What a great thread. Gotta share with my twitter philosophe buds. @Failed_Buddhist @chagmed @misen__ @Triquetreahttps://twitter.com/alexandraerin/status/1055904873013764096 …
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This an interesting thread - as suggested by Kenneth - what are you immediate thoughts
@chagmed? It wasn’t very long ago that we discussed your personal brand of ‘cheerful nihilism’ informed by decades of dzogchen and alcohol use/abuse.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
First, for a dzogchenpa such as myself, all use of alcohol is a sacred duty. I don't enjoy it, but it' something I must do. I appreciate
@alexandraerin's thread. I am unfamiliar with The Good Place. Unless it's a euphemism.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
I agree that the absence of absolute meaning does not prevent beings such as ourselves from enjoying, loving, and drinking
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Fictions are perfectly fine, provided we realize they are fictions, that we use them for practical purposes, and that we realize they don't represent ultimate reality, whatever that may be
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Nihilism can be cheerful. It is possible to understand that "meaning" is a human fiction, but despite that, we need not give in to anxiety and/or depression.
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Replying to @chagmed @KennethFolk and
Very good point. I can see an argument with regards to semantic here, but in practice I think this agrees with a reject of certain 'philosophical extremes'. Where nihilism becomes problematic is in the fixated/deluded denial of meaning/enjoyment/vividness.
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apologies for exporting my linguistics laziness to others' propensity for autocorrection.
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