Therefore, to say, "should I become what I am not" is to state that we want to become something, be it richer or poorer or happier or more joyful. My point here is that if we have wants, and they are realized by our conception of truth or lies, then why would anyone want to live (to be) in terms of what they are not? What would be the point of living with ourselves in contradiction of who or what we are? Yet, we do this every day. — Shawn
... the placebo effect works. — 180 Proof
I don't see how we cannot. Should we h. sapiens give up our civilized facades, or pretenses? — 180 Proof
Unless one is an anti-social sociopath, thereby lacks (common) empathy, I don't think "being ethical", as you put it, is difficult. Practice, however, makes "being ethical" easier (habitual).So, being ethical is hard? — Shawn
That's a psychological, not ethical, question. Socialization, I guess, or poor self-esteem.What's hard about accepting oneself as she or he is?
IIRC, H. Frankfurt describes bullshitting as – I paraphrase – complete self-serving disregard for the true/false distinction especially in (demogogic) political discourse which cumulatively undermines civil society, etc.Bullshitting entails wanting to say or doing things that are contrary to what you are. — Shawn
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