Absolutely, on both counts. I think this difficulty might have something to do with where (in what social context) and by whom the text is presented. ...
As a monarchist, it's also probably how she genuinely saw things: citizens as subjects of the government, the way people are subjects of the monarch. ...
I don't recall seeing any of that in Europe. But there are distinct China haters who've been promoting the idea that the Chinese made the virus and le...
It's generally counterproductive to success in business and formal interactions with others. It's only useful insofar it helps one detect another's vu...
Absolutely. Empathy is far too easy to exploit for it to be any kind of reliable means in human interactions. Depends on the kind of person you want. ...
Well, sure, you can dismiss all of them that way. Just put on your Trump hat. https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article5987097.ece/ALTERNATES/s615...
Except that the relevance of this observation depends on one's position in the hierarchy. A patient's perception of their therapist's behavior is irre...
There is also the issue of cognitive economy and other issues of practical economy. In the light of this, a list of commandments like the biblical ten...
The problem is, what makes for "comparable circumstances"? Comparable age, socio-economic status, sex, race, relative position in the socio-economic h...
Oh? You'd tell Plato to go seek the help of a psychiatrist? I'm sure some people benefit more from psychology/psychiatry than they do from philosophy....
Of course people build communities. But I'm pointing at the difference between a community build for the purpose of survival and a community built for...
No, I think this is backwards anyway. Once the original sense of community is lost, it cannot be rebuild. It's like an arm that was cut off and then s...
I'm not talking about that, I'm talking about the nature of psychological/psychiatric intervention and treatment as such. And to tie this to the threa...
While you're a proponent of virtue ethics? Can you sketch out your brand of virtue ethics? What is your virtue ethics based on? In your virtue ethics,...
Some people seem to think that the correspondence theory of truth is unlike other theories of truth in that the correspondence theory of truth makes c...
Read William Styron's "Darkness visible" his account of his dealing with depression and with the medical system. He says that at some point, he realiz...
Sure. Thinking of oneself as, "I am defective" -- what's not to be happy about??! Psychology/psychiatry, like religion/spirituality, prefers compliant...
And I'm not saying that it's Early Buddhism that is misogynistic. It certainly is discriminatory against women. But discrimination and misogyny are tw...
He further says: I disagree. The aristocrats and the wannabe aristocrats who have been popularizing "man is an animal" (or "You're just meat") certain...
Eh, no. For one, the worst and the most misogyny and chauvinism I have experienced in life has been from women, not from men. For two, Early Buddhism ...
If we were to dress up a tribe of humans into chimp costumes and have them act the way humans usually do, but speak a language that the observers don'...
Psychologically and socially, there is potentially a lot at stake in terms of morality. I think that sometimes (often?) it is because of these high st...
Language affords one many options for expression, including sentences like "I find onions awful", "I don't like onions" and "I think onions taste awfu...
It's jargon. Why concern yourself or even just think about the jargon terms of a social group of which you're not part? You probably don't concern you...
The fundamental mistake you've been making all along is assuming that I'm speaking in favor of religion. When in fact, all along, I've been making the...
Why should such understanding be relevant? If anything, internalizing and mastering a cultural bias is advantageous for a person, as it helps them to ...
Says he, against the backdrop of his nice suburban house with cars and pool. But would you say the above about, for instance, an Eskimo? An African bu...
Do provide a scriptural reference for the claim "one of buddha's teachings or will that his followers thought for themselves and that they are not con...
Yes, you do: go to some Buddhist forums, e.g.: Theravada: https://www.dhammawheel.com/ Mahayana: https://www.dharmawheel.net/ (Early) Buddhism: https:...
There's really nothing to argue for, it's only about getting an insight, understanding the principles of religious ethics and religious epistemology. ...
No, the question is: Which Buddhist school/tradition does this Buddhist propose to be a member of? Is this person a Mahayana Buddhist, a Theravada Bud...
You didn't answer my question, and you're giving an impertinent example. People can do something a lot, but this still has no bearing on whether their...
Like I already told you: your experience of religion/spirituality most certainly differs from mine, given your education and socio-economic class, as ...
And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought, And enterprises of great pith and moment With this regard their ...
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