[osrec]

It feels especially religious to me as a Hindu. A lot of Hinduism talks about a so called "sense of existence" - a vitalising, fundamental "thing" that permeates inanimate and animate beings. The quote reminded me a bit of that.

[novalis78]

It also reminds me of Arthur Schopenhauer’s concept of ‘world as representation of (universal) will’

[heavenlyblue]

The sad thing is that it takes someone quite smart (or let’s say someone with an abstract mind more or less) to understand how mediocre this idea essentially is.

[osrec]

Mediocre in what sense?