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In praise of choicelessness | Meaningness

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The choiceless mode of understanding meaning has no “becauses.” Explanations are unnecessary because you are unaware of any alternatives.

Tantric Buddhist religious dance image courtesy Steve Evans The choiceless mode of relating to meaningness has no “becauses.” In the systematic mode , when you ask “why,” a system answers “because…”. The “becauses” hang together in ways that make everything make sense. In the choiceless, or pre-systematic mode, that’s not necessary—or even conceivable. In the choiceless mode, you know of only one way of understanding meaningness. You are unaware of any alternatives. In fact, you are also unaware of your own understanding; of the possibility of alternatives; and of your lack of awareness. In a

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