MrCW64
MrCW64 t1_jdusncy wrote
Reply to comment by Caring_Cactus in Examining what makes a life worth living according to the ancient philosophers by ADefiniteDescription
The inevitable?
You're going to die, everything you possess will be lost, you're going to be forgotten in the world and will leave no lasting legacy.
So suicide? Cut out the middle man?
Accepting the moment is fine, but what's it for? The often ignored yet inevitable loss of it all would suggest that there is something more to be discovered in the time allotted than the mere temporary contents of it.
MrCW64 t1_jduru6t wrote
Reply to comment by shooplewhoop in Examining what makes a life worth living according to the ancient philosophers by ADefiniteDescription
It's better to not have enemies. The endless killing gets tiresome.
MrCW64 t1_jduri3x wrote
Reply to comment by DrNickMawani in Examining what makes a life worth living according to the ancient philosophers by ADefiniteDescription
No it doesn't. All life is valuable.
MrCW64 t1_jdur9ac wrote
Reply to comment by N0_IDEA5 in Examining what makes a life worth living according to the ancient philosophers by ADefiniteDescription
You're assuming that the function of that humans life is being limited by their disability.
e.g. can you really appreciate the need for compassion in life if you've never experienced the need for it yourself?
MrCW64 t1_jduqypk wrote
Reply to comment by Frozenlime in Examining what makes a life worth living according to the ancient philosophers by ADefiniteDescription
That is the point of animal life. Not human life. The point of human life is self realization
MrCW64 t1_jduqr1j wrote
Reply to comment by dolphin37 in Examining what makes a life worth living according to the ancient philosophers by ADefiniteDescription
> you’re now saying you have no view on interaction with other lives. So to you murdering somebody would be the same as helping somebody?
No. You are taking it out of context. You omitted the word "how"
The point that was being made is that there is no preconceived idea. Not that nothing matters.
MrCW64 t1_jdupsao wrote
Reply to comment by DDWingert in Examining what makes a life worth living according to the ancient philosophers by ADefiniteDescription
There is only one choice. From that choice alone the illusion of freewill is born out.
Consider a simple thing like visiting an ice cream vendor and picking a flavour of ice cream. Are you actually making a free choice? Or are you in reality merely reacting in accordance to the sum of all your experiences to date? E.g. did you pick vanilla because that was what your mother always gave you? Or rum raisin because you haven't tried it yet, and your father rigorously impressed upon you the importance of trying new things? Or are you standing there lost in a daydream about the philosophical implications of the ability to be able to choose or not because of some comment you read on reddit that one time? Or are you simply unfortunate to be born in world that has mundane trivialities like choices of ice cream when you could have been lost in the endless bliss of pure love of God?
The thing about philosophy is, it doesn't tend to get you anywhere. You can speculate endlessly about anything, often with very good rational arguments that set a coherent and complete system of thought. But if it isn't grounded in reality it remains only speculation and thought. Real knowledge is realized from experience.
MrCW64 t1_jdunes6 wrote
Reply to comment by dajaffaman in Examining what makes a life worth living according to the ancient philosophers by ADefiniteDescription
All.
The defining characteristic of a human being when compared to animal life is the ability to self reflect. To ponder the nature of the self, and its purpose.
Animals can not do this.
The eagle is for flying and hunting
The human is for self realization
MrCW64 t1_jdm7sc0 wrote
Reply to TIL, the placenta that forms with a fetus isn't created by the mother. It grows from the fertilized egg and some fetuses actually develop outside the uterus attached to the intestines in the body cavity. by darw1nf1sh
So the egg that was created by the mother grows into a baby and a placenta that were not created by the mother???
MrCW64 t1_jdc7xzu wrote
Reply to The Northern Lights could dazzle the skies from Washington to New York on Friday, blown by winds from a giant 'hole' on the sun by thisisinsider
Misinformation:
The northern lights is an effect of the suns radiation penetrating the atmosphere. The assertion of it being blown by the wind gives the false impression that the wind on the Earth is blowing the lights. This is not the case.
The reason the northern lights are reaching further towards the equator is because the Earth's magnetic field is weakening and the solar emissions are able to effect the Earth to a greater degree.
MrCW64 t1_jdutdid wrote
Reply to A shocking visualization of how you'll spend your time into the future, designed to help you make the most of your time on Earth - Cloudburst.it by 0IIie
Yeah, no.