There is no such thing as religion, it is socially constructed and as there is something static in beliefs, the only belief one should hold is the somewhat Cartesian dualism; in your own existence and God, the latter being a representation of our goal toward moral perfection, that is, to be loving. Love itself to me is merely moral consciousness, you become conscious of yourself, of your responses and begin to feel empathy through this shared experience.
Love is a choice, an application, a way of thinking and not some spontaneous given. In my opinion, is authenticity, motivating us to be honest and since our will is what drives everything about us, the mechanics of our cognitive states driven by moral consciousness teaches us to rethink our decisions and mirror values and ideas, to think twice. We can then contrast ourselves with something that enables us to self reflective practice.
the only belief one should hold is the somewhat Cartesian dualism; in your own existence and God, the latter being a representation of our goal toward moral perfection, that is, to be loving. — Timeline
Love itself to me is merely moral consciousness, you become conscious of yourself, of your responses and begin to feel empathy through this shared experience.
Love is a choice, an application, a way of thinking and not some spontaneous given — TimeLine
since our will is what drives everything about us, the mechanics of our cognitive states driven by moral consciousness teaches us to rethink our decisions and mirror values and ideas, to think twice. We can then contrast ourselves with something that enables us to self reflective practice. — TimeLine
If you fall in love with a girl that has all the wrong qualities and that everyone you know thinks is wrong for you and appears to be an all round wrong person, but yet you feel she is right, you trust that above all else. — TimeLine
Bet you're fun around the dinner table.
Vaga's mum: "Can you pass the salt, please?"
Vaga: *Consults "The Prince". Schemes furiously over next move.* — Baden
I have suddenly become super anxious about motherhood. How embarrassing would it be if my son turned out to be a weirdo? — TimeLine
To which I see your "nod" and raise you one more level of the "elevator" game.
Just as the elevator door is closing, with no eye contact, move your body close to the another passenger, invading their personal space and see the response. Many will stop the doors from closing, exiting quickly without explanation. A few will mumble about forgetting something before departing the elevator. — ArguingWAristotleTiff
So we're on the same page [... ] Authenticity is thus a type of ideal — TimeLine
Variously attributed.The most important quality in a politician is sincerity: if you can fake that, you've got it made.
No, we're not on the same page at all. We are radically at odds, which might explain why you find me cryptic. — unenlightened
n this way, self-consciousness is always necessarily a fragmented condition - and in saying that, I am taking the third position of analyst, or God. What I think people feel the loss of, is what I have called authenticity, which is a whole-hearted, un-reflective condition which does not name itself, and does not perform itself in the sense of conforming itself to an ideal — unenlightened
I cannot tell you how many times I have been the person not saying anything because they would never hear me...until they are ready. — ArguingWAristotleTiff
when you said this previously:
n this way, self-consciousness is always necessarily a fragmented condition - and in saying that, I am taking the third position of analyst, or God. What I think people feel the loss of, is what I have called authenticity, which is a whole-hearted, un-reflective condition which does not name itself, and does not perform itself in the sense of conforming itself to an ideal
— unenlightened
If we are radically at odds, how exactly does the above-mentioned differentiate from my saying that authenticity is thus a type of ideal? — TimeLine
(Knots.)They are playing a game. They are playing at not playing a game. If I show them I see they are, I shall break the rules and they will punish me. I must play their game, of not seeing I see the game. — R.D.Laing
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