I Am An Existentialist

and the mystery and the sense of awe that once so consummed me as a child now so derided by the adult life ive grown into and secretly despise--hoping that change is around the bend, over the river and through...

The first time I heard the term existentialiasm was while in deep therapy with a psychologist. He told me that I had an exististentialistic style of thinking and I had no idea what he was even talking about. I was just thinking like I...

Many years ago, in a restaurant with my friends, we discussed philosophy.
At some point, one of my friends exclaimed "Well, you're an existentialist!".

My older brother was a student at a Jesuit college when I was a pre-teen. I'd tear...

The angels of God or perhaps even God himself gave the gift of tongues during fervent prayer as church members prayed over me. Nothing came to me and I felt the pressure to produce something that didn't exist at all; I began to speak...

As I sit here drunk and contemplative I also wonder why the earth's 1000+ religions and scientists have not reached a compromising solution to the problem of existence. I myself have figured out the meaning of life some...

There used to be a time when I believed in God.
Yes, it's true. I didn't go to church and wasn't outwardly religious, but inside I felt there was some sort of being 'out there' that guided us all and provided our lives with a sense of...

Found this site and forum while searching for Existentialist forums which are about as elusive as a perfect or final definition of Existentialism itself. Aside from forums full of college students trying to understand what they're...

The best existentialist movie I've seen is Port Djema.  I don't think this film has been issued on DVD or VHS, unfortunately.  But it is probably occasionally still shown at film festivals.   Anyhoo, I was stunned by this movie...

Last Saturday I was on a senior center trip to a mill. Usually these trips are fun.  But on this one, the driver/tour guide told us about another trip where someone got left behind.  The van did not go back to pick her up.  I asked...

His existential angst is based on his relationship to a deity that precludes choices . Damnation or salvation.
That's awfully reductionist.
But I respect the conflicts he had.

When you throw a belief in a deity into the mix, doesn't it...

Like... I owe you an explaination? I don't owe anyone. Society was awful to me. Religion failed me and so did my peers. often and frequently. I aws bullied awfully and now it turns back around and asks me why It owes me my social...

I resist aligning myself to a philosophy of life but existentialism is so absurd it has always been my favourite.
Four either/or paradoxesLife vs Death -  I don't accept my inevitable death or I wouldn't waste my time doing stuff that...

I hope someone in this forum can help me.
Please correct me if I have misunderstood, but existentialism tells us that human reason is inadequate to understand the world, that it only replaces the outside reality with a different inner...

THE EXISTENTIALIST PERSPECTIVE As identified by David E. Roberts in Existentialism and Religious Belief * (1959) Oxford University Press; codified and somewhat updated [and personalized for her own use]**  by Jamarian1...

I have been an existentialist for many, many years.
When we are honest with ourselves, contemplating our existence, we find oursleves isolated, alone with the uncertainty and apparent lack of meaning.  But it is not neccessarily...

Hello everyone ,

Firstly I'd really like to say what a fantastic (and important) site I think this is. As a new member I've taken great joy in reading through the very interesting and hugely insightful posts I've come across already...

Fellow beings,First of all: English is not my native language, so if you happen to come across rather unnaturally build sentences, well, then you know why.Actually, I do not specifically want to adress something...I just want to circle...