Yes I agree. I try to live an ethical life for a lot of reasons. It has a lot of advantages. Just look at politics or pseudo-ethical barriers slowing ...
It's clearly shown that there's a positive correlation with intelligence and happiness up to a certain point (about 130). The reasons behind that shou...
I'm certainly not saying there aren't counterexamples. It just seems likely that there's some inverse correlation with IQ and happiness beyond a certa...
I've heard about this perspective before. Honestly, it makes sense. It's just very counter to my nature. It does help, but I don't think it's the whol...
Oh, c'mon. That's just semantics, and I don't even buy it. That would mean that if a person who stood next to a speaker producing a particular sound w...
Oops! No, that was Socrates: "Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right way to philosophy are directly a...
Thank you! And to you too! I already completed the surgeries. I'm currently in the recovery process. I'm still in pain but it's manageable and my mobi...
Can you elaborate some? Didn't Plato make a comment like that? Something along the lines of "All of life is just preparation for death." I'm not relig...
Thank you to everybody who responded. Even if I didn't respond to you directly, I read your post. Thank you. :) That perspective of being part of some...
I agree with your point about striving to maintain equilibrium. I've given up all hope for some grand reconciliation. There isn't one. That's what I'm...
If everything you could ever achieve will be undone, it seems to me like the only solution is to enjoy the process. It's difficult for me though. The ...
I've never heard it quite described in that way, but I love it! It would definitely be very taxing. And, as mentioned earlier, any "black and white" s...
I agree completely. Finding counterexamples is easy and the approach is undoubtedly lazy. I understand that the purpose of the question is validation,...
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