I Feel Nauseous

[mbarrick]

You scored as Existentialist. Existentialism emphasizes human capability. There is no greater power interfering with life and thus it is up to us to make things happen. Sometimes considered a negative and depressing world view, your optimism towards human accomplishment is immense. Mankind is condemned to be free and must accept the responsibility. </td> Existentialist 94% Materialist 88% Modernist 63% Idealist 63% Romanticist 56% Cultural Creative 50% Postmodernist 25% Fundamentalist 25% What is Your World View? (corrected...hopefully) created with QuizFarm.com

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[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

It's clear that Nihilism is not a possible result, because my Existentialism is strongly tainted by it. Not only are we ultimately responsible for our own actions, but outside the human context all our actions are ultimately meaningless. Put in Classical terms: "Man is the measure of all things." That's not to say that everything is subjective and contextual - I don't believe that - just that the universe is infinite in scope and absolute in its inert mindlessness. There is nothing to impress, exhalt, empower, serve, etc. other than the sentient (in the broader sense of the word) beings around us. That's why it makes more sense and it is more meaningful to spend my Sunday mornings with my cats than paying lip-service to some dumbed-down anthropomorphic stand-in for the uncaring infinite.