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so the question of "why don't you just be a saint" is not one that most people can really be comfortable answering
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even better if you could choose would you want your child to be a saint?
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Nietzsche lost in that no one has adopted his moral framework yes people are saying different things are good than they used to but theyre still calling things good or bad the fact that he failed makes him defunct in his own terms pure Will to Irrelevance
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even postmodernists are like "who can say what is good or bad" but theyre not denying that good and bad in some sense exist
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Re: #2: I think they may be revered precisely because they exhibit a rare quality. If one had discipline and piety and foresight and compassion to always conduct themselves in an immaculate manner, they would be saintly, yes. Difficult, as all spiritual paths teach.
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It's like mocking people for not simply achieving Nirvana in a single step. "Just exit samsara lo.l"
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personally my model for virtue is the comet king and it’s not fuckin easy to do the things he did
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I read the first 30 chapters of that when it was new and lost track of it. Now I have to go read the rest. Thanks for reminding me.
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> just conduct yourself in an immaculate manner. lol it's very difficult actually
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Absolutely. Morality is lobsters in a bucket. Those few who climb up and make it a point not to drag down others are choosing a very different life.
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