Philosophy Spirituality

Useful Faith vs Blind, EVIL Faith

-There’s science =knowledge from observations, encapsulated by a testable theory, which has then been tested indeed -There’s reason, rationality = coherence of different concepts. Mathematics, logic, philosophy, etc. -And there’s FAITH = ASSUMPTION of something, WITHOUT either scientific proof, or even validation of logical clarity   Is there room for faith? Well we can’t always …

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Philosophy World

“THE BETTER WORLD” Problem

What do you think when you think of “THE BETTER WORLD”? Politics? Technology? You having more MONEY? Everyone being happier? Peak human achievement? FAIRNESS?   Why I’m asking? Because actually, we don’t think the same things, when we think “THE BETTER WORLD”   Many people unironically think the world is horrible, the world is burning. …

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It’s Either FAIR, UNFAIR, or RANDOM

Fair means it conforms to certain rules: whether agreed as a community — or at least internally consistent and transparent. Unfair means the opposite: it breaks the rules. Whether it’s rules decided as a community, or even any consistent and complete set of rules. Random means it neither breaks the rules nor is explained by …

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Lifestyle Philosophy

About GREED

Why is greed so repugnant, disgusting?   Greed is delusion Greed is weakness   Greed is delusional faith, hope — for betterment through acquisition Greed is weakness — when this false betterment comes at the expense of true values   You and I of course are reward-driven You and I of course have goals But …

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Philosophy

COMPARISON as a Useful Model

Comparison, metaphor — is like a model of a thing   The purpose of a model is to represent something Model is of course NOT the thing itself It is but it’s representation It omits certain aspects of it — and represents other aspects In having a copy: theoretical or scaled down or whatever — …

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Absolute vs Relative Truth (In PRACTICAL Terms)

Let’s NOT go down the rabbit hole of how to DEFINE TRUTH, what IS TRUTH, etc, Let’s try to practically unpack the problem of truth   Practically would entail utility, practical usefulness We could thus define truth as THAT WHICH WORKS   This is good for start Enough to get us amazing tech Enough to …

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Lifestyle Philosophy

Empathy vs Principles, Morality

Let’s define “MORAL” as “good for everyone involved” Let’s not get any deeper than this, and assume we can find something that’s GOOD for everyone involved   Indeed, good for everyone is perhaps not that complicated. -start with some silver rule — don’t cheat, don’t steal, don’t be a lying piece of shit, don’t harm …

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Philosophy

Morality of Profiting at the Expense of Others

Should you profit at the expense of others?   If others don’t matter — then it doesn’t matter if you profit at their expense or not. Just like it doesn’t matter if you satiate your culinary desires by eating succulent steak, at the expense of some cow   But if you claim that others matter …

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About Liars

To LIE is to believe you get ahead in lying It’s to believe it’s a better strategy to tell others something you believe they want to hear, instead of what-IS   Of course LYING doesn’t change WHAT-IS So eventually you are found out, by definition Unless you change what-is before you’re found out — then …

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