The utility of a lie is determined by the desirability of its repetition. Lies are information products like any other market product. Monotheistic religions are the biggest most successful lies of all for the simple reason that people desire them. Not because they are true, or useful, or good. The demand for sedating foods, alcohol, drugs, and self induced sedation through ritual and lying is demonstrably higher than the demand for truth.
Source date (UTC): 2018-07-05 10:46:00 UTC
Aristocracy: War
Upper Class: Law
Upper Middle: Science (Econ)
Middle Class: Philosophy
Working Class: Religion
Underclass: Intuition.
Source date (UTC): 2018-07-05 10:09:00 UTC
First law of social science: “Stereotypes are always true.”
They must survive daily empirical testing. They do.
Source date (UTC): 2018-07-05 09:03:00 UTC
Curt Doolittle shared a link.
MORAL JUSTIFICATIONS ARE ALWAYS COVER FOR PERSONAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND MILITARY OPPORTUNITY
Source date (UTC): 2018-07-05 01:02:49 UTC
The Woman: —“[Some quote stating we are all brothers and sisters and should practice patience, kindness, and charity.]”— Buddha The Man: —“The greatest pleasure is to vanquish your enemies and chase them before you, to rob them of their wealth and see those dear to them bathed in tears, to ride their horses and clasp to your bosom their wives and daughters.”–Genghis Khan The world is filled with all types of men. The strong give the weak the privilege of meekness. The able give the incompetent the privilege of sustenance. The brave give the coward the privilege of self image. It is one thing for the weak, incompetent, and cowardly to find peace of mind in their status as dependents and quite another to claim their excuse for their condition a good, rather than the privilege of remaining the protected children of better men. Stoicism teaches action, achievement, and the full suite of heroic virtues are available to all of us, and that mindfulness that insulates us from the the chaos of life is available to us through the pursuit of such virtues. Eat the weak.
The Woman: —“[Some quote stating we are all brothers and sisters and should practice patience, kindness, and charity.]”— Buddha The Man: —“The greatest pleasure is to vanquish your enemies and chase them before you, to rob them of their wealth and see those dear to them bathed in tears, to ride their horses and clasp to your bosom their wives and daughters.”–Genghis Khan The world is filled with all types of men. The strong give the weak the privilege of meekness. The able give the incompetent the privilege of sustenance. The brave give the coward the privilege of self image. It is one thing for the weak, incompetent, and cowardly to find peace of mind in their status as dependents and quite another to claim their excuse for their condition a good, rather than the privilege of remaining the protected children of better men. Stoicism teaches action, achievement, and the full suite of heroic virtues are available to all of us, and that mindfulness that insulates us from the the chaos of life is available to us through the pursuit of such virtues. Eat the weak.
—“There is no point in arguing with someone with a closed mind”— Anon The problem is knowing when you are asking for an open mind : meaning “time to consider the argument”, and asking someone to agree, believe, or express faith in that which is not an argument but a fraud. The only non-fraudulent version of that statement is: –“there is no point in arguing with someone who is intellectually dishonest”– Appeals for an ‘open mind’ are always frauds. ALWAYS. Either you have an argument or you don’t. Either the you AND the other person(s) are intellectually honest or you are not.
—“There is no point in arguing with someone with a closed mind”— Anon The problem is knowing when you are asking for an open mind : meaning “time to consider the argument”, and asking someone to agree, believe, or express faith in that which is not an argument but a fraud. The only non-fraudulent version of that statement is: –“there is no point in arguing with someone who is intellectually dishonest”– Appeals for an ‘open mind’ are always frauds. ALWAYS. Either you have an argument or you don’t. Either the you AND the other person(s) are intellectually honest or you are not.
Curt Doolittle updated his status.
RELIGION IS A POOR SUBSTITUTE FOR THE HUNT
All religion is poor substitute for the initiatic brotherhood of warriors, their hunt, the feast that results, and the thanks of all for it. There is no greater promise than the oath. No greater mindfulness than the hunt. No greater bond than the with those with whom we fight and kill. No greater thrill than winning (Killing). No greater social experience than the feast. No greater thanks than for the feast.
Pity the weak their substitutes.
Source date (UTC): 2018-07-04 21:17:11 UTC
https://t.co/KSWSJlgErKhttps://t.co/KSWSJlgErKMORAL JUSTIFICATIONS ARE ALWAYS COVER FOR PERSONAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND MILITARY OPPORTUNITY
Source date (UTC): 2018-07-04 21:02:00 UTC