Nagel Says, "If Sub Specie Aeternitatis There Is No Reason

question 103

Short Answer

Nagel says, "If sub specie aeternitatis there is no reason to believe that anything matters, then that doesn't matter either, and we can approach our absurd lives with irony instead of heroism or despair." Do you agree with Nagel?

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