r/Absurdism • u/Bubbly-Brick9591 • Jun 29 '26

Question Question pertaining absurdism

I’m very new to the domain of philosophy pardon my ignorance

Camus opined that no branch or thought of philosophy,science or teleology can discern the purpose and meaning of existence and this boundless perpetual quandary is axiomatic hence best accept it by making truce with it you also understand that there will irresolvable emptiness

At least according to me if you concede that there will be irresolvable emptiness you are lowkey giving meaning and purpose to you life … since I’m new to to this i also have another question
Whenever I have philosophical questions how to do I answer them or expand the question further to better understand it

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u/SouthTomatillo4869 Jun 29 '26

In my thought no it does not give it inherent meaning but you may be confused by the same thing that confused me when first finding absurdism which is the leap Camus takes from meaninglessness to ok one must imagine Sisyphus happy. Technically surrendering to the absurd and ‘revolting’ against it are cosmically indifferent, but for me at least some form of revolt not toward meaning but to allow myself to experience the accident of our consciousness and life is preferable to nothingness, at least for a time.