If you think the system has a purpose, you really believe that the system is inside of a story
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Replying to @morcoswins
@morcoswins (not speaking as the Deities) I have never read Spinoza and have no idea what his philosophy is.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @DeityOfReligion
@DeityOfReligion basically eschews all idea of teleological anything1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @morcoswins
@DeityOfReligion no purpose/aim, miracles are impossible, praying doesn't make sense, etc. Everything is a result of nec. emanation1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @morcoswins
@DeityOfReligion probably too much to do justice to in ~140 chars so.... nvm *shrugs*1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @morcoswins
@morcoswins I believe the universe is an abstract system that behaves according to certain math, so no purpose or narrative or plot.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @DeityOfReligion
@morcoswins humans or other computational agents with utility functions can be said to have purposes though.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@morcoswins but the Q "what is the meaning of life" only makes sense if life is a kind of story, with a point to it. Humans love stories.
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