If you find yourself losing patience with someone, remember that they are an ape adrift in an alien world, born into a struggle they did not choose, bullied by impulses they cannot control, searching for answers they will not find, and condemned to a fate they do not deserve.
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I think a lot of people find the idea of determinism disturbing due to the fear of not being in control, but as long as we remain unaware of what our fate is, and just get on with enjoying the experience of life, it's effectively the same as having no fate at all.
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I think maybe I find it disturbing because I feel it implies I don't have a choice in whether or not I can "just get on with enjoying the experience of life" or in whether or not I find its idea disturbing to begin with. That that's all dictated by brain chemistry etc.
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