In my view, Eco wasn't referring to things in the world like diseases, but rather the world itself. Trying to answer questions like "what is the meaning of life" or "why does anything exist rather than not exist" can drive you mad, and it's a pointless exercise. The takeaway: accept that life has no 'meaning' beyond what we give it, and move on.
In my view, Eco wasn't referring to things in the world like diseases, but rather the world itself.
Diseases are a part of the world. My point is that empirical mysteries are not harmless.
Trying to answer questions like "what is the meaning of life" or "why does anything exist rather than not exist" can drive you mad, and it's a pointless exercise. The takeaway: accept that life has no 'meaning' beyond what we give it, and move on.
I agree with your view. Empirical mysteries are bad. Yet certain non-empirical mysteries such as ques...
(Since there didn't seem to be one for this month, and I just ran across a nice quote.)
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