Recent content by 5am

You're going to have to be more specific. Please link me to a thread or something of that nature. I think materialism is not inherently marxist but something of it's own nature. I also believe that the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, no body is guilty of mass conspiracy and hate...

It's a decidedly patriarchal institution. So I guess it has to post a frame of reference and "defend" it like it's under attack. It's an ego trick. But it seems to motivate people, there is a lot there that is worth it's scratch. Not politically admittedly. I feel like so much of all this...

This is solid spiritual advice for men. I don't think anyone here is judging you. Pretty stoked you've found some inner joy. A portion of men need solitude in their spiritual practice. Obviously family comes first after we are charged up and happy. I can make it about 3 days without solitude.

So what I'm hearing is the experience is more important than talking about it. This agrees with everything I understand. Why does religion have to be dogmatic and push certainty in an otherwise uncertain and unfair world? I don't think every monk believed in the certainty the church sometimes...

Subjectivity could be seen as raw data. These things then get modeled so a hypothesis can be made and then tested. Thus it becomes logically objective. I think an objective approach is necessary. Empathy has a way of existing in an open heart. It's sad that these days logical empathy is...

*cringe* please grow up.

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What you decry is Peganism. It's ultimately a path of pain. Defining yourself with pleasure. There is a reason we make fun of religions of Dionysian descent. Certainly you've been in/felt the holy spirit. ("Where two or more gather") So you must understand. I don't think we need to point...

I like this view point. We simply live in an unjust world. What makes you think that you have a conception of life without question enough to dismiss a bunch of experiences that happen to people because you imagine them being fearful? You just used logic to reduce a whole huge set of...

Asked for a definition, Atheistic Humanism: can't say I can define it as a certain set of beliefs however people who feel there is a logical certainty to the world seem to share a class of views very similar to each other. I grew up with it. I don't claim any certain religion however I feel like...

Basically as the title sounds. In many other countries India for example or early greco-roman western civilization. There was a great public appetite for religious experience people zealously gobbled up new ideas, new experiences, new states of mind. Everyone was on a hunt, nothing was decided...

Well yesterday was a perfect example of turbulence in the stock market. I understand you all have a limited amount of time and all! But why discourage this young INFJ with disparaging uninteresting comments. There is a TON to learn about the stock market, many do it! There is a lot to be gained...