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In: If there was an objective meaning of life.  — view comment
The question is, if there was an objective meaning of life, what would it be? Please entertain the question instead of rejecting it outright.
January 14, 2019 at 15:05
In: If there was an objective meaning of life.  — view comment
That is probably a good attitude. The deepest sense of pleasure is found in the gratification of the deepest desire. Google defines desire "a strong f...
January 13, 2019 at 19:38
In: Writing a Philosophical Novel  — view comment
A good philosophical novel makes you question your introspect and look at your own presuppositions
January 13, 2019 at 19:26
In: If there was an objective meaning of life.  — view comment
Wikipedia ~ "Hedonism is a school of thought that argues that the pursuit of pleasure and intrinsic goods are the primary or most important goals of h...
January 13, 2019 at 19:22
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLWriYv_g4k
January 13, 2019 at 07:13
In: Retro-time travelling  — view comment
Yes it is of course. Retroness is ever-present. As I always've said to my friends "retro is modern"
December 15, 2018 at 07:52
In: Discussing Derrida  — view comment
Derrida Shmerrida
December 13, 2018 at 02:31
In: Causation: Is it real?  — view comment
yes, and yes about experience.
December 09, 2018 at 07:59
In: Too much religion?  — view comment
Just accept faith
December 09, 2018 at 07:57
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFAVpirORFg&t=22s
December 09, 2018 at 07:55
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
Devouring Radiant Light - Skeletonwitch ~ In the darkest corners of the mind There is a mirror to reflect lost time But if you look into the depths of...
December 09, 2018 at 07:54
In: Truth is a pathless land.  — view comment
I know this has probably been posted but I want couldn't find it and I wanted to repost it as I respond to it. "I maintain that Truth is a pathless la...
November 25, 2018 at 19:58
In: A little from the Gospel  — view comment
Eating too much ice cream isn't loving yourself properly...
November 15, 2018 at 20:25
In: On depression, again.  — view comment
A. You are capable of identifying some negative source of your misery, B. You are absolutely capable of solving therefore mentioned deficiencies. ... ...
November 14, 2018 at 03:16
In: On depression, again.  — view comment
You must identify what is causing you to be depressed, and then solve the issue(s). There is no other way. My opinion: it sounds like you have no purp...
November 14, 2018 at 02:49
In: Human dignity  — view comment
Some folks reference the 'social contract' which seems to be a kind of underlying mutual altruism found in tribal groups.
November 13, 2018 at 15:55
In: What exactly is good and bad? (In terms of living creatures).  — view comment
better meaning ‘more good’? I wouldn’t challenge the statement that good food was more good than bad food. But at least we’re getting somewhere.
November 13, 2018 at 05:24
In: Should i cease the pursit of earthly achievments?  — view comment
WTF is an earthly achievement?
November 07, 2018 at 04:08
In: The community where everyone is wrong  — view comment
One of my favorite hipster philosophy quotes about truth is that it is subjective ~ SK
November 07, 2018 at 02:13
In: Do I need to be saved?  — view comment
If you are in hell, or headed down the wrong path (leading to hell) then you need saving.
November 02, 2018 at 19:27
In: How to learn to make better friends?  — view comment
Be the kind of person you want to attract.
October 28, 2018 at 16:30
In: Why People Get Suicide Wrong  — view comment
The pessimist does not appreciate the magnitude of the rarely actualized state(s) of maximal satisfaction (heaven) that occurs in our creative pursuit...
October 21, 2018 at 18:09
In: Why People Get Suicide Wrong  — view comment
There is a satisfying satisfaction in our greatest pursuits.
October 20, 2018 at 03:13
In: Why People Get Suicide Wrong  — view comment
Yes aren't we satisfied after a hearty meal? We're not "always" lacking.
October 19, 2018 at 15:51
In: Why People Get Suicide Wrong  — view comment
Is it really your experience that "we are always lacking"? This seems to be true only from an addictive mindset.
October 19, 2018 at 13:21
In: The Mother of All Dilemmas  — view comment
How would one act randomly? Would it be acting trans-consciously based on the cards that flop, turn, and river? The game does seem to ultimately come ...
September 25, 2018 at 22:10
In: Is Christianity a Dead Religion?  — view comment
Christianity was a significant tool for me in building character and understanding myself / developing passion, commitment, other virtue etc. I might ...
July 04, 2018 at 13:31
In: Is Christianity a Dead Religion?  — view comment
Christianity is not a dead religion lol
July 04, 2018 at 13:20
In: Speculations about being  — view comment
'preciate the name drops fam
June 21, 2018 at 19:59
In: Why, "You're not doing it right" is revealing  — view comment
https://www.tell-a-tale.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bird-226700_1280-e1433350319404-1024x570-1-810x451.jpg "Part of the royal art where the true go...
June 11, 2018 at 13:55
In: Why, "You're not doing it right" is revealing  — view comment
Words like "endurance" and "coping mechanism" are limiting and reductionist. There is this sly tactic to reduce the power of a phenomenon by naming th...
June 06, 2018 at 00:33
In: Why, "You're not doing it right" is revealing  — view comment
It is troubling for you right now because you haven't gotten it right, yet. Others have and they have been trying to show you the light at the other e...
June 05, 2018 at 14:18
In: Is casual sex immoral?  — view comment
Thanks for the cool article. Nice to be reintroduced to Kierkegaard in this manner.
June 05, 2018 at 14:10
In: What is uncertainty?  — view comment
I'm not sure.
May 10, 2018 at 19:02
In: What is Wisdom?  — view comment
I was always learned wisdom meant 'applied knowledge' or something such there-other.
May 09, 2018 at 01:09
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfAl9hzAOKw
May 03, 2018 at 23:24
In: Why Was Rich Banned?  — view comment
RIP RICH
May 02, 2018 at 02:42
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0css1kqM0Y
April 30, 2018 at 02:01
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1CkV-9DcF4
April 23, 2018 at 05:27
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ovdm2yX4MA&list=RDMM_ovdm2yX4MA So sad we lost this genius
April 22, 2018 at 01:29
In: Are there any non-selfish reasons for having children?  — view comment
I would say it non-selfish to give another being a chance at rectifying the world.
April 21, 2018 at 07:01
In: What Are You Watching Right Now?  — view comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcr2f1l7aDE
April 18, 2018 at 01:24
In: Beautiful Things  — view comment
http://nexuspercussion.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Daphnis-cyms1.jpg https://nebula.wsimg.com/8e0756dfd2090c7527d283b86a09c10a?AccessKeyI...
April 17, 2018 at 12:37
In: The Existence of God  — view comment
That must be why God is silent.
April 15, 2018 at 05:44
In: Modern Man is Alienated from Production  — view comment
One is isolated from a vast number events that occur and directly or indirectly influence with our day-to-day lives. Production is simply a whole/tota...
April 12, 2018 at 18:08
In: Disappearing Posts  — view comment
For my next trick, I will make this post disappear! Wait for it...
April 11, 2018 at 20:28
In: The Existence of God  — view comment
Isn't the goal to listen to silence? Why is there no shushing?
April 11, 2018 at 04:03
In: Are some people better than others?  — view comment
What about the collective mind? saving face, hive mind, group think. Don't they count for something? I don't know if I could definitively say if truth...
April 11, 2018 at 03:23
In: The Existence of God  — view comment
Lol okay, well how do you conceive of nothing? As a thing or concept?
April 11, 2018 at 03:17
In: The Existence of God  — view comment
Perhaps we can speculate about God based on our intuition and perceptions of life and reality. Some of us have had closer encounters with life (and de...
April 10, 2018 at 14:23
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