Notices by Of Bookish Things (jpk_elmediat@c.im)

@soc_i_ety @econads @lednaBM @crispius
Our brains are hardwired to find pattern and construct a system of survival. We need to find meaning, because it helps us navigate the reality of the physical environment.
We impose meaning that is not there, societal structures, institutions, belief systems, and philosophies. These are all human values and wishes that centre on our survival, both as individuals and as part of larger groups. The universe doesn't care. All beliefs are malarkey in terms of the universe.

@crispius @lednaBM H.P. Lovecraft would agree, but of course that way, leads to existential dread & madness.
Once atheists accept the meaninglessness of it all, and stop trying to take the moral high ground, they will be at ease. There is no moral high ground, only the illusion of humans wishing there was some eternal standard of justice, love, good and evil.