The soft-fantasy mindset is not a full-on fantasy You don’t believe any random nonsense that’s pleasant to imagine, Incoherence, conflict with the consensus, conflict with the authorities’ position — are all enough to dissuade you from proudly asserting your belief in some magical phenomenon you’re more sceptical than that: maybe divination doesn’t exactly …
Tag: Truth
Reality Is Intelligent
What is intelligence? It’s the ability to solve problems, right? We observe, we learn, we reason — and then we find the solution But what if someone found the solution WITHOUT going through this process? Is that person intelligent? Is that intelligent? It’s obviously not unintelligent — someone solving a problem Even if …
Man Is Worth No More Than Your Favourite Fucking Pet…
Man is worth no more than your favourite fucking pet And when your pet passes away you are sad And life goes on So shall you pass In what may be sad to some And ultimately as inconsequential as the passing of your favourite pet * Did you love your pet? If …
Truth Eventually Prevails Because It’s Useful
Truth eventually prevails because it’s USEFUL Self-interest is good because it at least requires calibration to a certain ideal Get it? The only problem we could ever have is if we DON’T EVEN CARE. Because then we can’t even AIM. There’s nothing to aim because we don’t care. And if there’s no aim — …
Criticise Ideas for Truth, Judge People out of Practicality
There’s this idea: to criticise ideas (not people) But it becomes difficult when it’s the PERSON that is the problem, not particular idea, that they’re conveying at the time How is the person a problem? Well a person is a set of characteristics A particular set of characteristics is more prone to give …
To Not Be Misanthropic in a Disgusting World
When you see a person expressing a view repugnant to you, potentially with an air of confidence, maybe even arrogance and pride, maybe even gloating, you should only understand a number of things: IDEAS MATTER AS IDEAS, i.e. even WITHOUT contact with the world — they matter for you for their own sake, and …
Society Failed You, but You’re Still a Loser
Society can save you Make you or break you You can save you Make you or break you Both can be true The potential of individual to save himself does not refute the value of creating a society which thrives, and thus in which individuals thrive, and are “saved”, when they get …
Seriousness Is Not a Property of a Person
Seriousness is the property of your work / expertise You yourself are not really “serious” or “not serious” You’re serious only as far as it pertains to that particular subject (You at best approach all things with similar seriousness But naturally that is not enough to make you a serious operator / expert …
When You’re a Public Person You Should Keep Your Mouth Shut
When you’re a public person — you probably ought to shut your fucking mouth No, not because you’re a coward, and scared of owning up to your beliefs But because you’re wise enough to understand that your cute little opinions are not so fucking important AND YET, may be misleading to others and …
Private Worth vs Seriousness
Seriousness should be earned, respect should be earned Your viewpoint is worthwhile merely because it is yours, when it is honest. I agree But that doesn’t mean it earned the attention of others (NOR does it mean that those viewpoints that have the attention of others — were earned) A viewpoint can be …