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Jake Hen

['Member']Joined: February 10, 2022 at 02:40Last active: March 21, 2022 at 16:141 discussions26 comments
Location: Hell, United States.

Bio

What's greater than love of the world? Love of the self, which can be volatile. If you love yourself too much, you could, and I quote, "...get sucked up in your own asshole..."(Anonymous). If you don't love yourself enough, which many people don't, it could lead to destructive behaviors, similar in nature but not alike at all to the previous example. It takes mental fortitude to love one's self and still be critical of who they are and improve upon their faults, while still being aware that their faults will always exist.
So what is the point?
There is no point, there is only striving to achieve an unattainable goal, so that maybe the brevity of our existence is a little less meaningless than it already is.

Favourite Philosopher

Nietszche, Dostoyevsky, Plato, Diogenes, Epectetus.

Favourite Quotations

"No weapon, no matter how powerful, can help the West until it overcomes its loss of willpower" -Solzhenitsyn

"Not being able to govern events, I govern myself, and if they will not adapt to me, I adapt to them." -Montaigne

"Music gives a soul to the Universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." -Plato

Discussions (1)

Comments

In: Is there a wrong way to live?  — view comment
Pretty much, I thought I understood what you were saying at first, which is why I said I agreed with you, but then you argued it was similar to math, ...
February 19, 2022 at 01:58
In: Is there a wrong way to live?  — view comment
Well put, it makes way more sense when you explain it that way, because even when I was trying to make my argument, I had to make exceptions to try ma...
February 19, 2022 at 01:57
In: Is there a wrong way to live?  — view comment
I doubt I'm the strongest Christian supporter on this forum, I don't denounce the religion in any way, and I personally do believe that there are wron...
February 19, 2022 at 01:39
In: Is there a wrong way to live?  — view comment
Sorry if I come off as rude, but I'm confused as to what mathematics and true or false have to do with correct or false beliefs.
February 19, 2022 at 01:37
In: Is there a wrong way to live?  — view comment
Thank you for pointing that out, I need to double check what I'm about to post before actually posting it, and maybe have a bit more conviction when a...
February 19, 2022 at 01:35
In: Is there a wrong way to live?  — view comment
The only wrong way to live is to be at odds with your values is what I take from this, correct me if I'm wrong.
February 19, 2022 at 01:31
In: Is there a wrong way to live?  — view comment
What would you constitute as false beliefs and correct beliefs?
February 19, 2022 at 01:27
In: Is there a wrong way to live?  — view comment
False and correct according to what though? An individual's beliefs? If that's the case, I agree with you entirely.
February 19, 2022 at 01:21
In: Is there a wrong way to live?  — view comment
You make an extremely valid point that I hadn't considered before. Funny story btw, as morally reprehensible as it is.
February 18, 2022 at 22:16
In: Is there a wrong way to live?  — view comment
I understand that there are morally reprehensible things an individual can do, especially to another human being, however I supposed I'm narrowing the...
February 18, 2022 at 21:36
In: Is there a wrong way to live?  — view comment
Absolutely, but the question is, is safe the right way to live? You make a good point, I mostly agree with what you are saying, good and bad are terms...
February 18, 2022 at 21:35
In: What is intelligence? A.K.A. The definition of intelligence  — view comment
Great question, I myself don't have a definitive answer, but I believe that some words and concepts can't be explained in their entirety. It is wholly...
February 18, 2022 at 21:01
In: What is intelligence? A.K.A. The definition of intelligence  — view comment
Maybe it is, but I haven't come up with a better definition for intelligence myself, mainly because its elusive nature is entangled with an individual...
February 18, 2022 at 18:44
In: What is intelligence? A.K.A. The definition of intelligence  — view comment
Perhaps outperform isn't the best word to use in this situation, but by going off of google's definition(which is not the best way to go about it, I u...
February 18, 2022 at 18:39
In: What is intelligence? A.K.A. The definition of intelligence  — view comment
Yes, he is the most intelligent person but also the dumbest, and the standard to which to compare intelligence to. Its contradictory, but its all true...
February 18, 2022 at 18:33
In: What is intelligence? A.K.A. The definition of intelligence  — view comment
Good point also, however i believe someone is considered tall if they are higher than the average height of their sex, for men I believe it is 5'9", a...
February 18, 2022 at 18:30
In: What is intelligence? A.K.A. The definition of intelligence  — view comment
Good point. To clarify, I use Google's definition. Well even if he is stunted mentally somehow, since he is isolated with no one to compare it to, he ...
February 18, 2022 at 18:23
In: What is intelligence? A.K.A. The definition of intelligence  — view comment
Hard to say, theoretically yes, but without intelligence on display, he couldn't be considered intelligent in my eyes, because considering someone as ...
February 18, 2022 at 18:13
In: What is intelligence? A.K.A. The definition of intelligence  — view comment
High level is considered above the average skill and learning rate of the general public. If someone considered themselves intelligent, but was not as...
February 18, 2022 at 17:59
In: What is intelligence? A.K.A. The definition of intelligence  — view comment
Yes, for now, I definitely don't have all the answers, this is the most rational thing I could come up with. An intelligent person is considered intel...
February 18, 2022 at 17:47
In: What is intelligence? A.K.A. The definition of intelligence  — view comment
It seems like the surface level observation is that intelligence is the ability to apply knowledge and learn knowledge at a high level (google), but a...
February 18, 2022 at 17:42
In: What is intelligence? A.K.A. The definition of intelligence  — view comment
No worries, i understand where you are coming from, perhaps we can discuss this another time. You make an interesting point.
February 18, 2022 at 17:31
In: Cancel Culture doesn't exist  — view comment
Cancel Culture exists, on both right and left wing side, and it's awful. Not because it brings to light foul things someone might have done ignorantly...
February 18, 2022 at 17:01
In: What is intelligence? A.K.A. The definition of intelligence  — view comment
Why should the belief of those around you determine what is good and bad for you? An individual is just that, an individual, who theoretically has the...
February 18, 2022 at 17:01
In: What is intelligence? A.K.A. The definition of intelligence  — view comment
"Good for you" is determined by the individual, if someone wants to burn out on drugs and die an early death, that may have been the best decision for...
February 18, 2022 at 15:22
In: What is intelligence? A.K.A. The definition of intelligence  — view comment
How could it bad for you if that is what you were aiming for? Perhaps what others consider as "bad" you consider a blessing.
February 18, 2022 at 06:49
In: To what degree is religion philosophy?  — view comment
Generally they are and they aren't. Paul said, "beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit." Basically, early Christianity began...
February 18, 2022 at 06:49
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