I think the word “absurd” is better applied to your conception of existence and not so much to existing things. This is why we ought to rid ourselves of such mental containers—“existence”, “universe”, and so on—to make room for the less contrived. Any set of things is not itself a thing. — NOS4A2
What is X? What is a truth statement? What justifies X action? Yeah. — schopenhauer1
Why there is something rather than nothing, though, does not. — Ciceronianus
Thinking about it is in our control. — schopenhauer1
unless you want to disturb yourself about something completely beyond your control. — Ciceronianus
Theoretical physics of how the universe works is out of my control. It just is what it is. Some physics has no real use for humans. Should we not think about it? — schopenhauer1
It strikes me that it has a real use for someone who is a physicist, obviously, if they for example are paid for being one. It also seems from what I read that physics may be used in technology. — Ciceronianus
To the extent the question why there is something instead of nothing doesn't seek to determine how things came to be, I don't think it's an answerable question at all. Do we want to concern ourselves with an unanswerable question--something that isn't a question? — Ciceronianus
But the axiom at we shouldn't disturb ourselves with things beyond our control addresses well-being, wisdom, living the good life, primarily. Seeking answers to pseudo-questions is certainly to pursue something outside of our understanding, and in that sense control. — Ciceronianus
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