added by Jonathan Simcoe · updated 5mo ago
Søren Kierkegaard
This is the "existentialism" that Kierkegaard is considered the founder of
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Jonathan Simcoe added 5mo ago
This is interesting! I wonder how existentialism morphed over time.The only way to live in this painful existence is through faith. But to Kierkegaard, faith is not a mental conviction about doctrine, nor positive religious feelings, but a passionate commitment to God in the face of uncertainty. Faith is a risk (the "leap of faith"), an adventure that requires the denial of oneself. To choose faith is wh
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Jonathan Simcoe added 5mo ago
This feels like the core tension of Kierkegaard: it acknowledges the pain of existence, denies rationalism's ability to "get us there" and ends with the conclusion that "commitment to God in the face of uncertainty" is the honest truth that we must all face.