Riddle:
What is too much for one, enough for two, but nothing at all for three?
Paradox:
Paradox of existence.
Existence is demonstrably paradoxical, that is, it apparently does not make rational sense. Nature makes an inordinate amount of sense but existence itself is patently irrational and, thus, possibly supernatural. Nonetheless, attempts to rationally explain existence have proliferated since the dawn of humanity, but all of these have led back to paradox rather than resolving the paradox of existence.
One proposed explanation for existence is that it just is, and is not contingent on a cause or anything else for that matter. This is rhetorical nonsense. You might as well say dill pickles explain the meaning of life for all we are able to meaningfully glean from such a statement. It does not begin to describe much less account for existence but, at best, can be interpreted as an affirmation or expression of humor.
Others have argued that the reality of our existence is self-evident, and to think otherwise is pointless and often destructive solipsism. As Aart Van Der Leeuw put it succinctly, "The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced."
What is too much for one, enough for two, but nothing at all for three?
Paradox:
Paradox of existence.
Existence is demonstrably paradoxical, that is, it apparently does not make rational sense. Nature makes an inordinate amount of sense but existence itself is patently irrational and, thus, possibly supernatural. Nonetheless, attempts to rationally explain existence have proliferated since the dawn of humanity, but all of these have led back to paradox rather than resolving the paradox of existence.
One proposed explanation for existence is that it just is, and is not contingent on a cause or anything else for that matter. This is rhetorical nonsense. You might as well say dill pickles explain the meaning of life for all we are able to meaningfully glean from such a statement. It does not begin to describe much less account for existence but, at best, can be interpreted as an affirmation or expression of humor.
Others have argued that the reality of our existence is self-evident, and to think otherwise is pointless and often destructive solipsism. As Aart Van Der Leeuw put it succinctly, "The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced."