The Meaning of Life Is Absurd

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by LYeo • 7 years ago

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spectramax2• 7 years ago

The heat death of universe is true based on current state of our understanding. Nothing says that it won't change in next million years - that's a monumentally long time in exponential rate of human progress.

We've been wrong about a lot of things in the past and if people had made up their mind about the meaning of life before Kepler, we would have thought that we are the center of the solar system. Therefore, we are the most important thing in the Universe.

Not knowing something is a boon - it rallies optimism that one day we will find what that unknown thing is. Religion does the opposite - not knowing something is replaced by faith and god.

Meaning of life - my personal opinion - is to lead a good life, help humans understand mother nature, how she really works, and give back to the world before we are turned into dust. That's the purpose and I am content with it.

cc-d• 7 years ago

The heat death of universe is true based on current state of our understanding. Nothing says that it won't change in next million years - that's a monumentally long time in exponential rate of human progress. We've been wrong about a lot of things in the past and if people had made up their mind about the meaning of life before Kepler, we would have thought that we are the center of the solar system. Therefore, we are the most important thing in the Universe.

If you were making the argument that the universal rate of expansion isn't necessarily static, I'd perhaps agree with you (there is evidence this functioned differently in the early universe). The 2nd law of thermodynamics on the other hand, which is what will lead to universal heat death, is extremely unlikely to be variable.

Without the 2nd law of thermodynamics, the universe would be so radically different that it would be effectively an entirely new universe at that point.

kubanczyk• 7 years ago

We are very probably within a simulation (cf Nick Bostrom), so we might eventually find some interesting hacks. Even to 2nd law of thermodynamics.

spectramax2• 7 years ago

Yea, I agree with you except for the fact that in just last 100 years we have tremendous changes in the way we understand the universe. In last 400 years, even more so.

Think about the timeline in terms of a million years from now. I cannot fathom to speak for the truth of what we know today, despite of evidence which may be proven otherwise in the future. That's how science works.

Obviously, I have no proof, but I hope you can acknowledge the magnitude of the time difference and our rate of progress.

dbtx2• 7 years ago

Not knowing something is a boon - it rallies optimism that one day we will find what that unknown thing is. Religion does the opposite - not knowing something is replaced by faith and god.

By your own measure, this is a religious belief about other religions with which you are not familiar.

lucy_gatenby• 7 years ago

I've heard this argument before but I don't get it. Could you please explain how it is a religious belief in particular or provide a pointer to where I can find out more? Thanks

vearwhershuh• 7 years ago

Say what one will about the man, but at least Nietzsche didn't demand a happy ending.

lidHanteyk• 7 years ago

Some of the cartoons, like the ones showing thought bubbles and multiple perspectives, are quite appropriate. I appreciated this post.

LYeo• 7 years ago

Thanks - appreciate that. It sucks that this post has been flagged though, despite there being no guideline violations or anything of that sort.

The Meaning of Life Is Absurd

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