On Life and Pelican

Hey, y'all! It's been a bit since I've posted, and I'm doing nothing in particular, so I'm going to yell at the world for a few minutes. Given that it is cliche (imagine the accent) as all hell, is the stereotypical philosophical question, and has no bearing on anything, I'm going to talk about the MEANING OF LIFE!!!!!

I'm going to say firstly that there isn't one. As we weren't put here intentionally,* as per my reasonings, we have no objective purpose. There is no destiny for the human race, no cause, no higher ideal. As I've so blatantly and pessimistically screamed at the blogosphere in the past, we are alone (on a theological level, of course.) So, what does that leave me to talk about? Very little!

Okay, here's me fumbling for subject matter. Suppose, for a moment, that there is a meaning of life, and that our existence in entirely necessary. What do you do? Do you quest for that purpose? Do you spend your life in search of it? No! Yes, you heard me. If there is one thing you do not want to know, it ois why you are here. Suppose our purpose as a race is to make some Zxtylophnites feel remorseful when they randomly blow up our planet. Is this advantageous for the greater good? Yes, very; the Zxtylophnites would have otherwise blown up everything, after having realised that they could, and not felt at all bad about it, being dead.. (I know this is silly; bear with me.) So, then, suppose you find that out. Likely reaction:

Finder-outer: "Oh, bawls." Insert years of waiting, cringing at shooting stars, and ultimately offing oneself in anticipation.

No imagine that the same thing is true, but you don't find know your purpose. Nothing happens. Then, let's say, 10 years later, you die. Likely reaction:

Former-finder-outer: "Oh, bawls!" Note that these "bawls" come around a happy decade later.

So... yeah. I feel done. I might expand on this later, but most likely won't. See everybody later.

Oh, yeah, check out the band Pelican, specifically the album City of Echoes. They have a song called "Spaceship Broken-- Parts Needed." That alone should be enough to merit your undying and omnipresent love for this group.




*To see why this is almost definitely true, click here: 0_o