Other "religions" demand total loyalty, then fail to articulate philosophical necessity. This leads to existential blindness for religious adherents. Buddhism basically just says chilllll.......🪷🕉️☸️🌸
Sometimes I just want to show that these guys are normal people. These quotes might seem boring, but they serve a contextual purpose. Bringing these guys down to eye level creates a practical, attainable context for philosophy. Maybe Elbert here is already at eye level...😁
Oh, Jeremy...your naive romanticism....today utility is found in convincing an ever-recalcitrant populace that murdering somebody simply because they believe something different isn't ok....
I think he's wrong about science. The gold of science revolves around necessity. It's not going to turn away other discoveries along the way of course....
Cioran is the only philosopher I have seen that openly talks of suicide. It's one of the dimensions that makes him so emotionally felt. I have mixed feelings about it.....
"Instructors can impart only a fraction of the teaching. It is through your own devoted practice that the mysteries of the Art of Peace are brought to life." - Morihei Ueshiba
I disagree with this. If the truth is explained well, then the misunderstanding is an individual occurrence. If it is not explained well, then this doesn't apply.
But, this is not mutually exclusive. For instance, I focus on universality because if people can't understand justice, they'll never be fair and good to each other. If they're not fair and good, they're rapacious and opportunistic.
I'm not sure where this answer falls, but ethics, productive morality, justice, fairness and goodness are balanced measures of human life. No doubt this is truth.
