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Long term Nihilists
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 (April 13, 2015 at 8:56 am)Mezmo! Wrote: If life doesn't matter in the long term then it doesn't really matter in the short term either. Even proximate meaning without a foundation is no meaning at all. ... said the guy who believes in an invisible, amoral agent. Some meaning there!  RE: Long term Nihilists
April 26, 2015 at 1:31 pm
(This post was last modified: April 26, 2015 at 1:45 pm by Hatshepsut.)
(April 13, 2015 at 9:09 am)thesummerqueen Wrote: All things come to dust in the long term, but why the inherent negativity about it instead of enjoying the ride while it lasts? Enjoying the ride is all you can do, and it gets tougher once the ride is no longer enjoyable. I think a certain amount of crabbiness and pessimism are inevitable with getting old, yet the art at this stage of life is not letting it show too much. A challenge, because platitudes about counting your blessings, while helpful, aren't enough. But it's nice to think that the bus has a driver and that you have a passport for the land up yonder. If it's not so and the bus is heading over a cliff, then at least I won't know it 'til the last minute.  (April 13, 2015 at 11:48 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: Sure our perception of ourselves will be bias but we do believe there is [we have] an objective value. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to give meaning to ourselves. Indeed. If not that value, there is a strong illusion that it's there. We're interested in ourselves and our world. |
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