I think this counterargument also applies to “death gives meaning to life”, but we need to unpack the argument first. Like, what specifically would make the unlimited life meaningless?
excuses for endless procrastination?
inevitable repetition, because a (human-sized) brain can only have a finite number of states?
...?
Which then translates it to the “if there is no death, then X” form, and then… what OP said.
She tried to prove that life itself is meaningless, as meanings are the property of projects, and life is only a container of projects. I don’t agree with her: all my projects can’t expire simultaneously. But more importantly, I feel my life more than just a container, I feel that my existence is a value for me itself.
I think this counterargument also applies to “death gives meaning to life”, but we need to unpack the argument first. Like, what specifically would make the unlimited life meaningless?
excuses for endless procrastination?
inevitable repetition, because a (human-sized) brain can only have a finite number of states?
...?
Which then translates it to the “if there is no death, then X” form, and then… what OP said.
There was an interesting article recently: Weinberg, R. (2021). Ultimate Meaning: We Don’t Have It, We Can’t Get It, and We Should Be Very, Very Sad. Controversial Ideas, 1(1), 0–0.
She tried to prove that life itself is meaningless, as meanings are the property of projects, and life is only a container of projects. I don’t agree with her: all my projects can’t expire simultaneously. But more importantly, I feel my life more than just a container, I feel that my existence is a value for me itself.