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Bonafide Cynics are Virtuous. |
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ChristianityVirtue and Duty
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What is the meaning of the failing virtuous performing their duties at, really, any holiday season? I mean the love is for the judgment that It shall end: irregardless of any nature of life or self-de... |
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Alternative BeliefsPieism
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I wouldn't mind residing in purgatory or limbo. If God doesn't want to accept me for who I am and what I have become, then I would rather be in those places in hell.
note, I would not be... |
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GovernmentHumans must unite.
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Post, if you haven't noticed, the rich have already separated themselves from everyone else.
Of course, if you are an Ayn Rand objectivist, you believe that the rich are rich because they are... |
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GovernmentHumans must unite.
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Greedy people know how to create money.
Let the greedy unite and let the virtuous unite but keep them separate. |
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ARE YOU CYNICAL OF…...?
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I too am cynical of Milksop Pollyannas / Immoral Egoists / Pseudo-Cynics.
Cynicism is for the Virtuous intellectualist.
Whereas, common intellectualism is for the egotistical intellectualist (i... |
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God in ReligionIf there's a god, why is there evil?
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Some good points there. I think the way I tackle things is on a higher level at the moment than helping a person out on the street. Yes, I could and would call that selfish while I sit here and spout... |
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God in Religionexcessive much?
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While Eve can be seen as commendable, she can also be seen as really insolent and ungrateful by going against the one who gave her life, love, and happiness and stupid for daring to challenge the most... |
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Relationships & LoveThe likable facade
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Yeah I think I’ve decided that is stupid to worry about who you are. You can’t help who you are so you should just embrace it. That doesn’t mean you can’t change how you ac... |
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What is the nature of man?
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I don't think human nature is either good or evil but a product of experiences and influences. Babies are born "neutral" and then become whatever they are. Plus, what are "good&quo... |
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Society & SociologyThe mentality of a soldier
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I have deliberately not read the threads yet to see what I know and then see where I went wrong. Here goes my brain tease.
There are two kinds of soilders I see:
1. Those voluntary.
2. Those fo... |
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HinduismSexism within Hinduism
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Manusmriti - The Laws of Manu
The Manusmriti is an ancient Vedic book that contained verses that outlined the way people and society should conduct itself, both towards religious duties and general... |
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September 11
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We should certainly mourn for them too. Do we not mourn for all those that we ourselves lose? The American men and women who have been killed in the service of our country are no less human than we ou... |
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Life & DeathTips and Tricks of Life?
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Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy.
-Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin's 13 Virtues
1. TEMPERANCE. Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.
2. SILENCE. Speak not but... |
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Life & Deathwhat defines life
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You're right, actually. And wrong as well.
Look: Socrates is a hero of mine, chiefly because he showed that a rational man is, at bottom, a virtuous man. He gave himself to reason, granting h... |
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BooksBook dissection
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thank you i'll check it out.
here is something from Nietzsche in "Gay Science"
"Our ultimate gratitude to art."- If we had not welcomed the arts and invented this kind o... |
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God in ReligionMe, myself and God
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Preator;
I am trying to understand; or to be mopre precise; comprehend the scientific knowledge we have and tie this is with how we operate as humans; and as far as is plausible and rational; what... |
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GovernmentThe meaning of democracy
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You made me think of many things and I want to encourage discussion instead of discourage it. Perhaps things will go better if you google "liberal education" and come back with another expla... |
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GovernmentPolitics and Ethics
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The only thing better than provoking a debate is ending a debate. I fear the latter honour will prove beyond me. But few issues are more important than the one I intend to tackle here. A good index of... |
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Ethics & MoralityEthics: DARE YOU IGNORE IT?
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Ethics should be sung, not said. Ethics is the frail raft which the virtuous man trusts through churning seas. It pulls us down, it stops us from angling for the stars, even as it puts solid ground be... |
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Gender PsychologyWhat Is Wrong With Being A Slut
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Wyote; in my view there seems to be a misuderstanding, and this is my point, between a slut, a person who wants just a long-term relationship and anotther person. A slut is or can be someone insecure,... |
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Illuminati
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"The more that i read about the illuminati and what they stand for the more i realize they can't possibly be the ones in charge, the ones sitting behind scenes"
Could you recommend so... |
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SpiritualityOn Awareness-Proactivty and Unconsciousness-Ego-Reactivity
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Teachings of the Masters on Awareness-Proactivty and Unconsciousness-Ego-Reactivity ....
Act. Do not react.
--Sri Ravi Shankar
Sin is never in action. It is always in reaction.
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Finding Out What I Believe
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This being my first thread, please excuse it if I've placed it in the wrong forums section. I've been lurking around Captain Cynic for a while, and decided I'd come spend a few sleeples... |
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