(August 19, 2021 at 2:06 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: I concede to Nudger that I was wrong to say that there are no rational reasons to live, but my question then becomes: if it’s true that there is no reason for life, is that fact a rational basis for not wanting to live?
I mean, there are reasons to live. But these reasons are contingent, and that's the rub for me. It's why I think Albert Camus's argument is something we should all keep in our back pocket. His argument urges us on even when there aren't reasons. If we're willing to accept a little absurdity, we can get through whatever it is, no problem. Even our own execution can be "kinda nice."
The absurdist position breaks down when you have no need of it though. When you have reasons to live that are meaningful to you, no need to see life as absurd. Then we can (and should) have a Platonic disposition.