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July 10, 2021 - January 11, 2022
though the scientific literature clearly indicates, first, that creativity beyond the trivial is shockingly rare96
Why do people take drugs? Not a mystery. It’s why they don’t take them all the time that’s the mystery.
It’s also not the case (back to the question) that adult dictates are all arbitrary. That’s only true in a dysfunctional totalitarian state. But in civilized, open societies, the majority abide by a functional social contract, aimed at mutual betterment—or
I got put in time out ALL THE FUCKING TIME BRO
At the height of his fame, influence and creative power, for example, the towering Leo Tolstoy himself began to question the value of human existence.
But we do have other examples, some much less mythologized and archetypal. Consider, for example, the case of Socrates,
He said that one of the factors distinguishing him from other men124 was his absolute willingness to listen to its warnings—to stop speaking and cease acting when it objected.
If you cease to utter falsehoods and live according to the dictates of your conscience, you can maintain your nobility,
Evil enters the world with self-consciousness.
But peasants cannot read latin
such that the ownership and absolute domination of another person came to be viewed as wrong.
was far less barbaric than the pagan—even the Roman—ones it replaced.
...nah
Divine right of kings?!?!?!
I dont think this is fully developed. At least not here
Consider then that the alleviation of unnecessary pain and suffering is a good.
White lies?
You’re a little less courageous. Your opponent, unopposed, is a little bit stronger.
Tyranny grows to the space it is given
Okay thats true
The wisdom of the past thus deteriorates, or becomes outdated, in proportion to the genuine difference between the conditions of the present and the past.
Now thats a quote
That single sentence, wise beyond comprehension, sums up Christianity.
Huburistic and an absolute...hm
Why not turn away, at least, when looking is simply too painful? The reason is simple. Things fall apart.
Or we can pretend that everything is alright, fail to make the necessary repairs, and then curse fate when nothing goes our way.
Now he is spitting facts
Out of the rut is too often off the road. And in the desert that awaits off the road there are highwaymen and monsters.
Then let us slay monsters
HA
‘Each person can speak up for himself only after he has first restated the ideas and feelings of the previous speaker accurately, and to that speaker’s satisfaction.’”
A well-practised and competent public speaker addresses a single, identifiable person, watches that individual nod, shake his head, frown, or look confused, and responds appropriately and directly to those gestures and expressions.
frequently did not like the poor, as they claimed. Instead, they just hated the rich.
Ha!
When Marxism was put into practice in the Soviet Union, China, Vietnam, Cambodia and elsewhere,
Despite more than mere rumours of such atrocities, attitudes towards communism remained consistently positive among many Western intellectuals.
You're right, we cannot allow this to happen again
if only power exists, then the use of power becomes fully justifiable.
It might mean gathering some evidence, strategically, so that when you confront that person, you can give them several examples of their misbehaviour (at least three), so they can’t easily weasel out of your accusations.
I need to work on offering solutions and ideas as opposed to simple rejection
It’s the terror young men feel towards attractive women, who are nature itself, ever ready to reject them, intimately, at the deepest possible level.
Young men, maybe getting over this fear is a huge step to maturity. They are just people.
The Prince could be a lover, but could also be a woman’s own attentive wakefulness, clarity of vision, and tough-minded independence.
This is one of the reasons that men have little patience for dependent men.
If you are comfortable being alone, be so. Dancing alone was fun ad empowering. Im not embarrassed and i shouldnt be.
When softness and harmlessness become the only consciously acceptable virtues, then hardness and dominance will start to exert an unconscious fascination.
People are social because they like the members of their own group. People are antisocial because they don’t like the members of other groups.
Does God have being?
Act so that you are not made bitter and corrupt by the tragedy of existence.
confront the uncertainty of the world voluntarily, and with faith and courage.
The flood is coming. The flood is always coming. The apocalypse is always upon us.
Isbell, L. (2011). The fruit, the tree and the serpent: Why we see so well.
