"If you don’t believe there is a higher power, than maybe there is no truth." But then you'd be saying the truth is that there is no truth. I agree that no one can know for sure all aspects of THE TRUTH, I think it's just easier to focus on objective reality, like the exuberant list I mentioned in my post (trees, heat, stars, etc). Imagine society if everyone had different interpretations of everything in existence.... We'd all be dead tomorrow "nuclEar exploSions will give Us iMMortaLity!"

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I work to live. Got a job that pays ok but doesn’t cause me too much stress. Make due with what I have. Do nothing crew, rise up! ✊🏻

True. Either man decides what's right and wrong, or someone/thing else does. If man decides what's right and wrong, then "You say theft is wrong? Well I say it's right... were both men, so now what?" Sure, the collection of all humans can come up with moral codes, but does that really PROVE that things like murder are wrong? All I see are a bunch of people sharing an idea.... (this probably ties into the idea that truth {objective reality} is dictated and spoken into existence by man himself)

Anyways, great post, and this question will probably never be answered, unless we can know that a supreme being exists or not, and we don't even know if aliens exist yet...

Personally, I think there is something in everyone that really does judge their own morality, and everyone knows what is true right and wrong (like charity giving/murder). I also personally believe that someone like the Las Vegas shooter, or the WW2 bad guy deserves no excuse, and no remorse. It's one thing to be misguided or taught something wrong, it's another to defile your conscious and ignore your own judgement repeatedly.

I suppose it depends on your interpretation of the truth. I for one don’t view societal expectations as truth because each society has different truths, and thus no one will ever know which truth is “THE TRUTH”. It may also depend on spiritual belief. If you don’t believe there is a higher power, than maybe there is no truth. Each society creates their list of rights and wrongs yet no society is right or wrong because it doesn’t matter. If you do believe in a higher power, than the truth may only come from them, and no one will actually know the actual truth until they meet their maker.

I've always worked jobs that had managers up my ass, high workloads and high stress levels until I got into the tech industry. My job is so much easier and less stressful now, it almost feels like I'm cheating. I keep getting kudos, while also working much less than ever before. It's amazing.

I'm unable to do nothing. I had 2 events early in life when I nearly died and since then my brain is wired to do stuff because I dont want to waste a minute doing nothing when there are experiences to be had. Even if its reading peoples comments on Reddit. I dont even know what doing nothing is outside of sleeping where I'm unconscious.

Based on The Phaedo's theory of the soul could an argument be made that Scientists are very young souls whereas Sages' souls would be the oldest?

My Claim: Postmodernism is a flawed ideology that not only defies logic itself, but contradicts its own position...

The following quote is from the link. It is a pillar of the belief system that postmodernists hold.

"Postmodernists contend that there is no objective truth, rather truth is constructed by society. All ideas of morality are not real, but constructed. Consistent with postmodern doctrine is the belief that institutions, such as science and language, are oppressive institutes of control."

The problem is how people of past and present believe postmodernism to be true. To prove it is not and support My Claim above, one only has to read Postmodernist claims, and think for about 5 seconds. Thus, one learns that any claim made by postmodernism contradicts itself, as it is saying its own statements are true, while arguing that truth does not exist. A rebuttal would be "no it's to say relative truth exists, just not absolute" This rebuttal fails, because you just said an absolute truthful claim of "only relative truth exists" which postmodernism supports....but then.... proves incorrect......

It defies logic itself because anyone who is competent understands what color, laws, language, names, height, math, heat, brightness, emotion, history, smell, mechanics, physics, stars, etc are, and by doing so they understand that either these things must exist in the same state for everyone alive, or our entire idea of reality itself and the physical realm is wrong. The latter being true makes as much sense as saying "Tomorrow I will wake up and have superpowers. The next day, I will be able to go 2 months without sleep." In fact, a postmodernist may argue that such statement may be correct, because his truth is relative. People that have such beliefs are defined as crazy by society, and rightly so.

There are some things found in Postmodernism that is worth thinking about and is actually educational. However, the overall idea that absolute truth does not exist, morality is subjective (seemingly arguing that the world war 2 bad guy could have been vindicated?), and that objective reality doesn't exist, is not only dangerous and childish, but outright scary as this is an idea spreading centuries, with college professors having taught and still teaching their students such stupidity. In conclusion, if somehow the belief that truth does not exist is true, then we truly live in an upside down world, and I will gladly be flying like Superman tomorrow.https://theappalachianonline.com/opinion-truth-objectivity-and-postmodernism/

I'm at the same point in my life. Each successive job has gotten progressively easier and more lucrative, to the point I don't do much more than show up and occasionally find answers to questions as they come in. And I don't really want for anything more challenging anymore. I burned out several positions ago, after I was given far too much responsibility compared to my level of experience, and I haven't been able to recover. I'm constantly daydreaming about a cabin in the woods w/limited remote work. Maybe in a few more years.

Rick & Morty serves me up a hearty helping of my own inability to comprehend most things. Shit is humbling.

You're brave! I wish you a happy life ahead!

If someone does something you view as bad, but in their mind it is without a shadow of a doubt doing good, do you still consider them evil? Or just misguided? Many places around the world have different, often conflicting beliefs. What seems like a normal every day part of life to someone on one side of the world may seem like a heinous crime to someone on the other side of the world. But if they have been taught that it was just normal, or it’s just what you do since birth to adulthood, can we really call them truly evil when to them it’s just how it’s always been? It’s what they were taught to believe? Or take someone who grew up in a different time period. They were raised on specific values and beliefs since birth, let’s say in the 40s. Now it’s 2022, they held on to the beliefs they were raised with, but today those beliefs seem barbaric, cruel…. Evil. Does that make the person evil? Because they stuck with what they were taught? Because they held on to those beliefs that at the time they were young were the absolute right beliefs? Think about this and remember that no one will truly know who is right and wrong, who is good and evil, until either judgement day arrives, or the world just ends and we die knowing nothing. And reflect on the fact that “the road to hell is paved with good intentions” no matter who you are. Because no matter what you believe in, no one on this earth has the answer, only the creator(s) of the world itself know for sure, or maybe their isn’t an answer and no one is wrong or right. We have wars over beliefs, and yet truthfully neither side could ever know who is truly right.

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This sounds like that million dollar question from Office Space.

See, I tried that, but none of the places actually hired me, even though the interviews seemingly went well.

Unfortunately, I have Elher-Danlos, and a security style job probably wouldn't be ideal, but in some instances, it could be, like the cliché "guard watches a dozen security cameras" job. I would probably do okay being that kind of security guard.

Thanks for reminding me that this a possibility, though. I can always try again.

Edit: Also, yeah, I have been nightshift all my life, and it would be amazing, in those certain scenarios.

That’s the thing though. That is the system we’re under. We can try to work against it, but we’re effectively fighting a battle against the socio-economic system we were reared in. If that’s the way any individual wants to choose to live their life, they can, but it’s just as tormenting as acknowledging/believing in the aimlessness of consumerism in a post-industrial 21st century capitalist society.

I haven’t read Civilization and it’s discontents in years, but I remember that iconoclastic feeling and excitement it gave me. Its premise and thesis rang true. But does that make life any better? Did it? Is that knowledge worth the price? That’s on us to decide as individuals. But if we’re even asking that question, or have the awareness to, we gotta be honest with ourselves. Meet ourselves where we’re at, and understand what being human entails. We can rage against the machine all we want, but we are fighting against ourselves too.

I want to be Chris.

I've started putting in extra hours so I can afford groceries.

I have about 600 listening hours in Audible. I often get the audible add on when I buy a kindle book as the price is sometimes very reasonable.

I have to say that some books are just better in audiobook format. Especially when you’re driving and reading your kindle is frowned upon.

But seriously, this is nonsense shaming.

If you are looking for good narrators (a bad one can kill a book) then I can’t recommend Sean Barrett highly enough.

My sister and brother-in-law stack their days so full of...stuff that I swear when their children leave for college - and it won't be long now - I swear they will have an existential crisis.

the ultimate question I ask myself everyday lol

Wow. Is this about me cause fuck, I'm there.

This post was quite the word salad