Blogpost #5: Mass Effect Part 1

          The only thing I remember from Mass Effect is that people were really angry on the way it ended. My friends were really frustrated because of how it ended. That is the only thing I remember because I didn't really want to play Mass Effect. I don't hate it but I really don't feel like playing it. Maybe it is because I was not able to start it from the first game that's why I lost the motivation to play it. But anyway, I am gonna discuss once again the video game's philosophy. I actually found two articles regarding this to help me discuss it further. So what I am gonna do is that I will actually do them in separate blogposts to be able to focus on only one.

          The first article I read is entitled " Why Mass Effect is the Most Important Science Fiction Universe of Our Generation " and it was written by Kyle Munkittrick who posted it on io9.com.

          " The flaw is a simple one: the assumption that life has meaning, that intelligent life has a purpose, and that humanity contributes anything to the universe. H.P. Lovecraft, a man "against the world, against life," refused to assume the universe was good. Out of that refusal crawled the sublime philosophy of Cosmicism. "

          Cosmicism is really an interesting concept. Interesting enough for me to get really satisfied. What I mean about being satisfied is for the question " Why do we exist? ". The way it tells us that our true purpose is above and beyond our own understanding and perception is a good enough answer for me. The way we project our beliefs into the fabric of universe itself might probably not be worth anything. Everything we have done can be erased in an instant for the things we have been doing was never and will never be in line with the meaning of our existence. The only reason I think we're doing this is because we are struggling an answer. All our efforts and attempts are just a way to search for the right answer. But like the concept of Cosmicism, our struggles will be for nothing because our meaning in existing is beyond our own hands. There probably is a higher form of meaning in the fabric of the universe but maybe this was not meant for us to discover for we are just small part of the grand architecture of existence and how things work.

          With these ideas, we can't really deny the fact that well, the universe is a bad place. So in the midst of evil vibes within the cycle, is being evil still right ? No, it is still not right even though we might not realize the things we do and why we do them, that is not a good excuse to be evil. Since we are in the blind when it comes to the meaning of existence, we should cling to our morals. While we hang on to our morals, we never let go of ourselves. Well isn't that a a good thing ? Standing against the evil tide of the galaxy ? Evil will never prevail if good makes a move against it. Since the galaxy has become a place similar to the void or oblivion, the only thing we can really do is to do good and survive. Stay true to our own moral beliefs and let these beliefs be our guide through our efforts for survival. We might not know our meaning of being here, but we know that what makes us " us " is our moral understanding that we must survive but not in a dark way but as much as possible in a good or best of ways.

" Why fight for survival in a meaningless universe? "

          This is the best quote and question for me. This is another form of portrayal of our everyday lives. Why do we struggle everyday ? Why do we need to survive ? I am not gonna answer this question because I recommend the readers to just think deeply about this question. Everyone has their own answer to this. Everyone has there own purpose. But don't deny the fact that it can be meaningless. Again readers, think deeply about it and answer the question. After you have answered, ask yourself this, " Will it be worth it in the end ? "