Talk:The Fear of the Irrational/@comment-28939893-20160722060221/@comment-1988716-20160722153649

how i personally interpret it:

irrational = absurdism (we cannot hope to explain or predict the true nature of the universe)

surreal = surrealism (focuses on the subconscious's hold over our perceptions and psychologies)

this is why the grotesque is fear of surreal-- dreams involve the subconscious. surrealism can be absurd, absurdism can be surreal, but this categorization is more interested in intent.