The Dismissal of Absolutes

The dismissal of absolutes by Camus in his essay The Myth of Sisyphus as an escape from the absurd shows that Camus’ commitment to life with joy and passion is another form of escape from the absurd. By embracing religion the cold irrationality of our society may be ignored. Science attempts to make sense of the world but the true irrationality of the universe lies within the human mind. A commitment to anything including life …showed first 75 words of 803 total…

…showed last 75 words of 803 total…religion and science provide an escape from the absurd world. By embracing religion followers discover a protection from the absurd. Science allows the discovery of rationality falsely leading the mind to the conclusion that everything is rational. A commitment to life with joy and happiness provides yet another escape from the irrationality of the human psyche. Through these conclusions consciousness cannot be achieve through a commitment to anything but, rather, by a non-commitment to everything.