There are three general thesis held by most existentialist; the first is that existence precedes essence, two the absurdity of existence, and three radical freedom. This blog is going to focus on the second of those thesis.
Absurdity of existence:
The phrase "the absurdity of life" is in reference to the idea that all our lives humans try to remain on top and avoid death even though we know that death is unavoidable. It's about the cat and mouse game of life, everyday we do things to prolong life and avoiod death when we can drop dead at any second for a number of reasons out of our control. I agree with existentialists that this cat and mouse game is absurd, but I think that it is necessary. If everyone where to wander the World with the constant thoguht "I can die right now" then the World would be a crazier place then it already is. Some people wouldn't care anymore, why should I get a college degree if in the end I'm just going to die and it the degree will be worthless. Yes, some people do live their lives thinking that way but the great masses don't. The majority of people would rather sit and not think about the fact that one day we will all be dead and everything we do it pointless. That is just a depressing way to live, thus the cat and mouse game we have turned life into.
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