/lit/ - Literature

>>19868269
a real practical thinking man my hat is off to you

How does /lit/ arrange their bookshelves?

>>18254746
>You believe that there is no higher goal and that you should find your own meaning in the "absurdity" of life
I do not believe there is no higher goal, I just don't assume there is one because why would I? There might be one, but it is beyond human reason and knowledge, so why concern oneself with an unanswerable question?
>The absence of evidence (of a higher truth) is not evidence of absence.
Yes, but that doesn't mean a higher truth is the default conclusion. Read up.

>Therefore you'll never be open to the "arguments" (insofar as you can call them that since they don't operate on purely logical reasoning) of the metaphysical side.
Again, that is my core problem with belief, especially ones that designate themselves as absolute or the truth. If you cannot prove or reason for or against it, why even bother with it? No honest and objective conclusion can be reached, and so it is as good as a comforting lie at best.

>it was an individualistic experience
>It gave me an anchor point, a compass if you will. It's not always easy but I always know where I'm going.
Sounds exactly like what I described as personal meaning and purpose. It is not logical or rational, not by any universal metric, but it gives you reason to live and direction to living. You're just describing another individual coping mechanism to me.

>But metaphysics is about finding the truth behind all the religions and traditions.
Yet I still cannot see this universal truth, especially since you said that you cannot describe it, and that it is some sort of individualistic epiphany that operates beyond reason. Arguing for it, thus, seems like a futile and useless exercise to me.

bump, please help frens.