12/18/2011
The problem with spirituality is that it does not relate to the actual human condition but the (unrealistically) idealized version of it
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12/18/2011
12/16/2011
12/15/2011
Extreme form of individualism is jungle rule – a world of "independent" and "alienated", zombie-like human beings. Happy it's-my-life-I-do-what-I-want freedom fighting!
12/12/2011
Regardless of what it should ideally be, the prevailing moral standard is what majority in a given society agrees to
12/09/2011
When the idea of happy marriage (partnership) comprises of fantasy ideals of romantic passion provided by TV, films, fiction books and magazines, no human can ever have a happy marriage
12/08/2011
The only way to fundamentally approach the problems of the world is to encourage people for critical thinking and help them develop philosophically. All other ways are merely treating the symptoms rather than disease
12/08/2011
If you are fun-hungry, sex-obsessed, How-I-Met-Your-Mother-and-Twilight-fan then I am pretty sure that most of the time you're keeping gloomy and grumbling, because those are perfect ingredients for miserable life
12/07/2011
When something has both positives and negatives, and positives are such that can be obtained from other better sources, and negatives are having substantial impact, then that's enough grounds for criticizing it
12/06/2011
For many philosophically disinclined people their optimism stands in the way of them doing anything about their misery. It shows how at times pessimism can be positive and optimism negative
12/05/2011
One's ability to love truly (which is empathy, compassion, respect..) grows in direct proportion to wisdom gained through understanding life. And that's the only way
12/04/2011
To modern youngsters: Read wrong books (e.g. The Secret etc), watch wrong films (e.g. Twilight etc) and wrong TV shows (e.g. How I Met Your Mother etc), hang out with wrong people (look around), and ask why your life is miserable. I say, that's why!
12/04/2011
That love which depends on sexual act for its expression (e.g. romantic love) is but a sexual desire in disguise of love. Romantic love is a joke
12/04/2011
Sex is neither love nor an expression of love. It's a quasi-voluntary indulgence of animal nature. Give it a status higher than that and prepare to be miserable
12/04/2011
If being virtuous means having less fun then the purpose of life must not be having fun
12/04/2011
Awareness of determinism is one thing. However, to base one's decision making (or a lack of it) on the notion that we don't have free will is, in my view, insane!
12/03/2011
The only truly happy man is a wise man; otherwise a drunkard is also happier than the average