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I believe that this seeming paradox only arises when disregarding consciousness as the source of all of these things, rather than thoughts or phenomena being the cause of the distinctions. To me it is more likely that instead of dividing themselves by themselves, an observer must overlay these disti...

With the presence of unity comes an absence of distinctions between the connected phenomenon. This absence of distinctions results in a relative state of nothingness occurring as distinctions are necessary for things to occur. In these respects absolute unity is inseparable from nothingness. Speaki...

The most rational existential decision one can make is sucide. Second most rational is power at any price. Ethical Hedonism is the third most rational and the first to allow for reciprocity, civilization, sustainability, and ultimately peace. In what form is Ethical Hedonism rational? I have never ...

Ethics always involves notions of how one living being 'ought' to relate to another. Therefore, if there were only one living being in the entire universe, then ethics would be unnecessary. I believe that there are positive ethical statements that relate to treatment of oneself. It might be true th...