Nah, that’s a road to hell. I will always know this “meaning” is my creation. So either I won’t takenit seriously or force myself to become dumb enough to believe my own fairy tales
Nihilism isn’t really a philosophy to live by, however. Humans seem to need purpose.
After losing my religion, I struggled with this for a while. I decided that taking care of my people was my purpose and gave my life meaning. None of the rest of it is my responsibility, not the big questions, society, any of it. As long as I’m taking care of my family and helping them be happy, I’m mostly content.
Shanmugha@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Yeah. I like that
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
It doesn’t matter that nothing matters because you can make your own meaning.
Shanmugha@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Nah, that’s a road to hell. I will always know this “meaning” is my creation. So either I won’t takenit seriously or force myself to become dumb enough to believe my own fairy tales
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
It’s like being immersed in a good movie or game. You know it’s not real, but it still has meaning and is worth playing/watching.
Machinist@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Nihilism isn’t really a philosophy to live by, however. Humans seem to need purpose.
After losing my religion, I struggled with this for a while. I decided that taking care of my people was my purpose and gave my life meaning. None of the rest of it is my responsibility, not the big questions, society, any of it. As long as I’m taking care of my family and helping them be happy, I’m mostly content.