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Unselfing (i.e. open to not-self / non-identity). :point:

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Interesting thought. — Bird-Up

Glad you found it interesting.

Unselfing (i.e. open to not-self / non-identity). :point: — 180 Proof

We're, as you said, animals, primates to be precise, but to continue on as animals, apes, we must be more than animals, apes! Unselfing? We have to be more you see, being ourselves just won't cut it! Is this "affliction" exclusively human or do other animals too require unselfing?

Prayer as a solitary expression of or contemplation of true love:

X, please keep her safe for me.
X, please keep me safe for her.

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Only the ones with egos.

Only the ones with egos. — 180 Proof

This ego-bashing has gone too far! Would you rather trust 4.5 billion years of blind evolution (yes ego) or a mere 2.5 million year old brain (no ego)? :snicker:

False dichotomy (re: culture).

False dichotomy (re: culture). — 180 Proof

:snicker: Ego is, to my reckoning, critical to survival. There has to be an exaggerated sense of self-importance in each individual if the species as a whole is to survive - nature errs on the side of caution I suppose.

It does not matter if the cat is black or white so long as it catches mice. — Deng Xiaoping

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That said, our brains too are evolutionary organs i.e. we better listen to what it hasta say about anything, including evolution itself. The error report (religion, ethics) the brain has generated is not exactly something to celebrate about. The next phase of life: $Is \to Ought$ only intelligent beings like us can bring that about.

Ego is, to my reckoning, critical to survival. — Agent Smith

Snug in one's castle one can unself for a spell.

Snug in one's castle one can unself for a spell. — ZzzoneiroCosm

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Cynicism is prayer to a godless universe: look at me, I'm hurting.