In
philosophy, "
the Absurd" refers to the conflict between (1) the human tendency to seek
inherent value and
meaning in life and (2) the human inability to find any. In this context
absurd does not mean "logically impossible", but rather "humanly impossible". The universe and the human mind do not each separately cause the Absurd, but rather, the Absurd arises by the contradictory nature of the two existing simultaneously.