simplicity wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 9:28 pm
Dontaskme wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 11:09 am
Say it with pictures, or words.
I have a better idea...why don't we make it compelling instead.
The pursuit of pleasure [in all its insidious forms] almost always ends badly [relationships, obesity, drugs and alcohol, electronic devices, social media, etc.]. THIS is why [until recently] fun was the business of children, not adults. Something seemed to happen in the 80's and many decided that growing up and acting responsibly was not part of the basic program anymore.
Instead of the need to constantly push your pleasure buttons, perhaps doing things because they will improve the overall quality of your life [and the lives of those around you] might be a path that will actually result in contentment [the best you can hope for as an adult].
Living by a philosophy crams reality cognition into the framework of the preconceptions that define the philosophy.
I think an important question to consider is whether or not philosophy is a pathway for seeking the truth, or if philosophy is an intellectual method to express the truths that seeking has already found, and applying those truths to what's-happening-now, via the common reference point of a topic, whether the topic be current events, history, or predictions.
Pictures and jokes can say the same thing as that because the unexpected punchline, or fresh associations, can suspend judgement for a slightly disorienting moment before awareness properly categorizes the input as nonsense, if that's required to make it fit preconceptions.