If Life Has No Meaning, Why Live? – Albert Camus & The Absurd Man | Einzelgänger

According to French-Algerian philosopher Albert Camus, our world has no ultimate meaning, but if it had, it would be impossible to know it. It’s all pretty pointless as if the universe is nothing more than a cosmic coincidence, born without any specific goal or significance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBjFC7g6ur8 For some, such a meaningless existence could lead to…

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Should We Stop Having Babies? Antinatalism Explored | Einzelgänger

Is it better never to have been? Some people believe it would indeed be better if no sentient life came into existence. Antinatalism is the philosophical viewpoint that procreation is morally wrong. And therefore, we should avoid it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ_8fw6-S8A Some antinatalists think only humans should stop having children; others believe that all sentient beings would…

Wu-wei: The Art of Letting Things Happen | Einzelgänger

Despite humanity’s technological developments and will to progress, we’re still utterly dependent on nature. Human effort has its limitations and is always in conjunction with nature. We cannot grow a plant, for example, completely isolated from natural growth, even though we can influence and manipulate it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0rhN8U14dk&t=646s The reputed author of the Tao Te Ching,…

“The Loner’s Path: Philosophy for Non-Conformists” | Einzelgänger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rycIyC_lc-U The path of nonconformity is alluring to those who don’t seek to follow the herd known as a society. Instead, they want to make unique individual choices in life, disregarding other people’s opinions and defying society’s norms. And in doing so, they follow their inner compass, their own definitions of right and wrong, and…

The Surest Way out of Misery – Arthur SCHOPENHAUER

Despite the blackness of his worldview, Schopenhauer also comes with solutions to make life endurable on this terrible, desolate rock infested by continual suffering. In his work Aphorismen zur Lebensweisheit (in English: Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life), he presents his ideas on how we can live our lives in such a way that we…