Is life meaningless? And other absurd questions - Nina Medvinskaya
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3 жыл бұрынDive into Albert Camus’ philosophy of the absurd, and explore the question: if the world is meaningless, could our lives still hold value?
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Albert Camus grew up surrounded by violence. His homeland of Algeria was mired in conflict. He lost his father in World War I. Seeing World War II's devastation, Camus grew despondent. What was the meaning behind all this endless bloodshed and suffering? And if the world was meaningless, could our individual lives still hold value? Nina Medvinskaya explores Camus’ philosophy of the absurd.
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@fulichak6499 3 жыл бұрын
"Everyone is quoting something." -Me
@benxgoh 3 жыл бұрын
lol irl
@kinatoli8343 3 жыл бұрын
What a paradox
@robertimmanuel577 3 жыл бұрын
So?
@Tiffany-ov2jf 3 жыл бұрын
@@robertimmanuel577 So?
@17Watman 3 жыл бұрын
Ben Goh so profound
@thomasackerman6415 3 жыл бұрын
“If nothing in life matters, then it shouldn’t matter that nothing matters.” -some guy I saw in a KZfaq comments section one time
@alfredomaletti8346 3 жыл бұрын
Infact it didn't matters
@mergalmamavoir8715 3 жыл бұрын
But does it truely matter?
@floriath 3 жыл бұрын
Is not that existentialism?
@yaninavelin1277 3 жыл бұрын
Whoaa
@chandramohan_sonder 3 жыл бұрын
Congratulations, We Played Ourselves!
@mincao8003 3 жыл бұрын
3:00 the animation of the jumping off cliff suicide act is HILARIOUS! And it fits the narrative soooo well! For such a grim topic, I laughed my heart out and learned the lesson so well. Job well done, TED-Ed animators!
@verityv5284 2 жыл бұрын
Why do you laugh at suicide? It is no easy decision and someone must have been really feeling hopeless and helpless when he/she commits suicide
@niharikathakur9729 2 жыл бұрын
@@verityv5284 she is not laughing at the idea of suicide. She is laughing at the animation and i can say that animation was actually funny. Watch at 3:00.
@humane123 2 жыл бұрын
I like that everyone is joking with these funny quotes in the comments section of a video on such a deep philosophical concept. I think this is what makes us human. We all understood that if we start asking these philosophical questions, it will lead to despair. So we get on with our jokes and try to laugh whenever we can in this cruel and harsh world.
@gnap6051 2 жыл бұрын
Our coping mechanism.
@imaginenation5158 2 жыл бұрын
Wubba lubba dub dub
@mrtada8101 2 жыл бұрын
Religion be like:
@MegaNightmare4 2 жыл бұрын
It's the opposite. It's the despair itself that is so inherently absurd, and therefore funny.
@GraveUypo 2 жыл бұрын
that depends, i think it's beautiful that life doesn't have inherent meaning. i wouldn't have it any other way. a robot has a purpose, living beings do not, and that's what set us apart.
@peryoudoh382 3 жыл бұрын
“But choosing to live regardless is the deepest expression of genuine freedom”, that is beautiful.
@guillemvidal1958 3 жыл бұрын
Yet nonsensical
@noahkarpinski1824 3 жыл бұрын
@@guillemvidal1958 Of course. But choosing to live even when you don't have an outside force that justifies doing so means that you feel your own internal search of joy and meaning is enough to keep living. Absurdism is a phisophy that truly celebrates what makes humans special
@guillemvidal1958 3 жыл бұрын
@@noahkarpinski1824 What makes humans special is the intelligence, absurdism is the epitome of lack of thought. It's the abandon of contemplation to be able to pursue that of which appears to be meaningful, and produces an effect of joy similar or equal to what's really meaningful.
@pranjalsharma6827 3 жыл бұрын
@@guillemvidal1958 I don't take his philosophy as lack of thought rather inspirational.
@guillemvidal1958 3 жыл бұрын
@@pranjalsharma6827 How you take it, it's not how it is. Something absurd gives no logical reason of being, hence, lack of thought.
@shen-qf9mc 3 жыл бұрын
“Why are the TED-ED comment sections suddenly filled with quotes?” - me
@adityabhadange1631 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@cokhiduykhuong5494 3 жыл бұрын
True! I'll give one, too!!
@MayankRamnani1802 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@jozmit6640 3 жыл бұрын
“I don’t know” -me
@droson8712 3 жыл бұрын
i don't even think it's a bad thing, but it's unoriginal and repetitive.
@takemehome.9729 3 жыл бұрын
"The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience." ― Frank Herbert, Dune
@cypher1133 2 жыл бұрын
this one felt kinda good when i read it.
@Ydv_Saurabh26 2 жыл бұрын
A process that can not be understood by stopping it.
@mozex-000 Жыл бұрын
What if we forgot what we experienced later?
@DSAK55 Жыл бұрын
You can't handle Reality
@incognito9292 3 ай бұрын
And it sucks
@notdumbrella6399 2 жыл бұрын
Ironically, when you think back on his life, it turns out not to be meaningless. His ideas feel motivating. The fact that his ideas and works affect people till now give his life meaning.
@samuelcharles7642 Жыл бұрын
Still inherently meaningless
@Andrew_alxf21 9 ай бұрын
Albert Camus, Henry David Thoreau, and Diogenes basically living their own philosophy
@mstech-gamingandmore1827 8 ай бұрын
It only has meaning to those that believe it has meaning in them
@S_-- 8 ай бұрын
@@samuelcharles7642nothing is inherent in the world. Why would meaning be inherent?
@samuelcharles7642 8 ай бұрын
@@S_-- it wouldn’t be
@hahanamegobrrr6667 3 жыл бұрын
*I do not know who I am* *I don't know why I'm here* *_All I know is that I must get a passing grade_*
@yoso585 3 жыл бұрын
Oh, you must you say?
@harsh9558 3 жыл бұрын
School!! Lol.
@siddharthashukla1334 3 жыл бұрын
@astigmatisme you are the cause of something big
@starsintrash9218 3 жыл бұрын
sums up my totally meaningful life
@aparna5868 3 жыл бұрын
Looking back though, grades never mattered. 😆
@shahidajnur 3 жыл бұрын
Damn Ted-Ed is here making me question life on a school night
@caitlinhopkins9729 3 жыл бұрын
Shahida J. Nur 😭 ikr
@beastybacon199 3 жыл бұрын
What’s new
@johnnybecerra2647 3 жыл бұрын
You know something? Life isn't meaningless. There IS a purpose for this Earth and humanity, but it isn't what we see today. It has been promised for the nearby future. Check out jw.org for more details 😊 www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/wp20121101/purpose-of-life/
@Bald_and_Brown 3 жыл бұрын
Shahida J. Nur I know right? It’s obviously a weekend activity.
@TheDoomWizard 3 жыл бұрын
Watch my channel too :)
@ajahnpadawan8812 Жыл бұрын
One of the most absurd things about life is how many people and familial generations live and repeat the same identikit formulaic lives (school/college/job/marriage/pet/kids), holding the same beliefs, and consider it to be meaningful without any self questioning. They’re not even close to leading conscious lives.
@billcipher3946 Жыл бұрын
It’s funny isn’t? Like right now I feel numb & burned out from American holidays feels pointless lol.
@avivastudios2311 Жыл бұрын
So by doing things like a normal person we're not being conscious? That's weird.
@dav08 Жыл бұрын
@@avivastudios2311 Being normal is pointless
@sightfield1132 Жыл бұрын
As much as I hate to say it, but that's the real matrix, we can view it either as a bad thing and a good thing at the same time. For civilization, this system assures us as collective beings to survive, but individually speaking it prevents us to reach our true limit. Like, not all of us are smart and got any clue about what to do and what not to do next, those people are saved by the system. On the other hand, there are those who become way too unsure than they need to because the system tells them to do exactly as they said. To me it's not absurdity at all, it all makes sense. But do I pity them ? Yes I do. Why ? well call me an optimistic Nihilist, to fully take advantage that life is meaningless is to treat life as a literal blank canvas that you can do anything you like and face the consequences of your own actions. That's true freedom, things that not all people have.
@lifeonahighway9700 Жыл бұрын
you guys wanna be different so bad
@lunatism9714 2 жыл бұрын
I've come to a conclusion: Questioning life is useless. There is no answer and even if there is, what difference would that make
@jonharkins1719 7 ай бұрын
Intellectual equivalent of plugging your ears and going lalalallalal
@Rhen_Sigwaben 5 ай бұрын
Dang I needed this
@justanothermortal1373 3 жыл бұрын
"You're not you when you're hungry" -Snickers
@dynanananaay8774 3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣
@AmanSingh-bt1rx 3 жыл бұрын
😎😂😂😂😂
@Raulv212 3 жыл бұрын
Very inspiring thanks 🙏🏽
@justanothermortal1373 3 жыл бұрын
@@Raulv212 I'm glad to have enlightened you ✊
@jejo4911 2 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@nitrogenjutsu5178 3 жыл бұрын
I live for two reasons 1. I was born 2. I haven't died yet
@ajdg6509 3 жыл бұрын
They died for one reason. Life is unfair.
@ilovememes3919 3 жыл бұрын
@@ajdg6509 yes
@vikkytube1 3 жыл бұрын
this comment will not make you a genius. you will not be regarded as anything extraordinary. this comment is futile. how do you like them now, apples
@flamingaish 3 жыл бұрын
This is good!
@iiCounted2134 3 жыл бұрын
yes
@chone469 3 жыл бұрын
"If you forgot something, it probably wasn't important" - Some guy
@lilyjay8530 3 жыл бұрын
jkdjfjid this is legit what my teacher said to me when i forgot what i was abt to ask him
@keshavagarwal7895 2 жыл бұрын
Charlie Harper (Two And A Half Man)
@NoCommonMeasure 2 жыл бұрын
mhmm mhmm kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l5mlY86h2929kpc.html
@spencerbrown3875 Ай бұрын
"Yeah you're right." -The other guy
@shubhampaul4664 2 жыл бұрын
me: already having an existential dread. ted-ed: is life meaningless? let me get some more panicky.
@cardquest2118 3 жыл бұрын
It’s not that life is meaningless, it’s that “meaning” is meaningless. ...Some might even go so far as to call it absurd.
@yoso585 3 жыл бұрын
Now that’s just mean ;)
@Username-wk7ni 3 жыл бұрын
@@yoso585 I get what you mean
@cardquest2118 3 жыл бұрын
Yoso lol nice! I tip my hat to you*
@appleslover 3 жыл бұрын
The meaning of mean started to mean Something else
@shemv_fnk 3 жыл бұрын
Nice 👍🏾
@junaid-anjum 3 жыл бұрын
"Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better." - Albert Camus
@JustAnotherRandomGuy-_- 3 жыл бұрын
Not applicable in Philippines. 😂
@Fullyautomagic 3 жыл бұрын
Or worse
@existing000 3 жыл бұрын
@Dylan ALERT ALERT WE HAVE THE NEXT DEBBY DOWNER IN SNL SOMEONE HIRE THEM-
@Benni777 3 жыл бұрын
Date On Scoot or China! 😂😂
@appleslover 3 жыл бұрын
Meaningless
@mcr0741 2 жыл бұрын
To find meaning, you've got to find love, passion, for something, for anything. You've got to find purpose. If you can't find those things, then make it your purpose to find them. Unfortunately many people find neither of them in life, but by deciding not to live, they end the only change that they've got.
@nooblifter390 2 жыл бұрын
Life has no meaning but no one wants to lose it. - Itachi Ucchiha
@saniyagupta8788 3 жыл бұрын
“My grades won’t come with me to my grave but they’ll take me there” -Le Students
@Strongify03017 3 жыл бұрын
That's cooooooollll Did you just invent that quote qwq
@crazzy5856 3 жыл бұрын
Only a middle class Indian can understand this feeling 🥺
@Aihoshino24 3 жыл бұрын
@@crazzy5856 yeah so much pressure
@mikan2879 2 жыл бұрын
Learn not just memorize. Live wisely.
@justtrip7554 2 жыл бұрын
more like asian student
@QuestionEverythingButWHY 3 жыл бұрын
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” ― Søren Kierkegaard
@shubhananawasthi5115 3 жыл бұрын
Woah!thats deep
@PedroHLima12 3 жыл бұрын
And that's why faith in the Christian God is such an important thing in Kierkegaard's philosophy. Everything came from Him, and to Him we are going, so our supreme meaning is to be in touch with God through the only Saviour, Christ. By obedient and dependent faith we see God's goodness, looking backwards, and may proceed with hope, looking forward. But looking to our present moment seems rather absurd, for we will only understand each day as we see it in the larger picture of God being glorified in our lives, if we live to Him. Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling is a great work, even if somewhat hard to understand, in this topic.
@Zemlya01 3 жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ms6BpNuAvcC1fWg.html
@mrblackmamba117 3 жыл бұрын
@@PedroHLima12 oh cmon. Stop promoting Christianity here. You do realize Ted-ed has followers from everywhere in the world?
@theuncoolbateman3732 3 жыл бұрын
I found you in Dhruv Rathee and akash banerjee videos
@espio87 Жыл бұрын
As someone who stared into the deep abyss of despair and considered ending it all a couple of times in my life, I am grateful I didn't go through with it. My life philosophy has matured over the years and nowadays I think it would be classified as a mixture between classical nihilism and Camus's take on existentialism. Against the universe's indifference and lack of meaning I choose to live my life as a middle finger to entropy itself. Even if nothing we will do will remain life itself took a gamble and went through with it. And if life itself lacks meaning that just means we're given free rein to give it one. All things strive!
@georgiadioneda4057 2 жыл бұрын
I love this content! Also, the voice over for this video is very engaging, it fits perfectly.
@cliffsousa4184 3 жыл бұрын
"I don't know sh*t but I can copy paste quotes from Google" - Cliff.
@unable3434 3 жыл бұрын
"HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY ' - A HUMAN
@jarvis3642 3 жыл бұрын
that's also copy paste
@anuragdeshpande4915 3 жыл бұрын
You gained a new sub
@UltimateEntity 3 жыл бұрын
You are not real
@UltimateEntity 3 жыл бұрын
I am not real
@danziker 2 жыл бұрын
If existence has no meaning, in the great or the small landscape, then the greatest show of rebellion against the absurdity of it is to choose to live embracing every experience and making your own purpose in life. Against the void, even if it will win at the end, we make our stand.
@837haja Жыл бұрын
Very good take. But maybe there is an explanation.
@catballs-emgg Ай бұрын
@@837haja that's what makes us miserable, there must be an explanation, otherwise nothing would be at existence. maybe our punishment is we cannot have the explanation, and we cannot even be at peace upon the realisation that we will never get an explanation, and also that we cannot comprehend there being an explanation, despite knowing there has to be one
@Nikita-ll8yd 2 жыл бұрын
I love the choice of words used in this. Beautiful.
@scaredidiot6690 3 жыл бұрын
My shower thought has been answered
@anshsehrawat2628 3 жыл бұрын
Don't take showers, it's meaningless.
@GabenC 3 жыл бұрын
666 likes nice
@Aditi-eq1um 3 жыл бұрын
So what's the answer??
@gbm6882 3 жыл бұрын
Existentialist: There's no point to life, we are but Sisyphus in a futile struggle Absurdist: Yeah but you can do it with style
@drjp4212 3 жыл бұрын
On individual level, yes, but on collective level, you’re life is not useless, as you’re a link from previous to next generations (if you have children, ofc)
@kiaaa7330 3 жыл бұрын
@@lemonboy2295 hope you had a good night's sleep
@ganeshsoni2614 3 жыл бұрын
Your name almost gave me a heartattack 🤯🤯 38 years ago🤯🤯🤯
@Raulv212 3 жыл бұрын
@@lemonboy2295 hey man
@abisek.e7636 2 жыл бұрын
@@drjp4212 so you're saying having children gives meaning or is useful to society? either way, that could happen even without him, as many others would anticipate having children, obviously if everyone followed the ideals of meaninglessness, then there will be no world but the thing about the world is there will always be someone who is in opposite here an activist or people who didn't even think about this I hope you understand if you didn't just reply again to me (this applies to anyone seeing this), I will elabarote
@the_luggage 2 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most well-written videos I've ever watched. Camus’ philosophy is so inspiring.
@hahdhsjsjrkfn 7 ай бұрын
Wow, this video is really enlightening. I love the explanation for the problems that we humans face everyday.
@guacamolelover454 3 жыл бұрын
"However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light." -Stanly Kubric
@chrisalldridge9378 3 жыл бұрын
I feel that if he had used "deep" instead of "dark", the alliteration would have made this quote even better. Brilliant nonetheless!
@guacamolelover454 3 жыл бұрын
@@chrisalldridge9378 you mean instead of vast?
@chrisalldridge9378 3 жыл бұрын
@@guacamolelover454 I do yes, whoops!
@matthewsaints350 3 жыл бұрын
"I wish I had something smart to say" - Me
@jeromemarchan1046 3 жыл бұрын
You've just said it...:)
@whenthe531 3 жыл бұрын
@@jeromemarchan1046 or did he?
@dynanananaay8774 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@yatooxx9316 3 жыл бұрын
Damn thats so smart ...
@angelcbaby2000 3 жыл бұрын
🤣
@phi10 Жыл бұрын
Funny, when I was searching for Camus some time ago I hadn't found this video. But now YT suggested it by accident. This platform is kinda broken... This explaination is awesome. Simple and straight on the point.
@takamak4502 2 жыл бұрын
I like the thought that maybe the cycle of love has to be written by us all, by living our own life.
@haroldgo3094 2 жыл бұрын
Wow. Indeed.
@thomasfieschi-rose3705 3 жыл бұрын
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion." -Albert Camus
@Obsrange5176 Жыл бұрын
Been seeing so many of this Albert guy's quotes. He sounds like a sigma male icl
@atrocity7 3 жыл бұрын
Life is meaningless: *sweats profusely You can create your own meaning: *breathes a sigh of relief That meaning is meaningless: *breaks down in the corner
@ananyabaghel8350 2 жыл бұрын
let me process
@hardikb15 2 жыл бұрын
wait you are not supposed to be questioning life... you should be questioning equality ayanokouji
@kavya4427 2 жыл бұрын
istfg I relate to this sm... it almost has been keeping me awake at night and thinking but I just can't find an answer
@MoskusMoskiferus1611 2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes the meaningless meaning actually has a meaning
@eureka5635 2 жыл бұрын
If there was an inherent meaning, what would give it meaning in the first place? Is an inherent meaning really at all meaningful? Would it give anyone contentment if a meaning was just assigned to you? Ugh.
@ira6133 3 жыл бұрын
I believe "meaning" is a projection of human mind and it only exists there. Life itself doesn't have to have a meaning. In fact life is chaotic and it happens pretty much randomly. Its hard for us to understand, but human mind is still evolving and maybe one day we will be able to not seek for the meaning or purpose, see life as it is and accept it.
@noexcuse759 7 ай бұрын
Or it could be the other way around , that it may have a meaning that we aren't evolved yet to understand.
@Sirrajj 2 жыл бұрын
Live a life that's worthwhile for you & others, it doesn't has to be meaningful. Just be happy and be helpful to others as long as you live.
@patrickdizon8585 3 жыл бұрын
"I'm not living, I'm just killing time." -Thom Yorke
@dentdedragon 3 жыл бұрын
We must kill time before time kills us
@greenb1034 3 жыл бұрын
That is just what life is
@nikhildeshmukh6851 3 жыл бұрын
Eat, sleep and repeat.
@FadhilAsyrafi 3 жыл бұрын
"Your tiny hands. Your crazy kitten smile."
@asht2058 3 жыл бұрын
@Chihiro which anime character is in your profile pic?
@anshjain9186 3 жыл бұрын
Scrolling down further is meaningless, don't waste your time.
@sensiblewheels 3 жыл бұрын
Haha 😂 Thanks
@emilia1911 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I needed that
@onikin 3 жыл бұрын
I regret scrolling at all now
@natr6816 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@anshjain444 3 жыл бұрын
I found myself lol😂
@tm7171 2 жыл бұрын
"I don't wanna die, sometimes wish I'd never been born at all" -Freddie Mercury
@DeusShaggy Жыл бұрын
Life, your personal universe, is totally contingent on your personal perspective. Life is a story you tell yourself, nothing more, nothing less.
@blanets 3 жыл бұрын
"... but choosing to live regardless is the deepest expression of our genuine freedom." Thank you for that wonderful thought.
@kimi9572 3 жыл бұрын
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion." - Albert Camus
@willson6254 3 жыл бұрын
Attack on titan summed up in 1 sentence
@ChrisJones-rd4wb 3 жыл бұрын
"The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves." - Alan Watts
@ChrisJones-rd4wb Жыл бұрын
@El Ángel Caído That's not the sick burn, and that's not something to be proud of. That's just a statement of your refusal to live your life. That's a statement of immense sadness. I hope you find the light some day brother.
@huh-ih5wq 10 ай бұрын
@@willson6254 for real
@Amani_Rose 2 жыл бұрын
So wierd how I was actually feeling so down yesterday because of this and KZfaq recommends me this. Helped kind of,
@yoshitaadiraju7385 3 жыл бұрын
More than the video and the content , i love the voice ... Nina Medvinskaya you are fab ❣
@ohheyimjulez9690 3 жыл бұрын
_"The only thing I feel when I pull the trigger is the recoil."_ -Meursault
@gatikgoyal8682 3 жыл бұрын
LMFAO
@UltimateEntity 3 жыл бұрын
Yess lol
@alexw6279 2 жыл бұрын
nokk
@therandomnomad435 2 жыл бұрын
Simo Hayha
@hey_aniket 2 жыл бұрын
Deep!
@steveshafft65 3 жыл бұрын
“Nobody exists on purpose, nobody belongs anywhere, everybody’s going to die. Come watch TV.” -Morty Smith
@carliejung8408 3 жыл бұрын
Hahahahahahahahhaa
@flamingaish 3 жыл бұрын
Good
@techsupport7273 3 жыл бұрын
I think this means nothing matters so let's just enjoy life? Please enlighten me.
@shadowblade8750 3 жыл бұрын
It would be funny if he had a scientist crazy grandpa
@kalakritistudios 3 жыл бұрын
"Sheldon, it's not 'What (even) is the point?!' but 'What is the point?🌸'"
@reesenaiyah311 3 жыл бұрын
Nobody else can decide what the meaning of life is, unless it's for themselves. Nobody can tell you what the meaning of life is, because you have to find that out for yourself. Whatever conclusion you come to is absolutely true. Whether its completely nihilistic or religious, that's the answer. That's the truth. Sure, you can be influenced by somebody elses answer. That's different than completely obeying it just because they said so/the majority says so, you know what I mean? Its seriously difficult for me to put this into words.
@rebeka7206 2 жыл бұрын
noo you did a good job, i felt that with my core
@shreyxzala 2 жыл бұрын
It's better
@hemutitu1870 3 жыл бұрын
Everybody is writing philosophical quotes, so...... "Every time I open my eyes, I see. "
@annmarie.j 3 жыл бұрын
This could be philosophical if you were blind
@jemrimpillo8017 3 жыл бұрын
r/im14andthisisdeep
@incrediblemovies3231 3 жыл бұрын
"I don't want to die..... I just wish I wasn't born"
@ayush510 2 жыл бұрын
QUEEN
@ekagunadi1934 2 жыл бұрын
Are you ok? :(
@pavankumar-nb9bx 2 жыл бұрын
If you were not born, another would be born in place of you. As he grows under same conditions/ circumstances/genes , it would be another you. So he could be wishing the same at this time, you may be that another. So you are bound to be born.
@timg335 2 жыл бұрын
@@pavankumar-nb9bx interesting way of thinking, i like it lol
@kursky4780 2 жыл бұрын
Same no appetite
@bounce9434 3 жыл бұрын
I clicked here just to say that you give it meaning. You decide if your life “has meaning” or not. To me, life has meaning, (though defining it here would be very difficult) even if it appears to not. You’re here for a reason. You’re here to survive.
@suffering.since.2006 2 жыл бұрын
A great episode💜
@bigboy4407 3 жыл бұрын
“Every 60 seconds a minute passes in Africa” -Michael Jordan
@anhbayar11 3 жыл бұрын
Wise words.
@karthikkanapuram3698 3 жыл бұрын
Words of the wise
@kunalkatariya3046 3 жыл бұрын
Absurd 😂
@neon_sd 3 жыл бұрын
actually its Jamal who said that but ok
@honhonhonhon8110 3 жыл бұрын
omg so true
@medgou6273 3 жыл бұрын
I just screwed up in the exam me: life is meaningless
@flamingaish 3 жыл бұрын
Ikr
@mazadancoseben4818 3 жыл бұрын
Keep up hope My guy
@kehara.e2437 3 жыл бұрын
if this isn't me :|
@marshmellowsquid5102 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, in the end, were all gonna forget about it and move on.
@AhmedMohamed-oe8cv 2 жыл бұрын
As Muslims ,the matter is different for us We believe in another life after death We believe in reward and punishment from our only God(Allah) (our creator) after death Life has a great purpose for us Please read about Islam
@junhengzhang6425 2 жыл бұрын
This video used all this information to lead us back to the fact that life is meaningless. Amazing.
@GuyFerzOfficial 2 жыл бұрын
1:23 "The universe's silent indifference" that hit hard
@Lilyium 3 жыл бұрын
I find that whenever I'm in my depressive state I start questioning the whole purpose of life but when I'm back to normal, all the happiness I feel gives reason to life itself.
@Warlord_Megatron 2 жыл бұрын
Happiness for 2 minutes and sufferings for a week. Ah yes, it's is a smart move to bear sufferings for most of ur life to live 2 minutes happily.
@martpepkin472 2 жыл бұрын
@@Warlord_Megatron That's not the case for most people. If it is for you, seek help.You might have depression
@Warlord_Megatron 2 жыл бұрын
@@martpepkin472 It sure is.
@martpepkin472 2 жыл бұрын
@@Warlord_Megatron It sure is not.
@candylide 2 жыл бұрын
@@Warlord_Megatron That's not normal, are you okay? Normally my depresive episodes last 3 days at most, but they used to last months, there is not a only way to have depression Life can be worth it, specially if you know it gets better But yeah, don't talk about someone's life when you have no idea, implying that the best option is to stop living If you CAN relate to the lifestyle you said, ask for help, that's not normal
@oscarlundberg7462 3 жыл бұрын
Meaningless is such a strong word. "Open ended", now that one's more fitting!
@JacobRy 3 жыл бұрын
but, objectively, it has no "meaning." You can't personify the universe, therefore you can't expect to be born with meaning. You may have goals, but there's no objective existential meaning.
@oscarlundberg7462 3 жыл бұрын
@@JacobRy indeed, open ended! You decide what the endgoal is.
@rogbrogb7537 3 жыл бұрын
There may be no reason or justification for life in the universe, but since we're here, we can CREATE meaning from making a more humane path to our eventual oblivion.
@JacobRy 3 жыл бұрын
@@oscarlundberg7462 if thats what you meant, then yes
@marsdriver2501 3 жыл бұрын
@Colin Berg bruh
@jojoska77 Жыл бұрын
i am just tired... tired to survive everyday, day by day just to survive... so tired
@user-ee3zq7mp4x Жыл бұрын
I am too😭😭
@abuhuraira7228 2 жыл бұрын
I love how the questions in my mind are already thought upon and has answers that are relative. Some believe in one thing and others on something else. But there is one question that taunts me," why is it that we have so many things to do and we just want to do them but the time feels short and we aren't able to do that. No matter how much efficient you become the time will still feel short."
@AnnoyingMoose 3 жыл бұрын
“My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line. What was I comparing this universe with when I called it unjust?” ― C.S. Lewis
@puwengong5260 3 жыл бұрын
AnnoyingMoose If he want to find God, why not find the ability to save lives?
@rajashashankgutta4334 3 жыл бұрын
We judge people not by comparison but by our own sense of just and unjust.
@vulxonite1404 3 жыл бұрын
@@rajashashankgutta4334 And how exactly might one come to develop such sense of what is just vs unjust in the first place? And by extension: how could anyone know what light, heat, and roughness are without direct experience of what is dark, cold, or smooth by contrast? If not for the experience/conception of both sides, neither one could exist at all. This idea of duality-neatly embodied by the concept of Yin & Yang-is present in anything that can be prescribed an opposite.
@amritag982 3 жыл бұрын
@@vulxonite1404 .
@alis7135 3 жыл бұрын
That is amazing. Because in Islam, we believe that the reason we were put in this planet is because as souls in the Ahira we wanted to take this "test" that even if we forgot all about it, we would somehow find our way back to God (Allah) But in order to do so, our memories were reset. So that whenever someone says "It's not fair, I never asked to be put in this world" they can't ACTUALLY make that claim. If you are an atheist or believe in any other religion, please no hate ok? We have to respect each other. Hehe :)
@architanaik466 3 жыл бұрын
"A senseless world with inspiration, rather than defeat"....so true.....isnt it better to work together and go higher instead of being selfish and get limited outcome???..won't more light be produced when one candle lights many others...instead of keeping its light to itself?that's what we need..a sensible unity in this senseless world
@SomeOne-cz2wt 3 жыл бұрын
Sarcastically, selfishness is what perpetuates the absurd cycle of happiness and sadness. It propels the world to move forward. Without it, we will be truly meaningless. An intrinsic meaning of Humanity(or Species in general?) I can think of, albeit a pointless one, as it is a mere never ending cycle,is perhaps selfishness. To transcend that "meaning of meaninglessness", one has to learn kindness. But it takes time, takes so many reincarnations(XD if you believe so). And yet, not so many souls can relinquish the innate,raw, meaningless meaning bestowed/cursed upon us by the Universe.
@architanaik466 3 жыл бұрын
@@manojmnaik8510 that's true....there must be challenges in life... that's what makes life more interesting....its like and endless race..the challenges might never end....and neither should our hope. our problems make us stronger....only if we fight them...
@EclipseOfGod 3 жыл бұрын
@@manojmnaik8510 While I agree that all people not being friendly poses a challenge(an interesting one perhaps)l I don’t think that that alone would be the peak of humans or life, there could still be disagreement(friendly disagreement), friendly competition, things that we don’t know or that we can improve, etc., if anything everyone being friendly would just accelerate our evolution, not stop it.
@architanaik466 3 жыл бұрын
@@EclipseOfGod that's very true.....unity and compassion will accelerate our development...not end all problems for us...but ya it's a better option to evolutionize faster...
@architanaik466 3 жыл бұрын
@Bob Taylor why would you get everything u desire?everyone doesn't get everything they desire...and still their life is shattered and violent and sharp..
@dan_erthal 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful job
@absurdtexts2508 Жыл бұрын
I think life's absurd. Absurd doesn't mean funny or useless or worthless. It's absurd in the sense that eventually all our endeavors end in total annihilation.
@dxpawn 3 жыл бұрын
People: depressed TED-Ed: Is life meaningless?
@commentsanitizer7929 3 жыл бұрын
Same
@Sajid_A829 3 жыл бұрын
wow, this is cringe
@prehistoricorchid3455 3 жыл бұрын
Fr tho
@metalizedLV 3 жыл бұрын
Me: yes life is meaningless
@kane_._ 3 жыл бұрын
🤬🤬🤬
@thunderquack2510 3 жыл бұрын
come on im not trying to have an existential crisis during my google meet
@marsdriver2501 3 жыл бұрын
Nihilism hit hard at start ♂️😎♂️
@nobunagakurenai4377 3 жыл бұрын
pshs?
@nuetro1709 3 жыл бұрын
Don't worry, there is a purpose in our lives. We didn't just randomly pop into existence into a perfectly functioning world, where everything is catered to us. We were brought into existence from our Creator Himself. The next question we gotta ask is whether that Creator had communicated with us, and what does He want from us, if there really is a purpose 🤔🤔
@marsdriver2501 3 жыл бұрын
@@nuetro1709 but who created creator ♂️😎♂️, what if creator's life dont have sense too
@nuetro1709 3 жыл бұрын
@@marsdriver2501 this question is asked a lot. Think about it this way, we can keep going back and back. But there cannot be an infinite regress. There had to be a starting point that caused it. Imagine this scenario: you want to ask your teacher if u can press the button, but in order for your teacher to allow you to press the button, he must ask his supervisor, and then the supervisor must ask permission of the boss. Eventually the permission of letting you touch the button must come. But if there's an infinite regress, you'll never get to touch the button. Same thing for the universe, there had to be a starting point. Now to answer your question "who Created the Creator". This is an oxymoron. Because the concept of creation is created BY the Creator. You cannot explain the origin of cause and effect through cause and effect. I hope this helps. Also here's a short clip you should check out: twitter.com/DrShadeeElmasry/status/1088904195338653697?s=09
@resillyence Жыл бұрын
aw this was so wonderful to listen to
@iconofsin7524 Жыл бұрын
This existence is painful. I hate every second 😭
@amanumin7201 Жыл бұрын
Life is test, read this book.. Yusof Ali Quran English translation
@theducksarecoming 4 ай бұрын
skill issue
@just-trying-my-best-everyday 3 жыл бұрын
Ted-Ed: Is life meaningless? Me, facing my maths homework: Yes. Yes it is.
@baumgartnerpaulina6342 3 жыл бұрын
Literally, I should just be doing maths...
@harshmodi3981 3 жыл бұрын
@@baumgartnerpaulina6342 yeah maths is the best
@user-pu7nf3ef9x 3 жыл бұрын
but Maths is ♥
@avisekmaitra8659 3 жыл бұрын
Hey that’s not really right for everyone I really like maths and physics
@lightningbolt4560 3 жыл бұрын
I don't know about life but maths homework is certainly meaningless 😂
@iReeview 3 жыл бұрын
meningless is life
@azertyuiop432 3 жыл бұрын
Well, it depends from which perspective
@SirAlbertoo 3 жыл бұрын
Then what is this kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bs96iZqdvZuscaM.html.. The true meaning of life
@konan8353 3 жыл бұрын
*meaningless, also that doesn't even work even if you spell it correctly, it'd be *meaninglessness
@buubaku 3 жыл бұрын
r/im14andthisisdeep
@D.V.McAwesome 3 жыл бұрын
Rebecca, the 13 year old girl who spends most of her time at instagram: WOW SOO DEEP (CRYS :^C) OMG IM SO SAD.
@nihl4658 Жыл бұрын
I needed this
@nguyenthichien3011 10 ай бұрын
"This world is cruel, yet so beautiful" - Mikasa Ackerman
@RaunakRai99 Ай бұрын
(hajime isayama)
@jakethesnake17 3 жыл бұрын
_Reads title_ My mind: Back again with another existential crisis
@eiajintalan1282 Жыл бұрын
i still love this so much
@Over-Boy42 Ай бұрын
This video is Absurdly good!
@magik2953 3 жыл бұрын
"We have reached the moon, and we dived into the depths of the ocean, but we are afraid to look inside our souls ... because we feel ... that there we will find frightening contradictions." -Trans enabled
@playitothebeat7911 3 жыл бұрын
WOW this’s so meaningful and can be explained in many ways
@ArvindKumar-fj7ql 3 жыл бұрын
"I was born to serve others, why the others are here, I dont know" -_idk_
@patricksvideos4 3 жыл бұрын
- W.H. Auden
@akhmeth9070 3 жыл бұрын
@@patricksvideos4 who?
@yatooxx9316 3 жыл бұрын
Idk why am laughing 😂
@utkarshpandey6879 3 жыл бұрын
For them to be served
@justanothermortal1373 2 жыл бұрын
This is a good quote
@itrustinyou33 Жыл бұрын
great information...
@user-hm8xi5zt5c 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you inspiration
@jzcee021 3 жыл бұрын
I had this thought that if one desires to find the meaning of life, isn't that already giving their life some meaning because they are living for something, and that is to seek out the meaning of life itself? It feels like this thought goes on a loop.
@nafishy 3 жыл бұрын
@@sarahy.2442 if I were god and I knew everything then I must know I am God.
@tkph0328 3 жыл бұрын
Nonsense
@jzcee021 3 жыл бұрын
@@sarahy.2442 God is the creator of life, well, based on my beliefs, so I guess God is ABOVE and BEYOND life. I can't say for sure what would be the meaning of life if I was in the place of God because God is God, and He knows everything. Meanwhile, you and I are humans who has limited knowledge. We're like blind people trying to describe what colors are if we try to look for God's meaning of life. However, I don't look at the meaning of life from a religious point of view because I think that religion can't be taken literally but I treat it as a food for my soul, and one thing that can give MY life meaning :)) I hope that made sense.
@dynanananaay8774 3 жыл бұрын
Wow...
@rincybaptish891 3 жыл бұрын
Well very true , I feel it's about the loop itself , acknowledging and understanding the loop is imp. Life = a loop that I create
@upvotecomment2110 3 жыл бұрын
"Life itself is meaningless, life is an opportunity to create meaning" - Random Stranger in the Internet
@user-tzzglsstle585e38 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, exactly!! Very well said to whoever wrote that, I have the same thought but can't word it out.
@agasthya9128 3 жыл бұрын
It's actually humans who want to create meaning out of everything. Life is meaningless at the end.
@manali6402 3 жыл бұрын
@@agasthya9128 we can only have meanings to ourselves and I guess that is all that matters 😉
@mohammedsharf8459 3 жыл бұрын
@@agasthya9128 seems like you learned nothing from the video.
@agasthya9128 3 жыл бұрын
@@mohammedsharf8459 I just have a perspective of life which is very clear to me.
@whiteknight3929 8 ай бұрын
I have been struggling to try and find meaning in life against the indifference of the universe. It is, as Camus said, absurd. However this has given me a lot to think about, and will definitely look into his works.
@jeffreyanderson6740 10 күн бұрын
Rebellion being a creative act rather than a destructive one. That actually rings right for me, thank you video.
@bluedaylight1243 3 жыл бұрын
"When everyone is writing quotes, you know you gotta write one too" - Me
@johnnyjohnjohn4216 3 жыл бұрын
"To ask what is the meaning of life is like asking where is the art in a painting, where is the art in a sculpture. The thing IS the thing. We imbue life with meaning like the artist finding beauty from a blank canvas, like the sculptor finding form from within a piece of stone." Becoming the Sphere.
@stellagyan6942 Жыл бұрын
The thing is the thing 😂😂😂. Thanks a lot you’ve just clarified the reason for my existence 😊
@jonharkins1719 7 ай бұрын
The art in a painting or sculpture is there because it was made by an intelligent being with intent. This doesn't apply to a universe without an intelligent creator
@yunan3031 3 жыл бұрын
"With great power comes great responsibility." - Uncle Ben
@aranea04 3 жыл бұрын
"Certainty isn't uncertain, but uncertainty is definitely certain" ~Me
@wiilsomaliyed5257 3 жыл бұрын
" I'm reading your comment" - you
@flamingaish 3 жыл бұрын
Oh lol
@yatooxx9316 3 жыл бұрын
So true
@allftw2677 3 жыл бұрын
Seems like it
@nathanjohn9151 3 жыл бұрын
ha, jokes on you I'm blind.
@angelicazumi7625 2 жыл бұрын
@@nathanjohn9151 then how did you know what it said
@BenjoBanjooie 3 жыл бұрын
LIFE IS MEANINGLESS, BUT WORTH LIVING, PROVIDED YOU RECOGNIZE IT'S MEANINGLESS. -Albert Camus
@balsarmy Ай бұрын
Really cool video
@jer103 Жыл бұрын
During certain times and places, makes us question why things occur. Yet, there are simple explications for most things.
@fathfez7991 3 жыл бұрын
"This comment section is an ocean full of quotes" - A person
@fhisaldsfulda3241 3 жыл бұрын
- Abraham Lincoln
@jaxtheoverlord6959 3 жыл бұрын
“In a motion "This comment section is an ocean full of quotes" - A person“ -In a motion
@Tiffany-ov2jf 3 жыл бұрын
@Brendan Moriarty Wow. -me
@TheDoomWizard 3 жыл бұрын
Lmao facts
@Laxmikanthb1 3 жыл бұрын
"If you don't know what to do, then just do what you have to do." - Laxmikant
@ashwanikumar3492 3 жыл бұрын
More accurately - what you need to do.
@ashwanikumar3492 3 жыл бұрын
@Ben Parkin For that there is Intuition. The more developed your intuition is the more you have the ability to know.
@alchemist6819 3 жыл бұрын
I disagree. How will you actually define "do what you need to do"?
@alchemist6819 3 жыл бұрын
@@ashwanikumar3492 The problem is that intuition only works physically.
@ashwanikumar3492 3 жыл бұрын
@@alchemist6819 What do you mean intuition works 'physically'? Maybe you think of 'Extraverted Intuition' as intuition. There is "Introverted Intuition' too. Look up these two terms. Suppose you are a student and exams are near and you really WANT to watch KZfaq videos. But what you really NEED to do is to prepare for exams. Now, it's understandable that there are many situations where it's not easy to point out what is needed to be done. So, for that, there is intuition which unfortunately is underdeveloped in most people.
@ishantk.4023 2 жыл бұрын
thank you for making me more depressed!!
@SwasthyaNeer 2 жыл бұрын
You are awesome!
@kafkaesque1448 3 жыл бұрын
" weddings are just funerals with cakes " - Rick and Morty
@Talia.777 2 жыл бұрын
😂👍
@anuraag7075 2 жыл бұрын
Good
@kbflorida888 2 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha
@_Error__ 3 жыл бұрын
Humor is one of the ways we get by life. It is a means of escapism from the cruel world we live in, despite that it can also motivate people to keep on pushing forward, because it reminds us that there is something more to this world that each one of us should find by themselves. The proof of what I just said is that I came to this video sad and now after reading the comment section I’m in a better state. Just by typing this comment I feel a lot better since I’m producing something that may or may not be meaningful to the one reading it. Thank you all for commenting on this video and making me feel better.
@jaybomb5638 Жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@aditishrivastava6290 Жыл бұрын
Do it or don't do it. You'll regret it either ways. This is the essence of all philosophy. - søren k.
The Living Philosophy
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