PrimePhilosophy

PrimePhilosophy t1_iu5xv75 wrote

"Even though philosophy and psychology headlines are often meaningless, writers should at least aim at presenting some meaning through them because meaning makes things important."

Honestly, I'm convinced it must be some algorithm spitting out these headlines and not an actual human being..

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PrimePhilosophy t1_ita1brc wrote

I wasn't claiming that ""liberation from worldly suffering"" was the only aspect of nondualism. In case you forgot, I was responding to you being unaware of anyone that explicitly promotes the idea of being free from suffering. Now you are attempting to school me on something that you were unaware of, after I brought it to your attention.. Hilarious.. 😂😂😂

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PrimePhilosophy t1_it9v8fh wrote

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PrimePhilosophy t1_it9ulcz wrote

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PrimePhilosophy t1_it6y9bc wrote

"I don't really know of anyone explicitly promoting an attempt to live free of suffering either"

As far as I'm aware Nondualism, or Advaita (in Hinduism and Buddhism) does this.

"talking about how to actually get through the suffering instead of the implicit idea of forgoing it entirely."

I suppose that's what it would seem like (getting through the suffering) to those who haven't forgone it entirely. The suffering is just not experienced... But others might think the suffering is being experienced by the person they are observing because they imagine it through empathy.

Eg. If I say I haven't experienced racism.. despite being a middle eastern/south asian ethnic minority in a western country. Others might think I'm still living through racism.. like it's a tangible physical thing, when it's really just a matter of perception.

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PrimePhilosophy t1_it6u419 wrote

Sure, there are different uses of the word ideal.. but I still haven't heard anyone say philosophy is about focusing on being free of those things.

Maybe it's just my impression.. but philosophy is about discussing/exploring principals about life, meaning and the nature of knowledge.

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PrimePhilosophy t1_it6mlo3 wrote

I've never heard of anyone saying "The real practical value of philosophy comes through focusing on the ‘ideal’ life"

Either way.. doesn't "helping us deal with life’s inevitable suffering" and "navigating loneliness, grief, failure, injustice, & the absurd" practically result in some form of "ideal" life?

It's like saying "The purpose of breathing isn't to keep us alive, it's to pass air to the lungs, provide the body with oxygen, and remove carbon dioxide."

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PrimePhilosophy t1_irfwadg wrote

"If the clinical trial process was truly rigged, wouldn't we see a much higher approval rate for them?" - Not necessarily. If a major factor for approvals is money then the most wealthy clients/applications may have a tendency for approval. Note that the FDA is massively funded by the same pharma industry they're supposed to be regulating.

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