Isn't that really the question?
To do, or not to do?
I was thinking about Camus and how he said that the only serious question is whether or not to commit suicide.
But, in a world where there is no meaning and where anything is permissible, isn't killing yourself just as arbitrary as any other action?
Wouldn't it be just as serious of a question to ask whether or not to put jelly on your toast, or whether or not to kill someone else, or whether or not to wear underwear today?
That said, I could see how, if this question arose in the context of the immense suffering and anguish that can be a result of the realization of the absurdity of human existence, then the question of whether to kill oneself would certainly feel like the most serious question.
But it seems that if the assumptions that led to this question are taken to their logical conclusions, then deciding whether or not to do any thing is just as serious of a question.
To do, or not to do...
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