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Originally Posted by Autumn
I think it's been pretty convincingly shown by science that our brains look for order and explanations because that's a very useful mode that has allowed us to create science and technology. Science also shows that it is completely divorced from reality - our brains will perceive patterns and narratives where there are none, and thus can be fooled by things such as optical illusions and appearances of order in chaos. I think that is a much more likely explanation of our question for a story behind our existence.
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Very well said. Reminds me of a Camus quote:
“If you’re not being rational, then you’re being irrational and you won’t be able to understand anything, including the (irrational) universe.”*