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So, what you are saying is that true question that is/was bugging you is "what is the purpose that justifies my suffering?". And then you can get out of that ex

by DenisM 10y ago

So, what you are saying is that true question that is/was bugging you is "what is the purpose that justifies my suffering?". And then you can get out of that existential dread either by finding a purpose, or by tackling the suffering, one way or another. Is that about right?

crispweed 10y ago
Not exactly. The interesting question was really just "what is the purpose", full stop. In the sense of "what is the point of it all". The point about the introspection bit is then that being unhappy, suffering from depression, and so on, can (philosophically) be taken to imply a purpose, even if you do not otherwise feel a desire or direct motivation that would get you out of that mental state. (Justification is irrelevant, I think. It is only about how things are, and what you choose to do. But that is maybe just one philosophical viewpoint.)