ABSURDISM

Absurdism is the conflict between the human tendency to seek inherent value and meaning in life and the human inability to find any; does not mean 'logically impossible' but rather 'humanly impossible'. The universe and the human mind do not each separately cause the absurd; rather, the absurd arises by the contradictory nature of the two existing simultaneously. Absurdism implies a tragic tone and feelings of frustration that arise out of the contradiction between the human quest for the meaning of life and its accessibility. The conflict between the human tendency to seek inherent value and meaning in life, and the human inability to find any in a purposeless, meaningless or chaotic and irrational universe. Any search for order will bring one into direct conflict with the universe. True absurdism is not less but more real than reality. In the broadest sense absurdism proposes that the search for the meaning of life is futile, either because it is unknowable or that it doesn't exist. Absurdism is the belief that all human experience is absurd regardless of what any person does. None of our actions or thoughts prevent human experience from being absurd. To experience moments of insignificance and absurdity liberates us from insidious life seriousness, and takes away the burden of accomplishing things we might not be able to accomplish.