Wednesday, December 2, 2009

A Word of Wisdom from Alan Watts

If the universe is meaningless then so is the statement that it is so. (The Wisdom of Anxiety, page 114)

9 comments:

  1. :) too true. And so is everything that you say. Not you you, you in general.

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  2. "universe is meaningless" has so many meanings.

    "universe is meaningless" to humans?

    then it seems like the preoccupation with the non-existence of G-d paradox

    and doesnt seem possible to me.

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  3. That is quite a logical statement.

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  4. Unless... (banging fist against forehead)

    SYSTEM OVERLOAD!

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  5. That is quite brilliant. Who is Alan Watts?

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  6. This is one of those things that sounds more profound than it is.

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  7. Mushkie: http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=Alan+Watts&l=1

    Modeh: It had more of a point in context. but I can't remember what that point was. And I just finished writing the paper on this junk, so I ain't going to look it up.

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  8. Who knew you read Alan Watts?

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Forth shall ye all hold.