My response is to say that sometimes it doesn’t all add up to normality. Sometimes you learn something which renders your previous way of living obsolete.
It’s similar to the idea of thinking of yourself as having free will even if it isn’t the case: It can be comforting to think of yourself as having continuity of consciousness even if it isn’t the case.
Wei Dai posts here (https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/uXxoLPKAdunq6Lm3s/beware-selective-nihilism) suggesting that we “keep all of our (potential/apparent) values intact until we have a better handle on how we’re supposed to deal with ontological crises in general”. So basically, favor the status quo until you develop an alternative and understand its implications.
My response is to say that sometimes it doesn’t all add up to normality. Sometimes you learn something which renders your previous way of living obsolete.
It’s similar to the idea of thinking of yourself as having free will even if it isn’t the case: It can be comforting to think of yourself as having continuity of consciousness even if it isn’t the case.
Wei Dai posts here (https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/uXxoLPKAdunq6Lm3s/beware-selective-nihilism) suggesting that we “keep all of our (potential/apparent) values intact until we have a better handle on how we’re supposed to deal with ontological crises in general”. So basically, favor the status quo until you develop an alternative and understand its implications.
What do you think?