To: ndt; GodGunsGuts
[If the universe is pointless and “has no meaning”, then you couldn’t trust your own conclusion about anything.”]
[[That makes absolutely no sense what so ever.]]
It makes sense. In a universe with purpose, we can find meaning. In a universe without purpose, there is no meaning to anything. Any conclusion would be just as meaningless and pointless as any other.
61 posted on
07/14/2007 12:19:19 PM PDT by
jim35
("...when the lion and the lamb lie down together, ...we'd better damn sure be the lion")
To: jim35
"Any conclusion would be just as meaningless and pointless as any other."
Are you guys all smoking the same stuff?
Just because there is a lack of purpose does not alter the objective nature of reality.
62 posted on
07/14/2007 12:21:01 PM PDT by
ndt
To: jim35
It makes sense. In a universe with purpose, we can find meaning. In a universe without purpose, there is no meaning to anything. Any conclusion would be just as meaningless and pointless as any other. So what. Are you trying to argue that it is better to believe a lie that is comforting and makes your feel like your life has meaning than accept the truth which is harsh and says your life is meaningless? This is fleshed out in more detail by Thomas Nagel's "The Absurd."
195 posted on
07/14/2007 5:37:09 PM PDT by
burzum
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