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BryKKan t1_it9qxyz wrote

Reply to comment by az_iced_out in The real practical value of philosophy comes not through focusing on the ‘ideal’ life, but through helping us deal with life’s inevitable suffering: MIT professor Kieran Setiya on how philosophy can help us navigate loneliness, grief, failure, injustice, & the absurd. by philosophybreak

I hope that's not true. Lies, especially lies that hurt people, should be allowed to die.

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az_iced_out t1_itda3qz wrote

I'm not talking about any specific religious belief, unless you believe that everything unprovable is a lie.

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BryKKan t1_itf2yg3 wrote

No, I believe the feigned certainty that tends to attract followers is a lie. It's clear that no one really knows. We've looked at it every which way. If there's any kind of "after", it doesn't interact with the "here and now".

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