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(Quote) The mind set that I aim for is a sort of open skepticism. So rather than a padlock I'd say I have a filter that needs to be gotten past, which is opposed to an open sieve that lets in everyth… (View Post)
I think this is more an opinion about spirituality than fact. Like more a belief of how we should be in the world rather than a delusion. (Quote) Speaking for myself, my experience is that people hav… (View Post)
(Quote) This made me think of how I thought about arhats vs bodhisattvas when I got into the path and was forming my views. The arhat turns away from the world while the bodhisattva turns towards the… (View Post)
The traditional view in Buddhism is that a human life offers the best conditions for enlightenment. I basically agree with @Jeroen, the animal world is difficult and filled with suffering. A constant… (View Post)
Kurzgesagt is on the job. Pointing out how shoddy AI information can lead to the rot of information online through an iterative process of AI using previous imperfect AI slop to remove any bit of tru… (View Post)