Letter to a philosopher
Letter to a philosopher
Jessica Liska
October 2014 To Whom It May Concern, The statement “The world is absurd, in the sense that no ultimate explanation can be given for why it is the way it is” (Moore & Bruder, 2011, p. 152) intrigues me. I agree with this statement for many different reasons. One of which is the fact that it all comes down to one simple thing: there is no explanation. Maybe we are all a little crazy, but there are so many factors that have to be considered when even contemplating the way things are that to even change one little thing could change it all. If we could give an explanation to how things worked, we could wake up in the morning and know every detail of how our day would. Being a clairvoyant would be a reality instead of a fiction of our every growing imagination. Is it our perception to how things should go that we feel safe in thinking there is no explanation, or do we go on faith alone to explain why we can’t explain why things are the way they are. If stated “What is existence?” we could look it up in the dictionary and find a definition that states “having objective reality” (dictionary.com). Having objective reality. That’s an interesting way to explain existence. Montague defined objective reality as a concept in which we are not required to participate for something to have existence (yahoo.com). This going to show that even God can’t be explained, for his existence just is. Accepting a concept like this, is mind boggling, and given it point blank, makes me not want to believe, or accept that God just is, or why it is the way it is. If living with an existence in which objective reality is a moot point, then what is the point of it all? While reading the Myth of Sisyphus, we learn that for all his hard work, Sisyphus only receives moments of pleasure before his torment begins again. This metaphor for life is both deep and a perfect parallel for this statement. Sisyphus couldn’t explain why his punishment was the way it
Jessica Liska
October 2014 To Whom It May Concern, The statement “The world is absurd, in the sense that no ultimate explanation can be given for why it is the way it is” (Moore & Bruder, 2011, p. 152) intrigues me. I agree with this statement for many different reasons. One of which is the fact that it all comes down to one simple thing: there is no explanation. Maybe we are all a little crazy, but there are so many factors that have to be considered when even contemplating the way things are that to even change one little thing could change it all. If we could give an explanation to how things worked, we could wake up in the morning and know every detail of how our day would. Being a clairvoyant would be a reality instead of a fiction of our every growing imagination. Is it our perception to how things should go that we feel safe in thinking there is no explanation, or do we go on faith alone to explain why we can’t explain why things are the way they are. If stated “What is existence?” we could look it up in the dictionary and find a definition that states “having objective reality” (dictionary.com). Having objective reality. That’s an interesting way to explain existence. Montague defined objective reality as a concept in which we are not required to participate for something to have existence (yahoo.com). This going to show that even God can’t be explained, for his existence just is. Accepting a concept like this, is mind boggling, and given it point blank, makes me not want to believe, or accept that God just is, or why it is the way it is. If living with an existence in which objective reality is a moot point, then what is the point of it all? While reading the Myth of Sisyphus, we learn that for all his hard work, Sisyphus only receives moments of pleasure before his torment begins again. This metaphor for life is both deep and a perfect parallel for this statement. Sisyphus couldn’t explain why his punishment was the way it