Is there moral goodness, what is goodness to you?
Absolutely there is moral goodness. Goodness is a harmony, living with your fellow creatures in a state of common vibration. I like to think that all people vibrate internally, like Plato said the planets do, and different groupings create different chords and textures. Some chords sound sad, some textures are rough, but “goodness” is when they are all in tune with one another, working together to show the greater extent of our being.
What is the importance of space exploration in our society?
I believe it is the physical manifestation of man’s struggle to find a higher power. We really want one. Humans are so convinced we are special, or a higher order than the other animals that we need to find something higher than us. We are confused. Our language was built in such a way that we convinced ourselves that each of us is a singular entity, born above the animal kingdom. All of the institutions built upon this language are inherently saturated in that confusion—we were born to it and we will never escape it unless we find a higher answer. That’s probably why space exploration is important.
Do you worry about the heat death of the universe?
Only every time I drop a motherfucking mixtape.
[how many people have given this exact answer this seems like a set up]
How do you create meaningful experience in your life?
Looking back, the most meaningful experiences in my life took investing either mind, body, time, or energy into something that I wasn’t 100% sure was going to work. It took gambling, with fairly high-stakes, on odds that were not advisable. It took positivity, perseverance and patience with things that were far from my control. There were also psychedelics involved sometimes, and often many trees and bright beautiful music. This is to say, follow your heart and reach higher than you can imagine. You’ll find meaning there.
Sartre posits that the existence of desire is the best proof that humans are basically in a state of “lacking”, if man were “what he is(a being-in-itself)”, he would not need anything to complete him. Is there anything that can make a human complete?
I read once that happiness is the “absence of desire,” and of course, that period of time is always temporary. Eventually we want something else (some food, some drink, some sex, etc.) and we will become aware of this “lacking,” and go about satiating that need.
Because of our never-ending need to perform those base instincts, I doubt we can find a natural way to be “complete” for more than a half hour or so. However, I do believe that some humans are more complete than others, and believe that that completeness stems from acceptance, awareness, respect, and inclusion.
Do you consider contemplation a luxury?
Contemplation is a cage.