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[–]TheJamesRocket 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

My worldview happens to bear alot in common with Cosmicism. Its very hard to handle some days, knowing how small and temporary our existence is. And grasping the extreme evil of the Globalists makes it even worse. Knowing that I share a planet with these bastards takes quite a toll on me. I used to believe in the just-world hypothesis, but that was years ago. Seeing them get away with their crimes again and again has shown me how foolish I was.

The events of last year (with the covid hysteria, the summer riots, the election fraud, and the prospect of Neofeudalism) were the last straw for me. This caused me to finally lose faith in humanity. The monumental ignorance and stupidity of the average person had given the Globalists a real chance at bringing their insane vision to life. I no longer see most humans as actual people, I see them as biological robots who follow their programming.

[–]Ponderer[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

That's an interesting link, thanks. H.P. Lovecraft is one of my favorite authors, and I didn't know there was a name for his worldview.

I think it would be interesting to refine Cosmicism a bit and turn it into a more fleshed-out worldview or religion. However, it would probably need to posit some positive (or at least neutral) cosmic forces to counterbalance the malevolent worldly forces we see today.

Something like "yeah, you think the powers that be are bad, but don't worry, eventually Cthulhu will show up and eat them." Except instead of Cthulhu it's time, or decay, or the laws of reality, or the Kali Yuga, or something like that.

[–]LarrySwinger2 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Doesn't that miss the point behind Cosmicism? It sounds like you have a more positive outlook on life, and like Pantheism is more for you.

[–]Ponderer[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I wouldn't necessarily say so. Reading some of Lovecraft's works, many of the characters who acknowledge the existence of powerful eldritch beings aren't exactly demoralized. Some seem quite enthusiastic about it.