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| Perry:
Existentialism is a philosophy that pertains to the reason for existence and meaning of life. There are four main existentialist categories (they're the most well known and identified in literature) Theological existentialism * There is a meaning to life that is given to everybody, but we are tasked with accepting it ourselves * There's also meaning to the universe, which is a divine power * You can't create your own meaning, it's been given to you by a divine power Atheist Existentialism * There's a meaning to life * There's no meaning to the universe * Only we can create meaning of our lives Absurdist Existentialism * There's a meaning to life * There might be a meaning to the universe, but we'll never know so its not worth getting hung up over * It's not possible to find true meaning in life, but the pursuit of finding meaning is meaningful. In other words, its like going on an adventure to find a fountain of youth, the thing you're looking for doesn't exist, but the journey there was fun and meaningful. Nihilist Existentialism * Nothing has purpose. There's no point finding meaning, as nothing has meaning. Everything you do in life is meaningless, from the smallest to largest action you commit to. Which one are u? Also please don't turn this into a religious argument, be courteous of other people's views and try not to force some ultimatum onto others |
| Red Spy:
Theological existentialism --- Quote from: Perry on January 14, 2017, 04:56:52 PM ---Nihilist Existentialism * Nothing has purpose. There's no point finding meaning, as nothing has meaning. Everything you do in life is meaningless, from the smallest to largest action you commit to. --- End quote --- Inb4 chemical reactions |
| Insert Name Here²:
Mixture of theological and Aburdist. I align with the first two points of theological, and the last point of aburdist |
| TheABELBOTO:
Why male models? |
| McJob:
Similar to Insert Name Here, a mixture of Theological and Absurdist. I suggested in another thread that life's big goal is about knowledge and skill, linking in Pattern Theory (the theory behind why we find games "fun"). It's actually something I've been struggling with for the past few months, but I thinks that's just because of a lack of "perceived progress" where I feel I haven't been getting stuff done, which further links me back into my suggestion that we're most happy when we're pushing ourselves towards something we want to achieve. |
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