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Acknowledging that life has no purpose (as I believe) does nothing to alleviate my concern for the future suffering of others, however.
by batiudrami 8y ago
Acknowledging that life has no purpose (as I believe) does nothing to alleviate my concern for the future suffering of others, however.
- scotty79 8y agoYou could do some mind tricks with the use of nihilism to care less about their suffering but I think I agree with you. Optimism helps more with that. Just be sure that they'll figure something out eventually.
- mirimir 8y agoIf you're strongly moved, you could commit your life to doing something about it. But it's also important to keep in mind that none of this likely matters long term, on the scale of millenia. Future historians will likely consider these times as far more tragic than the fall of Rome. But that's how it goes.