So? I don't see the multitude of what is being put forward as the word of God or how to properly understand it as a deterrent from the principle that ...
There is a certain quality of one's mind, or spirit, which, at any given time, one either has or doesn't have, and which cannot be obtained overnight,...
So what are you really concerned about? The wellbeing of mankind? Or something more personal, such as are you afraid of being duped? Are you afraid of...
Knowing God through holy scriptures is a form of direct knowledge of God. Holy scriptures are a direct revelation from God, so when you read or hear t...
Some people here in Europe think that the US is pretty much the Dark Ages. This idea has been around for decades. Exactly. Can the US even produce a v...
Donald Trump might now indeed be what you say. But he is a sign of something much bigger, much more powerful, more pervasive than any one single perso...
How ironic then that your Founding Fathers instated the Electoral College, precisely because they didn't have the faith that people should be "allowed...
To the former -- probably not. The plebeian is just not fit to be a Stoic. To the latter -- yes. Normal middle-class people shudder at the mere though...
This really isn't rocket science. But yes, modern-day people tend to lack a sense of proper pride and dignity, so they can't relate to those who have ...
Mahayana emptiness is not the same as Theravada emptiness. Normally, when Buddhists talk of emptiness, they mean it in the Mahayana sense ("nothing ha...
I've been around Buddhism in one way or another for more than twenty years. I've studied some of the Pali Suttas, and I can find my way around Therava...
Did you not speak of pursuing other pleasures, apart from having children? Which is why antinatalism is so impotent. ha. Yes, character-types like the...
And you have not read the Catechism of the RCC, I presume? And look, even in the passage you quote, it is said first: "Hence the existence of God, in ...
Really? When, say, Evangelical Christians tell you who you really are, do you deem yourself as "knowing yourself better"? You didn't answer my questio...
No, "idk" is not good enough. In your scenario, everything hinges on where you place the beginning of life/personhood. Secondly, your scenario is part...
They don't. "Emptiness" is not part of Theravada doctrine. Individual Theravadins, even many of them, believe all kinds of things, such as lucky charm...
Here's a passage from a Turkish soap opera for you. You don't need to understand the language to understand the scene, a few pointers suffice. The con...
You seem to be talking about grammatical aspect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_aspect You seem to be talking about auxiliary verbs: https:...
Not everyone is like that; and not everyone who isn't in one or the other camp is a "fence sitter". But those who think in polarized, dichotomous term...
I have to admit I have to read most of your posts more than once, because I can't follow your train of thought. The topic of weakness is something I m...
I used to play some amateur soccer. I liked the dynamics of the game, the tactics, the precision. But I never could relate to other players' obsession...
You speak like a right-winger. Formulating things in terms of winning and losing, while caring nothing about the problems at hand that politicians are...
Actually, not having a precise definition of "suffering" is part of the problem. Often, it's understood so broadly that it becomes a meaningless term....
In some ways, antinatalism is, basically, a stunted Buddhism, or even more a stunted Jainism. Both of these religions question the project of life its...
I've been waiting for you to mention Buddhism. The resemblance between AN and Buddhism is very limited and merely superficial. You formulate that idea...
You throw rocks at them, or shoot Hellfire missiles at them, whichever is more handy for you. Barring that, you leave their presence. You've got to hi...
It depends on how it's formulated. "You're not making any sense!" vs. "I don't understand what you mean here. Could you explain it a bit more? What is...
No, that should be: Living is taxing on the modern stoic's mind. The problem with so many modern-day stoics is that they are just that, stoics, with a...
1. They see no use in those ideas. 2. They see no use in the challenge. 3. They don't want to accept the challenge as proposed by a particular person ...
Then you shouldn't fret when Trump and co. win. Once you hold that what matters is whose will prevails, you can quit the pretense of being intelligent...
When do you believe that life/personhood starts? At conception, birth, 18 years of age ...? Suppose there would a Lebensborn kind of maternity camp fo...
The only person who benefits in any way from this is the antinatalist. Antinatalists are people who seek happiness in life from other people not being...
Nonsense isn't like weeds, so that once you pull or dig it out, it would be gone for a least a while. Nonsense is something far more systemic, complex...
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