A large fraction of our lives consists of rituals, mindless patterns, superficial appearances, make-believe. I used to think they were unnecessary. I am now increasingly seeing why we can't do away with any of them.
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Take away one of them (like wearing a suit to work) and you must replace it with an equivalent one. Without mindless patterns, you life must be lived as an unending expression of purposeful free will; our society must run on unending spontaneous good will -- neither is viable.
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Without appearances, only truth remains -- and the lack of meaning that it lays bare
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Do you know that story about the how the Lie stole the Truth's clothes, and left naked, the Truth felt ashamed and remained hidden for centuries, while the Lie roamed the Earth dressed as the truth? It's one of my favourite stories.https://storytelling.co.za/the-naked-truth-and-the-lie/ …
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And yet there is meaning that emerges from that truth, but it’s before thought
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That's exactly why I brush my teeth twice a day.
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Hyakujo's Fox
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Why do you think religion was invented?
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There is no specific meaning to life. We just exist. But the example you give is more about the creation of order Vs choice. We create appearances n rituals for various reasons. These give us a sense of belonging to group when we need it. For thinkers it is always a fight.
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"when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked" Without distractions, we can see truth If it is meaningless, make it meaningful Stop procrastinating with distractionshttps://trylks.tumblr.com/post/165694019303/i-like-the-japanese-concept-ikigai-i-decided-to …
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Post-rational nihilism takes a while to come to grips with
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