The fact of our existence mystifies and to this effect can be attributed all of human wonder. Unfortunately, rationality and human understanding do little to alleviate our confusion or provide substance to this “dilemma.” For in the end, when one traces any logical rationale back to its source, inevitably an absurdity presents itself. Yet life for many seems anything but absurd, and instead rather tragic.
For life with consciousness, the constant onslaught of uncertainty and suffering is – to those who truly perceive it – disconcerting. This disconcertion provokes the question - Why? Why is our existence inherently tragic? In other words, if there is a God, why would his creation be so profoundly tragic? If there is no God, how or why do we exist?
Ultimately, mankind has been unable to find a good answer, though not due to a lack of patient diligence. When answers have failed to present themselves, we have invented them out of whole cloth – only to later realize our self-delusions and become increasingly disenchanted. Is the answer nihilism or blind faith or something else? At the moment, the answer is anything but obvious.
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