Two fallacies I've been exploring: 1) The Arrival Fallacy: the belief that when you arrive at a certain destination, you'll be happy. 2) The Nihilism Fallacy: the belief that it's not possible to become happier
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Replying to @oloal @Molson_Hart
I’ve seen a lot of 1. I’d be interested in hearing more about your take on why 2 is a fallacy.
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Replying to @Kane_1200 @Molson_Hart
There is a such a thing as living a better or worse life. And that mostly depends on the direction one goes - not the destination. And a nihilist contradicts themselves simply by living.
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Found a 3rd one, the "floating world fallacy": The belief that immediate pleasure, cut off from future purpose, will bring happiness. And went deeper on all these fronts and wrote about fallacies as related to goals:https://www.ontheolo.com/blog/philosophy-of-goals …
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Replying to @oloal @Kane_1200
Does the floating world fallacy as much to immediate hedonism as it does to the promise of fulfillment through meditation? You might find this interesting:https://youtu.be/jwG_qR6XmDQ
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Replying to @Molson_Hart @Kane_1200
It's a good point you make, and one I think about a lot. Here's where I'm at: just present-moment fulfillment, without any focus on making the future world better, is a type of regressive spirituality enlightenment. And thanks - will queue this up later!
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Replying to @oloal @Kane_1200
Emphasis On regressive in that sentence right?
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Too early for me to make a judgment but I am heading that way. I need to try to meditate a bit more though before I make a final call.
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