"If sub specie aeternitatis there is no reason to believe that anything matters, then that does not matter either...
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
...and we can approach our absurd lives with irony instead of heroism or despair." Thomas Nagel
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@sarahdoingthing Why does that consideration favor irony over heroism and despair?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MemberOfSpecies I think because heroism and despair imply mattering whereas irony doesn't?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MemberOfSpecies the fact that nothing matters might be cause for despair except for the fact that even this doesn't matter, he trolls1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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@sarahdoingthing Why is it cause for irony any more than it is cause for despair?
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