' is asking for a fellow organism's motive. You don't ask a rock why it is affected by gravity or the Sun why it emits deadly radiation in your direction or a thermonuclear explosion why it can come from something as small as atoms splitting or the Earth why it formed in orbit around the Sun. Those are questions of How (physics) and How It Came To Happen (history).
>And see, you're making meaning- humans are stupid. There's your meaning for you. Do you think a cat would agree, or a rock?
I have no idea what you're talking about. There's my meaning for me? Are you thinking in terms of like "What's YOUR truth, dear friend? Here, have some ganja while you ponder."
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