Gratitude is not a good mental state for creativity
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Replying to @vgr
Proposition: equality and gratitude cannot coexist in the absence of religion https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratitude
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Replying to @The_Lagrangian
@The_Lagrangian Christianity, Islam are both egalitarian religions. Hinduism is not. It uses gratitude+karma to stabilize inequality instead1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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Replying to @fire__exit
@fire__exit@The_Lagrangian tries to be...but usually fails1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @vgr
@vgr@fire__exit yeah, that is what I am getting at: people start acting as intermediaries to god and the idealized system breaks1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @The_Lagrangian
@The_Lagrangian@vgr ahh, they hijack what should be leaving the system (going to god)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@fire__exit @The_Lagrangian not just intermediaries (that's mainly Catholicism). Virtues become new status economy. Hence 'holier than thou'
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Replying to @vgr
@vgr@fire__exit all men are equal in the eyes of God, but some are more equal than others0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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