The futile quest for certainty | Vividness
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The futile quest for certainty | Vividness
At the base of almost everything, the resulting truth is this: we don’t know. When we disregard this unknowingness, we can easily become disinterested, uninspired, and worn out of this life. We can put great stress on things that perhaps don’t matter all that much and neglect experiences and things that do. We can feel the pressure and anxiety of
... See moreRobert Pantano • The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence: Ideas from Philosophy That Change the Way You Think
We live in a mysterious world full of uncertainties. And we regularly make assumptions to explain them. Coming to terms with the complexity of our human experience allows us to exit our natural state of confusion. To survive.
– Rick Rubin, The Creative Act
Life is intrinsically confusing and precarious. What makes life unbearable is our mistaken belief that it can be cured. We have limited capacity for conceiving the complexity of the world, and we can relax into that reality. Being comfortable that we won't fully grasp things and relax into doubt.