After Skool made a video that perfectly articulates existentialist philosophy (including Nietzsche who is often falsely portrayed as a Nihilist). Very cool, and it's animated only about 10 minutes long.
@Tfmonkey Existance is meaningless and at the same time meaningful.
Meaning of existence is to exist.
@Stahesh the purpose of life is to live, but the meaning of life is whatever you want to give it.
It's like a painting of your favorite song. The artist may have inspired by something specific or not when they created it, but you, as the consumer of the art, create your own meaning.
Searching for meaning outside of yourself is like asking other people what your favorite ice cream flavor should be.
@DoubleD @Tfmonkey I take it as god force.
In the problem with paradox of the stone. Where they limit god only to one action.
But The WILL can be both at the same time.
Like is the glass half empty or half full? Answer is both are correct at the same time.
Same goes for the will of existance for example god. He can create the stone he can lift and can not.
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@Stahesh @DoubleD The problem with "Reality as Will" (Schopenhauer) is where does your "will" come from? Why do you desire the things you do?
You cannot separate your will from your function, and thus your purpose within the universe.
You struggle to assert you will over reality because you see flowing with the universe as submission, but this is illusion.
you can will control over your breath, holding it for a time, but let go and you will find you breathe all on your own subconsciously.
@Tfmonkey @DoubleD Yes that is true weak existances have big problem to free themself from the will of strong existances.
With will there is flow. Strong will have strong flow.
Another problem is that will can be created by another will or it can be born itself.
So when the universe will create you(your will). You need to follow the flow of the will until you are strong enough to resist the flow.
One will can go with strong will or there are others that will resist the will.
@Tfmonkey @Stahesh
I'm going to attempt to answer your questions, but I'd appreciate your feedback thereafter:
"Where does your "will" come from?"
We don't know how or why it exists.
"Why do you desire the things you do?" We can't point to individual causes for desires any individual, but we can make observations about people's demands as observed in praxeology.
"You cannot separate your will from your function, and thus your purpose within the universe." I'm going to think on this more.
"You struggle to assert you will over reality because you see flowing with the universe as submission, but this is illusion."
Agreed. To assert the will over/against/etc the universe is a waste of energy.
@DoubleD @Stahesh you want to do that which you were made to do. The things you want are directly related to your role as a human being.
Put aside your desire for material possessions and ask yourself what you want to do.
It probably has to do with mental stimulation, thinking, and creativity. Why?
Because humans think. That's what the role of the human is among the animals.
@Stahesh @Tfmonkey You're on the right track. The Will is.