8-Bit Philosophy: Søren Aabye Kierkegaard — Episode 7 “Does Rationality Give Life Meaning?”

I found myself not liking this episode so much. Perhaps my own beliefs have influenced my capacity to reason on such a subconscious level that I automatically/instinctively disagree with Kierkegaard’s theory? But that means, I have just operated exactly how he described I should have…Right? Argh my brain!

Shatterhand Game Style.

I’m going to rant for a bit: “Truth is subjectivity,” OK, which is a mental construct of reality we all experience in a society, which operates in accordance with its citizens who (the majority of which) adjudicate decisions within that society based on utilitarianism informed by logic and not their passions; soooo, what I am trying to say is that there is no way subjective rationality gives life it’s meaning, for subjectivity is just as susceptible to corruption/influence as reason is, if not more so! Life is a great number of things and just is, regardless of how anyone defines it; ‘meaning’ itself is therefore — as Kierkegaard tried to evaluate it — a futile pursuit. From birth, the societies we live in define our capacity to reason both in accordance to it and our place within it, and rationality serves only the individual and not others, not society, and not life as we now know of it. In other words, rationality alone does not give life meaning, but is a significant part of our reason for living.

We all ought to live and choose the way we want. ‘Necessity’ however, now that is something worth philosophizing. I suspect Kierkegaard must have been ‘happy’ having adopted the teachings of a religion with an established system of rules for living, so much so that his above theory is of little to no validation for other people around the rest of the world, who aren’t Christians. I understand what he was getting at though. Sort of.

Phew, when I rant, I rant! …Yeah; but ultimately this: