Nietzsche's Eternal Recurrence - Why hate the turkeys?

Frederick Nietzsche offers a rather interesting thought experiment concerning what he calls 'The Eternal Recurrence.' That is, what if you learned your life eternally repeated? What if you were to live your life over and over again? Would that thought fill you with dread? Would you hate the idea of having to relive your miserable existence over and over again?

If so, Nietzsche suggests you aren't living this life very well! Maybe it's time to live it better, so if you were destined to repeat it, you would not hate the experience as much as you do!

What of it? Would you like to live your life over again?

Here's Nietzsche's formulation, for Section 341 in 'The Gay Science':

"What if some day or night a demon were to steal after you into your loneliest loneliness, and say to you, "This life as you now live it and have lived it, you will have to live once more and innumerable times more; and there will be nothing new in it, but every pain and every joy and every thought and sigh and everything unutterably small or great in your life will have to return to you, all in the same succession and sequence" ... Would you not throw yourself down and gnash your teeth and curse the demon who spoke thus? Or have you once experienced a tremendous moment when you would have answered him: "You are a god and never have I heard anything more divine."

Translation by: Schacht, Richard (2001). 'Nietzsche's Postmoralism: Essays on Nietzsche's Prelude to Philosophy's Future.' Cambridge University Press. p. 237.

Like I said, an interesting question to think about . . .

#nietzsche #eternalreturn #philosophy

Special thanks, once again, goes out to my friend Francis Lukban for sharing his voice talents and his always helpful suggestions.

[kzazazazk]

I usually don't comment and tend to avoid low view videos as a rule of thumb but this was genuinely good and insightful. Very easy to understand and retain. Hope your channel gains lots of traction from the mystic algorithm.

[shedar]

That was interesting, why is the character shooting on a turkey tho ?

[garrettrye]

Love this video, cool introduction to the topic, what’s with the turkeys though?

[abdelrahmansheref]

great video, make a longer discussions

[ianfinn]

I'm not sure if the philosophy says that this isn't an option or not, but couldn't one say that they choose neither? That since they won't remember the lives already lived, it's sort of like a blank slate and a new person (although the personalities will be changed)? I think of it as more of a different person living my life should this be true, because I have no knowledge of a previous life it would stand that neither would the next me. Therefore, these choices from my own perspective are mine alone. Great thought experiment, I do think that it has a lot to offer as a check in on your life. Nice video, keep up the good work!

[seanmiller]

So instead of a groundhog day its a groundhog life, interesting

[TheBaioken]

Ok i guess i'll better do something against my terminal uncurable disease so my live becomes worth living again. That or opioids. Lots and lots of opioids.

[Synochra]

the answer is no, I do not fear it. as long as I have prozac and weed

[jontedeakin]

Shit hypothetical. This tests if yoyr life is happy, not if youre living a worthy or unworthy life