tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783953663467858822.post2226978312594180622..comments2022-03-28T00:51:10.288-04:00Comments on ChaoSkeptic: Everyone is Jesus in DiscordiaRev. Ouabachehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06750423741735453398noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783953663467858822.post-71176018757404665492009-08-10T09:38:34.916-04:002009-08-10T09:38:34.916-04:00It seems that atheists in general come to reach a ...It seems that atheists in general come to reach a similar conclusion, that the world is meaningless and ultimately absurd. Existentialism fits in nicely at this stage as a life-philosophy. The world becomes our playground; the meaning of life the universe and everything is whatever you want it to be. I think that absurdism is more of a stepping stone (or phase) to reach existentialism, and one ought not dwell on it too much. I say this because I believe humans have an inherent need to make order out of chaos, and getting stuck in this absurdist phase will only hamper one's well-being. Discordianism is certainly trying to accomplish something, but it seems to be the opposite of creating meaning out of chaos, i.e., the goal is to create chaos (or remain in chaos). I fail to see how chaos is desirable. I want to construct (or reconstruct) meaning in the world, and I have no desire for something to remain in perpetual chaos. Discordianism, to me, seems incompatible with existentialism.Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358643701423122464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783953663467858822.post-28232872670917603202009-08-09T10:48:24.518-04:002009-08-09T10:48:24.518-04:00Yes. Discordianism (to me) relies very heavily on ...Yes. Discordianism (to me) relies very heavily on existentialism and absurdism. Nothing truly makes sense so feel free to add whatever meaning you want to life. No one is going to stop you.<br /><br />"All affirmations are true in some sense, false in some sense, meaningless in some sense, true and false in some sense, true and meaningless in some sense, false and meaningless in some sense, true and false and meaningless in some sense."Rev. Ouabachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750423741735453398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783953663467858822.post-81791121256458503132009-08-09T10:40:23.025-04:002009-08-09T10:40:23.025-04:00Your description of Discordianism sounds like exis...Your description of Discordianism sounds like existentialism.Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358643701423122464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783953663467858822.post-21455296680823992552009-08-09T01:51:19.807-04:002009-08-09T01:51:19.807-04:00I meant to do that. ;)I meant to do that. ;)Rev. Ouabachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750423741735453398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783953663467858822.post-87749490588600221532009-08-09T01:50:26.921-04:002009-08-09T01:50:26.921-04:00You posted this just as I finished a book which re...You posted this just as I finished a book which relates my first name to Enki (my nick) *and* to Jesus. Horray for the lawl of fives.John Ohnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11352441770252592928noreply@blogger.com