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NIHILISM: The Emptiness of the Machine,Used
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A bold philosophical defense of existential nihilism based on modern science.* * *When we imagine a machine, the result is always something close to a mechanical system that works by itself. It doesnt bother us to think that its nothing beyond that. But how do we feel when we imagine ourselves as a machine? Empty. We have the feeling that something is missing. And what is missing? Whats there in a human that is missing in a machine? Illusion. The emptiness of the machine is the consciousness that our subjective world is a fiction; the consciousness that our humanity is a delirium, and that theres nothing behind what we are living. We are machines, and our consciousness is a dream of this machine. Nothing else. Absolutely nothing.* * *Great. I cannot remember the last time I read something so interesting. JohnDivine essay, in a borrowed sense. It took me 40 years to understand this. A text like when I was 18 would have solved my search for the real nihilism. Worth more than the Zarathustra. Jurandir Vieira da SilvaGreat essay. Special highlight for the phrase: It is preferable to live in a meaningless world to believing in a false meaning to the world, one that points nowhere. When we are seeking a grandiose (and fanciful) sense of life, we end up giving little value to life itself. The act of living is the meaning of life. Andr FelixIn one word: great! More adjectives would be disposable. Tom CaranoI have it printed at the head of the bed to reread it a few more times. Great! Julio Neves
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