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minus-squareBenLeMan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down1·4 days agoSome people just can’t handle being released from Plato’s cave.
minus-squareJayDee@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down3·4 days agoThe first experience for many is crushing despair. It can take time to get out of that slump and learn to find meaning in a meaningless world.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·4 days agoThe world has plenty of meaning that doesn’t involve any kind of faith or religion.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·4 days agoNot objective meaning, though, it’s all subjective. But nothing wrong with subjective meaning!
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·4 days agoFaith doesn’t have any objective meaning either.
minus-squarestephen01king@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoBut they already grew up with it. Finding a different subjective meaning to replace an existing one is what’s hard.
Some people just can’t handle being released from Plato’s cave.
The first experience for many is crushing despair. It can take time to get out of that slump and learn to find meaning in a meaningless world.
The world has plenty of meaning that doesn’t involve any kind of faith or religion.
Not objective meaning, though, it’s all subjective. But nothing wrong with subjective meaning!
Faith doesn’t have any objective meaning either.
But they already grew up with it. Finding a different subjective meaning to replace an existing one is what’s hard.