TimelessGlassGallery t1_jdynr1r wrote on March 28, 2023 at 3:37 AM

Reply to Paradoxically, what makes you unique is your relation to other people. The more robustly we try to identify who we are, the more we become embedded in all others. by IAI_Admin

No, what makes you unique is the relationship between your consciousness and the physical reality, including your brain and body.

TimelessGlassGallery t1_jarssm5 wrote on March 3, 2023 at 4:29 PM

Reply to comment by GsTSaien in Our emotional experiences reveal facts about the world in the same way our sensory experiences do. Trusting in either requires a leap of faith to some degree. by IAI_Admin

>It just wouldn't make much sense for reality to be made up by just myself right now and nothing to exist.

You're conflating "making sense" with "able to be proven." It doesn't have to "make sense" to you when nothing else can be proven in any way, shape, or form... But that doesn't mean you have to act based solely on what can be proven.

TimelessGlassGallery t1_jalhi8j wrote on March 2, 2023 at 7:27 AM

Reply to comment by Nebu_chad_nezzarII in The imperfect translation between thoughts and language by LifeOfAPancake

I wouldn’t call my criticism “a barrier to entry,” and I’m not gonna praise an essay that’s clearly not well thought out and under-researched lol. I’m sure more than .1% of this subreddit has read Wittgenstein’s work or something similar…

TimelessGlassGallery t1_jai0ywg wrote on March 1, 2023 at 4:12 PM

Reply to comment by redditaccount003 in The imperfect translation between thoughts and language by LifeOfAPancake

They should’ve thought and researched a bit harder before presenting that essay to a bunch of philosophy enthusiasts though…

TimelessGlassGallery t1_jahm09x wrote on March 1, 2023 at 2:32 PM

Reply to The imperfect translation between thoughts and language by LifeOfAPancake

Someone hasn’t read Wittgenstein, or anything related to linguistics for that matter

TimelessGlassGallery t1_j5vqrs3 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 10:09 PM

Reply to "Like painters bring brush to canvas and sculptors set chisel against marble, so do the magnificent use their wealth to bring about beauty and inspire wonder in their people's eyes. Thus Aristotle calls them artists" - On Generosity and Magnificence, Nicomachean Ethics by SnowballtheSage

Sounds like a less eloquent rendition of utilitarianism as explained by John Stuart Mill

TimelessGlassGallery t1_j2dgq0w wrote on December 31, 2022 at 1:01 PM

Reply to comment by Tomon2 in SpaceX caps 2022 with record-setting 61st Falcon 9 launch by Master-Strawberry-26

It's definitely true when talking about a complete luxury we definitely don't need to live, or will be useful in our lifetime. Healthcare, infrastructure, and education? Not so much.