Posted: Dec 15, 2015 12:49 pm
You are " unable to find any meaning or purpose in my life within the boundaries of a constructed society where those constructs are less than -shall we say- rational." I would say of course, there isn't any to find. I haven't read Camus, but from logical bob's description, I'd both agree and disagree. To maintain my sanity, I relish finding the absurd in virtually everything, including the human tendency to expect meaning and purpose. If I had my way, uttering 'everything happens for a reason' would be a capital offense. I'm 57, and appalled by that, yet I haven't lost any of the burning curiosity I've had since childhood. I don't know if Camus had any knowledge of quantum mechanics or cosmology, or the science of the brain, they are marvelous aids in appreciating the absurd. The more I learn of these really fundamental sciences, the more our most basic constructs seem, well, really 'constructy', artefacts, illusions/delusions, ad hoc, subjective, whatever. Everything is illusion, but you still have to empty the cat litter.