![]() That differs from the dictionary definition. But why more martyrs?Įntropy is a measure useable information - apokrisis So why make this choice for someone else? Thomas Ligotti called the concept, "The Cult of the Grinning Martyrs". But, as Cioran points out, the decision, once made, is not reversible, even by suicide. That in itself means societally, and individually, it is deemed as some sort of goal to direct others towards. You cannot deny it is putting people through not only good but trials of varying degrees and kinds. But why? Anything less than a paradise done on other's behalf should be justified. ![]() I have maintained that there is a political implication to this- that people ought to be making gestures towards being, the great IS. My question to you is why do the majority keep on (making the mistake of) trying to make a meaningful gesture towards being? I noticed you never answered me directly but wrote generally, or to DA. Only the wan idea that maybe if we don’t procreate, then we’ve made a meaningful gesture towards non-being. Existence is a mirage, a trap, a painful charade, but there’s nothing higher to aspire to. Yet unlike the ancient world-denying philosophies modern antinatalism seems to have no conception of there being anything corresponding to the ‘release from suffering’. It sees the world as the creation of an evil demiurge, usually identified with the OT Jehovah, and the only hope being an escape from the created world and return to the Plelroma through gnostic insight. Like many traditional philosophies, it sees existence as being inherently imperfect and painful. The OP frequently writes on what is known as ‘antinatalism’ which is apparently a philosophy that stresses it would be better not to have been born or not to exist. This was inspired by this little exchange: I like X, therefore others should like live out a lifetime of X. Don't assume other should fight the entropy. The other you are creating another (POV!) creature fighting entropy. Surfing, dancing, gardening, cooking, procreating, and all the other ways of just having a little fun.
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