It's clearly not all random and absurd since it would be impossible to
frame any concept of randomness or purposelessness without order,
purpose, and teleology, ultimately. I know these statements about all
being random and absurd have gotten you laid a few times and a few
free drinks, Andrew, but I'm afraid you're going to have to read Kant
after all. The existentialists lack a bit of humility and patience.
Joel W.
On 3/11/07, Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Are you that desperate for a sense of purpose, a teleology? Get over
> it - it's all random and absurd. The eclectic in me likes to pinch
> that bit from the existentialists at least.
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 11/03/2007, at 10:49 PM, Richard Lovison wrote:
>
> > Religion never brought me any answers and Darwinism never
> > provided much comfort. At times (usually when I'm depressed) I
> > wondered
> > if we were no more than some lab experiment that provided amusement
> > to a
> > higher intelligence, a cleverly designed "flesh machine" that became
> > self-aware only because of its complexity.
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