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Does anyone know any good Western books on 'disidentification'? I know it smells of Eastern philosophy; and meditation... But, whatever works, I guess...

Yeah, it's certainly a healthier habit than alcoholism, say. Since it's legal where I reside, I might as well ask, how are laws coming along for legal...

Well, just going off on a rant. I feel like anyone with depression identifies with their symptoms to some degree, which is reinforced by the psychiatr...

Haha, good luck. Hope it works out for the best if you come around to it.

Put it on your bucket list of things to do before you die. I don't know, but I think of it as a healthy habit (cancer prevention). Don't smoke it for ...

Can't smoke that stuff. Makes me (more) paranoid than I already am. Heh.

Have a good night. Thanks for posting.

Much like how Whitehead said that the European philosophical tradition is simply footnotes to Plato, so too does the endless neuroticism and rationali...

Yes, in CBT they're called automatic thoughts or such. So, I think you're right about that. My only gist is that much like how we have the terminology...

To borrow terms from CBT, the above would be black and white thinking, overgeneralizing, magnifying the negative, dismissing the positive, and 'Svenga...

I don't see any mental illness here. It just seems to me that philosophy has lost its magic on you. I had it backward for a long time, and thought phi...

You could invert it and say Sapientia would have done the right thing had it been a Robin Hood type scenario.

My brain plays tricks on me and always goes to dilemmas presented in films like The Butterfly Effect in scenarios like these. Anyone getting this drif...

So, the unforgotten McCain doesn't want Trump to show up at his funeral. Class act. *slow clap*

I suggest putting on the ring and going on a quest.

Yes, I think so.

What do you mean by omniscience and potential omnipotence? I take it from a Platonic POV and assume that math is the apparent reality, therefore what ...

Do you agree with @"MindForged" previous post for the matter?

Yes, why not? Could you expand on that? What do you mean by the difference here? Well, if the world is a formal system of sorts, then what's wrong wit...

I meant to imply it through the active stance religion takes on issues regarding applied ethics, just as an example.

What do you mean? What about the countless charities and other entities that have sprung out of the sake of religion? They seem to satisfy that goal.

Debateable. I tend to think religion takes truth or self-acclaimed truth too seriously. Perhaps philosophers don't take it seriously enough to motivat...

So, let's move on the discussion to goats. Who wants to talk about goats?

Kittens are not for eating, dummy. They serve an ulterior motive, psychological satisfaction at their cuteness.

I really think it's a matter of self-moderation on the part of participants and the poster, in regards to posting help with homework. I don't think a ...

Kitten's!!!

I'm feeling some good vibes emanating from Mr. Mueller. The force is strong with him.

When do we start talking about kitten's?

Yeah, most of the classes I'm taking involve a lot of discussions in an open format. That's pretty cool to me. Although, I don't like talking that muc...

Didn't realize writing about nuclear weapons is a prerequisite for good philosophers to abide by. Nuclear weapons are a deterrent against war, so no h...

Yes, but without bias and other luggage, please.

Quietism is simply a veil that one ought to 'profess' to be able to unbiasedly address different contexts (and their content too) in philosophy. That'...

I want to believe that this is the true purpose of philosophy; but, then I am taken aback by how many more problems appear if there are no real soluti...

Sorry, I meant to say placed away from the home page, as was done recently.

Don't feel like your work has gone to waste. I too am saddened by removing many enjoyable threads to the lounge. But, as you neatly said, it is what i...

That's how all the guys we can list on a whim did it, I think, so not that bad of advice.

Well now that you put it that way, I guess all the CBT or metacognitive therapy along with the stoicism has come to some fruition. It's just that ther...

Confused about me saying that I'm not a stoic or what?

I'm not confused. Just in wonder.

Yes, interesting.

I think your overpsychologizing the issue. I just want to live a good life. If philosophy can't answer that question then what would? Besides you have...

Yes, I think so. But is t that the bane of philosophers to feel that way? Not saying Im a philosopher, just in general.

Yes, both and somewhat unintentionally.

I don't know. It's not that I feel depressed, angry, or anything. I don't feel much at all. I just spend my days here on this forum reading stuff and ...

Both. I'm uncertain if the way I'm living or the ideal I'm striving towards is actually good.

That what is contrary to how I am currently living my life, call them alternate realities if you wish to.

I guess so. I'm just uncertain if it's truly good.

It's an ideal. I don't know how it looks like and is hard to attain if I don't know what it looks like.

Yes, and no. How does one answer such a question?

That can't be true. Actually, that makes little sense at all. Why do you say that? I feel as though philosophy guides one to a way of life. There are ...