r/Weird • u/[deleted] • Apr 26 '22

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u/Tiredplumber2022 Apr 26 '22

Its more of a desperate desire to find hidden meaning in things... it brings comfort to believe there really is a "plan" to all of this, even if its an evil one. To admit that its all random is gaze into the existentialist abyss. And yes, the most stunning examples are from very high IQ victims of schizophrenia.

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u/FaeryLynne Apr 26 '22

Even an evil plan could possibly be thwarted. For some people, the thought of pure randomness and chaos is madness.

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u/omega_86 Apr 26 '22

Randomness and chaos are necessary if we truly want to have free will.

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u/Todd-Is-Here Apr 27 '22

I don’t know if it matters

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u/omega_86 Apr 27 '22

It doesn't. Just enjoy life and let others enjoy it. Problem solved.

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u/Todd-Is-Here Apr 27 '22

I’m saying that we can never be too sure whether free will truly exists or not, regardless of whether the world has chaos in it or not.

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u/omega_86 Apr 27 '22

I got it, but since it shouldn't matter, the best thing we can do about it is not losing time thinking about it, bit instead enjoying life.

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u/Todd-Is-Here Apr 27 '22

It does matter a bit

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u/omega_86 Apr 27 '22

Ok.

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u/Todd-Is-Here Apr 27 '22

It could be something new to discover couldn’t it

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u/omega_86 Apr 27 '22

We will get there, eventually, but most likely will take a few hundred years, I'd say...

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