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Oh, understood. I just see suffering as a noble feeling that everyone deals with and is a catalyst for further spiritual growth.

Analogically, people want things that are beyond the scope of their control. Hence Stoicism>?

I'm not sure about that; but, will have to confirm. My plans are to first make more money. I need to stand up on my own feet at the moment.

Haha.

I'm a rookie for life, haha. But, is suffering inherently meaningful? I think so. Metaphorically it's a ladder everyone has to climb on.

So, suffering can be inherently meaningful if one professes a non-solipsistic view on life. Does a solipsist suffer?

That's arguable. I think everything in life can serves a purpose. Whether they actually do is another question.

Well, sure. Schopenhauer talked about happiness being a state of equanimity between conflicting desires. It's not a matter of preference than to want ...

Sound advice. I wonder why people don't pay attention to it? They seem possessed with the idea of obtaining happiness over all else over the detriment...

Another awesome post. Thanks.

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What deal is that?

Wittgenstein was a sort of mystical poet. Have you read any of his works? Start with the Tractatus, it's pure enjoyment.

Cheap in what way? Grows confused.

The limits of my world are the limits of my language.

Indeed. Thanks for sharing though. We can never truly know the answers to some things; but, we can try.

Go on...

Oh, another one of those questions we can always ponder about; but, never fully know.

More pieces of wisdom. Thanks, I'll ponder over it. In the meantime tell me if you agree with Schopenhauer?

The aesthetic realm is where I would want to reside. Forever in amazement with such things as math and geometry.

Oh dear. We must banish it forever. Care to join me?

Haha. Well, I suppose one can always be content with one's life. Now, where's that boredom you spoke about?

The epistemic closure comes to my mind. Can it ever be attained?

Yes, that's a general idea. But, the truth is such a vague concept. Can we ever do away with it?

What do you mean by that?

Do you agree with Schopenhauer?

I never quite get bored. Isn't the world entertaining enough on its own?

What about sincerity?

If that's true, then philosophers can agree on certain things. Why the disagreement?

So, why so much disagreement about various issues? Is this just moral relativism stated another way?

Indeed. It seems the two are intrinsically linked. How do you reach a stable equilibrium?

True wisdom. Thanks! But, how do you reach Rogerian agreements between such opposing views as supremacism or such matters?

Indeed. It seems like a hard bargain.

I don't know. Hence, my question.

Yes, that is true. But, we are in constant disagreement even about the smallest of issues. Isn't that indicative of a flawed methodology? Then what jo...

I'm asking whether there is any merit to philosophical quietism? Or must we be loud and rambunctious about the issue of God, life, ethics, and so on?

What do you mean??

I mean, WHO knows these things? Why do we even bother?

What do you think @"unenlightened"?

Going off on a tangent. I think epistemically inchoate questions are rife in philosophy. One cannot encounter them without introducing a dialectical m...

Thanks Paul!

True, that. Good point. I don't believe in liberalism at all, that is without regulation.

Can you expand on the "acid of modernity and globalization"? I think this is an assault on liberalism; but, am unsure.

Thanks for the enlightening post. I'm not quite ready yet. Well, I'm ready as can be; but, I don't want to rush the decision. Plus, student loans suck...

What do you mean by that?

We don't know how many. The numbers would be initially low. Only the brave few would be going on a one-way trip.

Social conditioning because the idea will never take off without some form of social conditioning of people to want to take the leap to Mars.

Very good post. I think, the limits of our world limit effective discourse. So, some moderator is required to moderate the crowds. How do you implemen...

Yes, what are these limits and how do they dictate discourse?

Yes. It is too vague a question for there to be useful agreement on.