“I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth”
— Umberto Eco
Simplified Meaning:
The world is a puzzle that is not harmful by itself. It only becomes frightening when we try too hard to find a hidden meaning in it.
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Belief Enigma Existentialism Human nature Interpretation Mystery Perception Philosophy Truth Understanding