What about external crazy making factors?If we keep doing the same things that are driving us crazy, then we will stay crazy. Ceasing crazy-making behavior will (usually) help a great deal. That assumes, of course, that one can change. If raising one's 6 children on a poverty budget is driving one crazy, one might have to stick with it anyway. Or, if the only job one can find is bad for mental health, one might have to stay on the job.
Or troubles by the history of bad actions inflicted upon them.If one is troubled by one's history of bad actions, an study of ethics might prove very helpful.
...what words can we use to describe anything without being completely anthropomorphic? — uncanni
so as to be able to know which aspects of human thought and belief are unique to humans and which are not. Being anthropomorphic is not equivalent to being human. It's what's going on when we mistakenly attribute characteristics unique to humans to things other than humans. — creativesoul
Knowing what sorts of things can be true and what makes them so is crucial for mental health. — creativesoul
Because it is quite beautiful (anthropomorphic expression), but what words can we use to describe anything without being completely anthropomorphic? — uncanni
You seem to be charging yourself with projecting humanity onto things not human. I wonder why? — creativesoul
I'm a cheerful pessimist (i.e. sarcastic absurdist) - philosophizing has helped me daily to grind & polish the lense(s) through which I've made some sense of The Nonsense (& fuckery) of my life, the universe and everything. — 180 Proof
Widely regarded as a creative genius and one of the best attacking players of all time, Tal played in a daring, combinatorial style.[2][3] His play was known above all for improvisation and unpredictability. It has been said that “Every game for him was as inimitable and invaluable as a poem".[4] He was often called "Misha", a diminutive for Mikhail, and "The magician from Riga".
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Tal was the archetype of the attacking player, developing an extremely powerful and imaginative style of play. His approach over the board was very pragmatic—in that respect, he is one of the heirs of ex-world champion Emanuel Lasker. He often sacrificed material in search of the initiative, which is defined by the ability to make threats to which the opponent must respond. With such intuitive sacrifices, he created vast complications, and many masters found it impossible to solve all the problems he created over the board, though deeper post-game analysis found flaws in some of his conceptions. — Wiki
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