“From an evolutionary viewpoint, in Zapffe’s observation, consciousness was a blunder that required corrections for its effects. It was an adventitious outgrowth that made us into a race of contradictory beings—uncanny things that have nothing to do with the rest of creation.” ~Thomas Ligotti, The Conspiracy Against The Human Race (TCATHR) 1/2 #consciousness #philosophicalPessimism #pessimism #ThomasLigotti #antinatalism