Agustino

I don't think it's wrong. Of course. Selling yourself means communicating, successfully, who you really are. That's important. If you don't sell yours...

Sure, as all other human beings for that matter.

But I admire Alexander the Great for example. I look up to him, as a great hero, someone who had traits that should be emulated like courage, daring, ...

I could twist my neck and give you an explanation about why it's right, but I don't really want to play that game. It's just what I would want with a ...

I want to possess my beloved's heart. I don't really care if you think that's wrong :D

Yeah, let's redefine words to make it sound wrong :-}

So what? What does it matter that you call it "enlarged egotism"?

It's not the same thing. The erotic conqueror wants the other to WANT them, not just to be possessed by them. Possession can be achieved by force - at...

I think that regardless of what we do, unfortunately, these kind of bad-natured sexual innuendos will not end at the workplace... Most people are too ...

That depends on character. If most people make a lot of money, you see them the whole day at the pub >:O .

But isn't this to be admired to a certain extent? What great conqueror would not give up his empire if only he could possess someone - even a single p...

Most people are interested in personal growth only because it helps them earn a bit more. But if money was no longer relevant since everyone was provi...

>:O - then he wouldn't be a worker Posty, what are you thinking?! Of course, the ideal worker isn't someone who is willing to learn, someone who is wi...

:-O

There's always that risk. But then, pursuing the woman that is worth it, is also risky. It can stop you from doing the useful work you could do in the...

Yes, it is innate. >:O - yeah, your question presupposes that there needs to be a reason to procreate and to help. The truth is that no such reason is...

Who programs the robotics and the software that does the jobs? There will always be new and innovative things to work on, things that robots cannot do...

I agree, however, the teachers the world needs aren't the teachers you find in academic settings generally (there are of course exceptions).

Good, you believe what you want, I can't be bothered to bicker around with you on this. I gave you enough sources and references for you to read for y...

Impermanent means depending on something else for your existence - ie being conditioned by that something else. Your body is impermanent because it de...

Permanence is not a conditioning. That which is a conditioning is always impermanent. That's the point.

Yes, but not that kind of Eastern philosophy. He preferred the depressed kind ;)

Yes, it doesn't not only not deny it, it affirms that Nirvana is permanent. A good book is: Some Sayings of the Buddha by F.L Woodward It doesn't have...

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Samyutta Nikaya 3.196 discusses: Digha Nikaya 2.100: "Atman (the soul) is the only refuge, is the light within” Majjhima Nikaya 1.341: "The Soul has b...

Right, but in Buddhist teachings, Nirvana isn't impermanent for example. And do you use emptiness to mean simply impermanent?

In Buddhist teachings the Dharma? Nirvana? Buddha-nature?

Well, I think your questions start from the wrong presuppositions. You presuppose we must have a positive reason to procreate and to help - but the tr...

In any kind of society that you'll ever imagine, people will generally be appreciated for their usefulness to others, and this doesn't include just ec...

That depends on the kind of contract they would have. Not in all regards, definitely not. But I would expect the US Government to be heavily involved ...

The Buddhist notion? There are several versions of Sunyata even there, so please provide more detail. But yes, I am very familiar with the Buddhist no...

Why would it be peaceful in the first place? I don't really understand the question. What would it mean for there to be an alternative in this case?

A life of leisure is pretty much useless though, so I'd say neither.

Sure, but business with the government is always different than business with a private. I'm not sure why you want me to Google that, but I suppose yo...

I see. I misremembered, my bad. SpaceX, Russia, US and China are the only ones who have successfully launched a spacecraft into orbit and returned it ...

Not really but it's a bit difficult to explain why. SpaceX is a very strange business. To start with, the technology they have which allows them to pu...

I am not a lawyer, but I think I can negotiate this marriage agreement between two lawyers so we don't have to go through another 2000 back-and-forth ...

A few things: https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/comment/118055 https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/comment/118644 And the continued conv...

That's not because there aren't new things to discover, new exciting opportunities to expand human knowledge, to improve society, to get closer to God...

I'm not sure if you understand the distinction that I'm making there. To think isn't that easy. Most people don't think. And that's true both amongst ...

Jobs was, more than anything else, a marketing genius. The importance of marketing in business is often misunderstood by those who are not involved in...

I have found out that most engineers out there aren't really capable to express themselves very well in writing. So technical writers are definitely n...

Yeah, but I seek to do the same too 8-) Right, but this is precisely the fun, the challenge in business and in life. I keep thinking that if I was bor...

You all complain, that doesn't surprise me. Everyone complains today :s - you all wished you worked 0 hours, I have no idea what you'd do then though.

I have had my fair number of women interested in me, and also a few girlfriends. But you have to understand, especially at this point in my life, I am...

As you can see, I really am not trying to "access" anyone. I do not chase women, I see that as beneath me, and a waste of my time. Yeah, you're so pow...

The North Americans really are used to the easy life... My days, what has become of the world. Nietzsche's last men really are here :o

Right, so I suppose in the land of opportunity Canada everyone has lots of private tutors and goes to private schools?

Stupid people :P Yes, how could I have missed that.

Ok, but it surely sounds like you have had, financially and materially, quite a privileged upbringing: Most people simply cannot afford the luxury to ...