We talked about nihilism, absurdism and other ideas regarding meaning given to life. I don't think that any one school of thought is right but I do subscribe to the general idea of existentialism and its varieties. More specifically I believe in Nihilism as the idea that meaning is derived from pleasure and whatever makes you happy. I think that while the majority of society will attempt to shy away from existentialist philosophies in general, people will subconsciously or at least apply on or more of the schools of thought. I think that the key difference is that people will not go through the crisis aspect. This has its benefits: no suffering through the stress placed on you through the existential crisis . It also has its drawbacks: no conscious knowledge of the decision you made and the process behind it.
We talked about brain in a jar this month also. I find this particularly interesting because you see an idea that appears so bizarre to us, but maybe that is only because a preset in this pseudo simulation is for that to seem preposterous. Also the idea that it is virtually impossible to prove unless the people(s) playing God give us a hint. This also ties into the idea of, how do we now our memories are even real? There is no real way to argue for this without being shutdown by "you have just been placed here programmed with memories in this prepared environment." The idea that everything is in your head is terrifying and seems easy to disprove but that is not the case.
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