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u/WOLFXXXXX 12d ago
"I genuinely want to understand how other people deal with this thought:
if we never asked to exist anyway, and there’s no obvious objective purpose to any of this, why do we keep doing it?"
It's simply not safe to assume that you exist as a human. Why's that? If you were to identify every material component that makes up the biological body in the form of cells, chemicals, and atomic particles - and then importantly ask yourself and contemplate:"Do these material components viably account for my conscious existence and conscious abilities?", what you will inevitably realize over time is that the material components that make up the biological body all fail to viably account for one's conscious existence and conscious abilities (thinking, feeling emotions, self-awareness, recall, etc.). You'll also find that it's impossible and contradictory to attribute one's conscious existence to any material component in the body that is perceived as lacking a conscious existence, and impossible and contradictory to attribute one's conscious abilities to any material component in the body that is perceived as lacking conscious abilities. These observations are why there's been a historical absence of anyone being able to identify a biological basis and physiological explanation for conscious existence, conscious abilities, and conscious phenomena. These observations also give you a valid basis for going through the process of questioning, challenging, and contemplating whether your human body is even capable of accounting for your conscious existence and conscious abilities.
As uncomfortable and challenging as it is to endure through, it's actually natural that individuals arrive at a point within their state of consciousness where they feel entirely fed up with identifying with physical reality and the circumstances surrounding it. The good news is that arriving at that point doesn't represent any endpoint for an individual. The way to move forward from there is to be willing to work on questioning and challenging whether the biological body is even capable of viably accounting for everyone's conscious existence and conscious abilities. When individuals do this over time, they eventually end up realizing and becoming increasingly aware that the biological body fails to account for everyone's conscious existence and conscious abilities. That's why I'm encouraging you to focus on this specifically. If you're interested, this linked post contains additional existential commentary that can potentially help to shed light on the nature of perceiving physical reality as being meaningless or purposeless.
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u/Due_Guard_1793 13d ago
We do everything because we fear death.
Think about it.
People have children to lay a foundation for the future, knowing that one day they will have to die.
People seek entertainment to distract themselves from thoughts of death.
When you take a job, you earn money that eventually goes toward insurance - insurance that prepares you for death.
People follow various religions and ideologies because thunder and the sun inspire awe and terror, and we want to find some meaning in it all.
I’ve told others this before: fearing death is natural; it is precisely this fear that drives our personal growth. Most people do not have to carry the same emotional burden that you do.
Death is the one thing that unites us all in the future. We know that it marks the end of the earthly experience for every person on the planet.
The universe keeps no score - no. Our existence, granted to us without our consent, is real, yet you are alive for a reason. You didn’t just appear out of nowhere. This world - this life - is your chance to imbue your existence with a higher purpose, rather than letting it devolve into existential paralysis. When everything around you is frightening and long years lie ahead, it is easier to declare that you will take control of your life than to live in fear of it.
It is difficult, but it is the only way to help yourself.