The trouble w/ trying to systematically create enlightened beings is that to date, the most successful system has been a concentration camp. This is well documented:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man%27s_Search_for_Meaning …
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Replying to @a_yawning_cat
n = 1 tho Besides, by his own writing. It brought out the hero in some people and the evil in others (prisoners who would help the guards) But the more interesting question tho. Provided that a concentration camp was in fact the best way to enlightenment, would you make one?
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Replying to @AbstractFairy
not sure the moralistic lens is the right one here. I’m just amusing the idea that if “more homo sapiens should feel as one w/ the universe.” is the goal then humans have been fairly good at this self-destruction relative to other animals.
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