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lyremska t1_jbdokm6 wrote

Reply to comment by pallavkulhari in /r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | March 06, 2023 by BernardJOrtcutt

> Suffering is mostly constructed by human brain with the help of language and thoughts around pain. Think of animals! They have pains, sometimes, but they don’t suffer because they don’t have to think of past or future and just stay mindful, mostly always. They don’t have words like “suffering” and “pain” and “what would others think” or even a sense of self.

Please go read some science before saying shit like this based on intuition. Litteraly none of this is true. You can look up ethology books, for exemple. Or actually any article about animal behavior and intelligence will teach you more than you seem to currently know.

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BernardJOrtcutt OP t1_jbdnt5d wrote

Reply to /r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | March 06, 2023 by BernardJOrtcutt

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lyremska t1_jbdke2q wrote

Reply to comment by Gamusino2021 in /r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | March 06, 2023 by BernardJOrtcutt

> The existance of the "happy ones" and the existance of those that are so un happy that would want to cease to exist. The first doesnt affect the second.

It does, if the existence of the happy ones relies on the suffering of the others - like it does in our world.

> Those who dont want to exist can cease to exist if they want to.

Which in turn will make other people suffer (family, closed ones etc).

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Tsuji_Kaze t1_jbdjmx4 wrote

Reply to /r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | March 06, 2023 by BernardJOrtcutt

Hello! I stumbled upon a video about Diogenes and wanted more insight into who he was and his teachings. I thought I’d come to this subreddit in hopes of finding out more about him. I’m fairly new when it comes to the world of philosophy, I’ve read some of Epictetus teachings when I was in a philosophy course years ago & a few excerpts from Marcus Aurelius as well, I hope that information helps. Thank you I’m advanced!

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Johannes--Climacus t1_jbcrh0b wrote

Reply to comment by waytogoal in Glorifying the "self" is detrimental to both the individual and the larger world. It neither helps you find your true nature, nor your role in the larger world. by waytogoal

> do you really think this is how the majority of people think about “self”?

No existentialist in the history of philosophy has held that most people are existentialists.

I didn’t mean the self was entirely relational, i said the essence can be found in relations. no existentialist would say that the self is defined by its relations, the self is defined by values — but obviously relations and values will interact, and for a Christian existentialist like Kierkegaard examination of your most important relationship will reveal a an agapic love which underlies the Christian’s existence

But even if I did hold that the self is entirely relational, you’d still need the self because without it, what are other people in relation with if not some particular “I”? A wife might be disappointed to discover she’s not actually married to anyone in particular!

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