That a rape victim would hate the man raping her just seems like a given. It is. It is a response to hate and violation. To me judging it as something that should not be there is like judging someone's immune system for imflamatory response around a wound or for violently struggling to get to the surface of water when running out of air. — Coben
Possibility — Possibility
Do you think knowing yourself as fully as possible is pointless to our survival? — Gnostic Christian Bishop
But I think survival as the main purpose of knowing yourself is misguided, and I think pursuing our survival as the ultimate goal is pointless. — Possibility
If survival is not your main goal in life, what is? — Gnostic Christian Bishop
Increasing awareness, connection and collaboration — Possibility
So your perspective is that our greater complexity is just a pointless extension of our basic animal nature - and there is no real point in self-reflection at all, let alone revising our behaviour patterns or seeking information, except perhaps to increase chances of ‘survival’ in a losing game...? — Possibility
What I see our friend saying is that he seeks gnosis as described in this link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9QI3nlinYQ — Gnostic Christian Bishop
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