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I would offer an inverse to Pascal's wager as a counterpoint. If there is any chance that our life on earth is the only chance gets on existence, then one shou
by fsloth 11y ago
I would offer an inverse to Pascal's wager as a counterpoint.
If there is any chance that our life on earth is the only chance gets on existence, then one should spend it contemplating good life here on earth and not concentrating on a plausibly false hope.
- simplify 11y agoThat's the problem, though; such a life is unfulfilling to the soul, even without mentioning the question of what a "good life" even is.
- fsloth 11y agoWhat good life is is the most important philosophical question. Mr. Hintjens writing is extremly important as our mortality is a key facet of our understanding of life. I claim our society is estranged from it and consider it a horror, whereas the tone in Mr. Hintjens text is touching and to the point in helping us to face it. One day we all will be dust like Mr. Hintjens. I hope I can approach my passing with such apparent dignity and compassion as echoed by this text.
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