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Originally Posted by Qilin
I'm sorry. I'm confused as to the assumptions you seem to be going by. How the heck does that even refute my position to begin with?
Life is pointless. The universe is pointless. Existence is pointless. However, why should that stop me from living life as it is? Like I said, humans like to pretend otherwise to justify their existence in the face of such a nihilistic world view. I'm no different.
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I hope you realize that many humans, probably even most humans,
sincerely reject that nihilistic worldview. Plenty of humans are not merely "pretending".
I don't believe that life is pointless or that existence is pointless.
That being said, no man is an island, so no man has complete and utter autonomy. We're all influenced by external factors to at least some degree. I would argue that for those who value "free will", the key is to ensure that such external factors are carefully managed so that they don't corrode free will away. And that's one of the dangers of the Sibyl system. The more humans cede control over to it, the less humans act on their own free will. Sibyl, as it currently exists and functions, has probably become too controlling for the good of humanity.