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>it's all random, there is no meaning but what we ascribe This kind of thinking is bizarre to me, I genuinely want to understand this. I don't believe we all e

>it's all random, there is no meaning but what we ascribe This kind of thinking is bizarre to me, I genuinely want to understand this. I don't believe we all exist randomly or that our existence was an accident. I am a deeply religious person precisely because I don't believe all of this is random. If all is random, why does every person who claims to believe this not live as if it were true. Almost all of these people plan out their lives and their retirements, etc. etc. and then claim that everything is random. Why do you say "I'd be a fool to waste your brief time in the universe" if your brief time here is an accident. It's a fluke and nothing you do during your time here matters at all because you yourself don't matter at all, so why pretend that doing good and spending your time wisely is important? Sorry if I sound harsh, but I really wish to understand this kind of thought, and you just never can talk about this kind of stuff this way with people in real life.

noir_lord 6y ago
I plan for the future because the probabilities make it likely that I'll be around in 25 years. > "I'd be a fool to waste your brief time in the universe" To me that means the odds of me existing are so small that out of personal curiosity I want to appreciate it. > It's a fluke and nothing you do during your time here matters at all because you yourself don't matter at all. Yep - nothing I do one way or the other will meaningfully affect the universe or it's future, only the people/society around me that I care about. Odds are 100 years from now I'll be utterly forgotten. > so why pretend that doing good and spending your time wisely is important? Treat others as you would treat yourself, I treat people well in the hope/expectation they'll do the same, I care about the environment because I don't want my step-son or other kids his age to grow up in a world worse than I did.

noir_lord 6y ago

I plan for the future because the probabilities make it likely that I'll be around in 25 years. > "I'd be a fool to waste your brief time in the universe" To me that means the odds of me existing are so small that out of personal curiosity I want to appreciate it. > It's a fluke and nothing you do during your time here matters at all because you yourself don't matter at all. Yep - nothing I do one way or the other will meaningfully affect the universe or it's future, only the people/society around me that I care about. Odds are 100 years from now I'll be utterly forgotten. > so why pretend that doing good and spending your time wisely is important? Treat others as you would treat yourself, I treat people well in the hope/expectation they'll do the same, I care about the environment because I don't want my step-son or other kids his age to grow up in a world worse than I did.