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If it keeps progressing as it is I think we're going to eventually end up with everyone living an ideal virtual reality life kept alive by machines un...

Exactly. Now where did the "wanting to reduce your desires" part come in. Where is the "deny yourself" as you phrased it. Seems to me like you're desc...

You won't be successful. In the same way that worrying about worrying won't be successful at relieving your worry Yes you will. In the same way that y...

No it wouldn't. "Pop" Buddhism is a version of Buddhism in the West that completely misses the point that is about sitting still and paying attention ...

I said another desire, not the same desire. Of course there is a difference but they're both still desires. So if your goal is not to desire anything ...

Something is true for someone when all he deems relevant sources agree it is true. I don't think it makes sense to ask what is truth in some ultimate ...

They actually do that though. That's why there are different "schools" of buddhism They also say that though. Well, they say "maybe this way or that w...

Again, this is just another desire. You can't desire not to desire and expect that to work just like you can't worry about worrying to stop worrying

And all the Buddhists that are still alive are bad Buddhists? Interesting interpretation Isn't the kind of unnatural self denial you're talking about ...

So in essence you're saying the best Buddhist is a dead one? You're talking about "pop" Buddhism which has very little resembling actual Buddhist beli...

Buddhism isn't about not following your desires either. Monks eat don't they?

Agreed. But every argument has to have premises. And at some stage you can no longer break the premises down into other arguments. At that point it is...

Nowhere in any Buddhist scriptures (as far as I know) is this said

So... If I believe you will experience pain by stubbing your toe then I'm not a relativist Agree so far Now how does this transition to: If I believe ...

Ok sure, I agree with you using that definition but by that definition one is either a solipsist or believes in objective reality. There is no room fo...

The shape of the earth is not a theory. If you could go to space and look you'd see it's round. A theory is the EXPLANATION as to why something is. Gr...

Even assuming this is true how will we ever "affirm a theory". How can we guarantee the theory won't be proven wrong in the future? We can't. So whate...

That's all I'm trying to say. So asking "what justifies a positive ethics" is ultimately only answerable by "because it makes sense to me"

A Buddhist would reply "what is space" and "what are particles" and these are good questions. You have to keep in mind that space and particles aren't...

I don't think this is correct. In Buddhism, Zen and Daoism you're not "Suppsoed to" do anything. The whole point is to stop trying to attatch yourself...

If by objective reality you mean something concrete and uncanging that can be put into words then no. If you just mean "There exists a reality outside...

Is there evidence they do? Do you think all ancient myths were meant literally? In standard interpretations myths are not meant literally but are meta...

The "not beyond death" part is a literal reading of karma. Another one is "death and rebirth" from moment to moment, just refers to change. But other ...

They do though. At one time they were magical voodoo powers that push and pull things. Later they became explained through "exchange particles". Later...

Nirvana isn't a reality it's a state of mind so idk what this is supposed to mean. If I told you "do this to cure coughing" I don't think it makes sen...

"Right" in the way they use it means "gets you closer to Nirvana" not "morally right"

Again, some people genuinely disagree with this. They believe that just being born is grounds for making demands of someone. Again, I agree with you b...

Right now I'm reading "Way of Zen" which also makes this point. I'm not sure I fully understand the difference between "objective reality doesn't exis...

I.... Just straight up don't understand this paragraph idk why The thing is though, the runner in this case had never even been attempting to win the ...

I think a physiological answer to this question has mostly been found. I used to read a lot of neuroscience books a few years ago but completely forgo...

Why not and why? I agree with you but not everyone does.

I'm not sure what you mean by "take precedence over". Sure physical well-being takes the highest priority but what I'm saying is after you treat physi...

But if I COULDN'T do that for whatever reason I shouldn't buy the thing right? Now can I phone my future kid and ask if he'd be fine with being born? ...

My position on this: Life would be so much better if these were possible but it just isn't

The opposite is also a possibility though... So that argument doesn't amount to much in my opinion. The irony is that this presupposition is exactly w...

Both of these are debatable. What's not debatable is that PAIN has decreased. IE the actualy physical sensation that comes with disease for example. H...

key words: The vast majority =/= everyone And objectivity requires everyone

Nor do we share them so they're not "objective" either. Look at serial killers and psychopaths for an example.

mine wasn't a single word answer. I said "being able to convince others you own this thing" which is pretty straightforward.

I don't. It's my personal choice. I just looked at how I act when it comes to any other situation where one can choose to use another's resources in a...

oh ok

Being able to convince others you own this thing (Aka Power as Maw said)

It's simple. The main premise is: It is wrong to commit any act that may harm someone else unless the benefits of it massively outweigh the losses to ...

What in what I said made you think that? My life has been pretty joyful and I don't think life is suffering though you insist I do. Some wasn't the be...

No. Antinatalism doesn't require this to be the case. It just requires that life includes SOME suffering or that it risks including suffering (I don't...

there are two recurring arguments I see against antinatalism on this website (many more than 2 but these are the two I've read on this thread so far)....

How is the person getting "beheaded" in the case of antinatalism? Who is getting harmed? Antinatalism isn't at all like prescribing beheadings to deal...

That's what I'm saying. They aren't agreed upon. Although I believe it is the case that most people DO agree with these principles and still have kids...

yea, not necessarily a conscious one though. The OP could've been written by a human looking robot for all I know. Heck I don't know if you're conscio...

Notice how the quote begins with the key words I BELIEVE. I could find you a similar quote that advocates the exact opposite and also begins with I Be...