Friday, July 20, 2012
Denial of absurdity!
"In practice, people usually deny the truth by running away. When they can’t face the fact that life is absurd, they find a way to hide or escape from that fact. The thought that life is meaningless, despite how much you yearn for meaning, can be scary. It’s not surprising, then, that many, perhaps most, people respond in a way that existentialists would call inauthentic. As Camus points out, people can respond inauthentically in two ways. The most extreme method is to commit suicide. This response may not be common, but the existentialists take it very seriously. Less dramatically, people can deny absurdity by putting their faith in systems — philosophical, religious, or scientific — that cover up or explain away the absurdity of existence."
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