“The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.” – Albert Einstein
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Nah the most important one is deciding whether it's worth living at all.
OT though, I believe the universe to be indifferent. You might perceive some things to be friendly or hostile to you but it's largely relative unless directly expressed.
>>7888961
>>/sci/
>>7888961
This is not remotely related to literature. Please delete this thread and then yourself.
>>7888975
IDK it relates quite nicely to a decent amount of literature/philosophy.
>>7888978
Unless it is explicitly related to literature, specific works of philosophy, or the board itself, it is not allowed and should not be posted.
>>7888995
Oh fuck, better tell the mods, someone's breaking the rules. This is almost as bad as that time someone used a comma splice when clearly a semicolon was correct.
>>7889001
Cry about it, why don't you. That'll make you look like less of a faggot.
>>7889010
You're the one crying here, friend. Literally crying like a little bitch because you're nothing but a stupid little bitch, bitch. Absolutely pathetic little bitch. Stay bitchy. Bitch.
>>7888961
>friendly or hostile universe
Sound really stupid, why would he say anything like this?
I suppose it's true that your experience in the universe is largely determined by your perception of circumstances, events, and people/human nature.
>>7888961
The universe is non moral, eisensteinawitz
>>7889010
>>7889024
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>>7889117
It's against the rules to announce reports. You're going to jail, bucko.
For every brainfarts out there: universe is most likely a metaphor for the world - for the 2x brainfarts that still don't get it: he means your view on life is either good or bad (in short).
>>7888995
/lit/ is the /de facto phil/ board DUMMY
Good thread
>>7888961
>The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a female or male universe.
>The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a edgy or normie universe.
>The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a left-winged or right-winged universe.
>The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a anarchic or fascistic universe.
>>7888961
what he basically means if you were living in an other universe, you would still be a massive cuck OP
/x/ please go
Well, given his stated resistance to the probabilistic universe implied by the then-burgeoning field of quantum physics (cf. "God does not play dice with the universe"), it is somewhat ironic (situationally) that he would opine on the power of interpretation. Einstein's philosophical and political essays, though, are very much worth reading, and his insight into human society still applicable.
>>7891371
>given his stated resistance to the probabilistic universe implied by the then-burgeoning field of quantum physics (cf. "God does not play dice with the universe"), it is somewhat ironic (situationally) that he would opine on the power of interpretation
Why would that be "ironic"? You have no idea what you are talking about, do you?
>>7888961
Existence is a struggle against entropy. On a metaphysical level every moment I persist in existing rather than surrendering to the gradual decay of the universe is an act of war against nature itself.
In light of this, isn't the mundane violence of culture against culture, army against army trivial? Why protest violence between men when we are powerless to prevent violence between man and God? These things must be accepted as part of our struggle to understand our role in the cosmic suicide that is existence.
