tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26036650874725191.post5524992217831851590..comments2023-09-18T05:40:20.483-04:00Comments on Who is the absurd man?: The Search for SelfUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26036650874725191.post-5179831818436103862009-10-08T11:18:26.751-04:002009-10-08T11:18:26.751-04:00Thanks, Luke, for posting. We enjoyed reading abou...Thanks, Luke, for posting. We enjoyed reading about your experience in finding absurdity. You seem to be well along on the journey. Enjoy the trip!<br /><br />InigoInigo Montoyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12407785346239329299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26036650874725191.post-19141491539044682232009-10-07T22:45:55.929-04:002009-10-07T22:45:55.929-04:00I discovered your blog only a few weeks ago and ha...I discovered your blog only a few weeks ago and have enjoyed reading each post, including the archives going back to June. This philosophy is new to me and I find it hard to argue with any of your points. I’ve always been very critical of religion. And I had yet to find any philosophy to embrace until now. But, for me, being absurd is basically what I have already been striving for. Now I have a name for it. I’ve used your posts as a starting point to learn about the philosophy and I want to thank you. <br /> When you talked here about an absurd man valuing his own life and the lives of others, that makes perfect sense to me. And it probably simply clears up some of the disagreements on previous comments on the blog. I can be absurd, and know that my life is totally meaningless, yet still value it. It doesn’t need to have any lasting meaning, it just is, and I enjoy it. That extends to the way I feel about my children as well. I love them and protect them and provide for them. But, I know that in the context of the long term, none of our lives will have lasting meaning. And, that’s fine. I do it because my instincts, given to me by millions or billions of years of evolution tells me to protect my young. I also do it because I love them. But I don’t try to assign meaning to that love. It’s wonderful and it’s natural and it’s now and it won’t last forever because we are all mortal. So, the way we are wired by our biology will always influence our actions. But, we also have the ability to choose different courses of action because in addition to our instincts, we have intellect. We can love and be passionate and value human life without assigning any long term meaning to it. <br /> I totally agree with your point about how so many people need to latch on to something like religion or cultural divides in order to provide meaning for themselves. Yet, so many people are killed in the name of various gods! (Or in the case of catholics: little boys are molested) How can anyone in good conscience support religion? In my possibly flawed point of view, supporting any religion supports the whole system of religious control and violence on people all around the world. <br /> I love the irony of a blog about meaninglessness. Thank you again for your writing; I find it informative, inspiring, and most of all extremely entertaining. I don’t yet have as clear of an understanding of the absurd as you, but I think I’ve got a start.Lukenoreply@blogger.com