... the more I searched for certainty and order in things the more I started to notice that nothing at all is certain ... — John Pride
I have put aside all beliefs because they in no way can be used as tools to reach truth ... — John Pride
We cannot begin with complete doubt. We must begin with all the prejudices which we actually have when we enter upon the study of philosophy. These prejudices are not to be dispelled by a maxim, for they are things which it does not occur to us can be questioned. Hence this initial skepticism will be a mere self-deception, and not real doubt; and no one who follows the Cartesian method will ever be satisfied until he has formally recovered all those beliefs which in form he has given up. It is, therefore, as useless a preliminary as going to the North Pole would be in order to get to Constantinople by coming down regularly upon a meridian. A person may, it is true, in the course of his studies, find reason to doubt what he began by believing; but in that case he doubts because he has a positive reason for it, and not on account of the Cartesian maxim. Let us not pretend to doubt in philosophy what we do not doubt in our hearts. — CP 5.265, 1868
I've suffered enough in this life and if I can't find the meaning in it, something true that makes it worth it, I really don't have desire to keep on living — John Pride
If for example I would see something that I think is morally wrong, not because I believe in it, but because it makes me FEEL bad, I can't even act or judge the situation if I have no undeniable justification as to why that is bad — John Pride
In my way of thinking about things religion/ ethics/ morality/ ideology/ labeling things 'good'or 'bad/ and even any kind of system of beliefs you can think of are ALL MERELY LABELS FOR THE SAME THING. — dclements
While we all may have dreams and higher purpose in mind to guide our actions, the human condition binds us much like a leash does with a dog. — dclements
It may sound very demeaning for me to word it this way, but if it is really that way (perhaps I'm just exaggerating just a little), it would still be appropriate. At least while reading your comments I feel a little bit less crazy then I sometimes imagine myself to be. — dclements
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