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__draupnir t1_j68g41l wrote
Reply to comment by SvetlanaButosky in Cosmic nihilism, existential joy | Human consciousness, and our need for meaning in a meaningless world, is the source of both tragic pessimism and the intense joy we take in life. by IAI_Admin
> They belong under the umbrella of existentialism
Do they though? They are not positions philosophers take seriously.
__draupnir t1_j682pin wrote
Reply to comment by SvetlanaButosky in Cosmic nihilism, existential joy | Human consciousness, and our need for meaning in a meaningless world, is the source of both tragic pessimism and the intense joy we take in life. by IAI_Admin
> This is why we have antinatalism vs pro natalism and absurdism vs pro mortalism. > >
Do we though? Antinatalism and pro mortalism are barely a thing we "have" and barely any philosopher takes these positions. There is barely any "vs" there.
__draupnir t1_j4oycsw wrote
Reply to comment by noctisfromtheabyss in Physicist Max Planck on Idealism and the Role of Faith in Science by owlthatissuperb
Isn't scientific work grounded on certain metaphysical beliefs anyway?
__draupnir t1_j6cj4ag wrote
Reply to comment by SvetlanaButosky in Cosmic nihilism, existential joy | Human consciousness, and our need for meaning in a meaningless world, is the source of both tragic pessimism and the intense joy we take in life. by IAI_Admin
Schopenhaur was a pessimist, not pro mortalist or antinatalist.