I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the concept of success—what it means, and more importantly, who gets to define it. By the popular standards of the Western post-1960s model, I should probably consider myself a failure. I didn’t go to prom. I didn’t party in high school. I didn’t even finish school the normal … Continue reading The End of the Old World: Why Modern Life Feels So Hollow, Why Marriage is Dying (And What We Can Do About It)
Category: Ethics
Destroying Every “Good reason” For Suicide – Saving My Own Life And Yours
“Is it possible to live like this for another 40 years?” This is not just a passing thought. It is the cry of a soul pressed against the wall of its own existence. The thought does not come lightly. It comes after long silence. It comes in the moments before waking. It comes when a … Continue reading Destroying Every “Good reason” For Suicide – Saving My Own Life And Yours
Why Ought the Eagle Not Kill the Mouse? The Metaphysical Truth About Power
Why Ought the Eagle Not Kill the Mouse? ''The strong rule the weak.The eagle kills the mouse.Nature is red in tooth and claw''—this is what we are told. And yet, beneath the violence of this assumption lies a deeper lie:That power is value.That domination is truth.That the hierarchy of flesh mirrors a hierarchy of being. … Continue reading Why Ought the Eagle Not Kill the Mouse? The Metaphysical Truth About Power
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THE IS / OUGHT PROBLEM —- SOLVED.
The Collapse of the Is-Ought Distinction: A Metaphysical Foundation for Ethics Introduction: The Ancient Divide For over two thousand years, the question of ethics has wrestled with a problem that seemed inescapable: how can we derive what we ought to do from what is? The Scottish philosopher David Hume crystalized this challenge in the 18th … Continue reading THE IS / OUGHT PROBLEM —- SOLVED.
Is Casual Sex Ethical? A Systematic, Logical Investigation into the Ethics of Sex
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If I Must Live in Pain Until I Die, Here’s How I’ll do it.
I guess the coldest truth which brings comfort Is that this life won't last forever. The ride will come to an end one day. The pain will stop. So then the question becomes, if I am doomed to live with pain until I die, is it possible for me to do so? Is it possible … Continue reading If I Must Live in Pain Until I Die, Here’s How I’ll do it.
For the Woman Who Leaves Men on Seen
If you're at the point where a man's compliment doesn't mean anything to you, and you leave even ones that are attractive on seen, when they're nice to you, like 'I deserve this, I'm better than him, he's just a man, I do what I want. I don't care. " You are getting to a … Continue reading For the Woman Who Leaves Men on Seen
die a good man, if nothing else
forget about money, power, fame. live such that your ancestors will be proud to meet you. refuse to let your pain turn to hatred, or violence toward yourself or others. Die a good man, if nothing else. its hard sometimes. but i guess if i dont hurt anyone, including myself, then that itself is success. … Continue reading die a good man, if nothing else
Rewards of the sun god. Christ (the sun god) as a model for the heroic individual
The sun god leads the sheep to bright pastures. Conquering death and the darkness. It's a model for what happens when we choose to be good despite our tragedies. This is a very old story. Far older than Christianity, though the Christian writers wisely incorporated it into their story. I have traced it as far … Continue reading Rewards of the sun god. Christ (the sun god) as a model for the heroic individual
