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Originally Posted by ArtificialBrandon
1) Death renders our earthly strivings insignificant. (Camus' theory)
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How so? As long as our goal was to enjoy our life, the earthly strivings which benefitted us were not insignificant.
Futhermore, how does Camus know what happens to us after death?
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2) In the grand cosmic sense, our lives and strivings are insignificant already, yet we take them quite seriously. The discrepancy creates an absurd situation. (Nagel's theory)
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A far better case can be made to show how looking at the grand scheme of things in such a manner is itself absurd - for, after all, what does it matter to us?
Even Kant's test of morality could defeat that objection.
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And what "set end" is that, praytell?
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That would be relative to each person, would it not?
This is why we have so many problems in our world. Some think equality should be the end. Others feel that freedom should be the end. Some think that our own pleasure should be the end. Yet, none of these can be proven logically.
Tell me, what is your definition of logic, anyway?
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