The Absurdity In Albert Camus The Myth Of Sisyphus

Myth of Sisyphus
Summary:
The more we search and learn about the depths of the human brain, the more we come to see we know less than we think of its intricate information processes and interconnectivity of system pathways. The more we explore the void of galaxy the more we realize we know nothing about its dimensions in space in time. Likewise, when we set out to explain the meaning of life and us, the more we realize we know nothing about it. It’s actually absurd to think that we do because in reality the fact that the human mind and the universe exist together is absurd. You have this silent meaningless phenomenon and you stand in front of it with questions and assertions waiting for answers and affirmations. It is humanly impossible to assert meaning to the meaningless and even if the universe had meaning it is not likely we would ever …show more content…
Now the dilemma is what should we do with this “Absurd Condition” we find ourselves in? In Albert Camus’s The Myth of Sisyphus, he proclaims that accepting the absurd- not denying it or giving into the mechanisms of eluding- and still rising above it to live life to the fullest is the best answer; not philosophical, physical, or logical suicide as his peers, religious authorities, and cotemporaries would have you believe. This absurd freedom leads to