First text written in Dutch, second text in English. Sterfelijkheid is een kenmerk van ons allemaal. Toch is het iets waar we in het algemeen weinig bewust bij stilstaan. Bij mij durft dit feit zich wel eens te profileren tussen mijn andere gedachten. En meestal brengt deze gast niet zo een goed gevoel met zichContinue reading “Mortality: terrible … or not?”
Category Archives: meaning
The human condition of searching for meaning II
More structured update of “The human condition of searching for meaning”. Many of us (we, human) feel that there is “something”. Life must have meaning, because otherwise we would not have that meaning-seeking attitude. On the one hand: coincidence in humans But other life forms do not have this experience / feeling (probably; because theyContinue reading “The human condition of searching for meaning II”
The human condition of searching for meaning
Meaning is something difficult. We, as human, see it as an important subject, but we create that importance by ourselves. It seems that searching for meaning is part of being human, that it’s in our DNA. Perhaps it is an evolutionary protection mechanism or just an accidental spur of our human intelligence or our consciousness.Continue reading “The human condition of searching for meaning”
Meaning of life and freedom
I don’t know if doubt about the meaning of life is the best situation we can find ourselves in. But I think life consists of doubt, nothing is certain, so we are in this situation. Yet this can be liveable because there is hope. Freedom is also an important offshoot of doubt and this canContinue reading “Meaning of life and freedom”
The Idealist 