dimreepr

Isn't that the point?

Let's not get into a mologistic argument.

That's not a who, that's a how...

Who's definition?

It's well worth a watch and neatly summed by the last speaker.

If you're in a warzone helplessly cowering in a bunker, starving and thirsty, is it irrational to want/hope there's something greater than yourself, to protect you and lead you to happier place? It doesn't matter that it's magic if it works, that goes for anyone who are struggling to live life, the hope that there's better things to come makes the load that little bit lighter. It illustrates the struggle we will face in the absence of God, I think Nietzscher spent the rest of his life trying to think of an alternative to God, he'd be appalled at what Hitler made of his thinking. It wasn't an accusation, it was a question. 😉

Many pathways lead to happiness, Hitler was very confused...

Exactly...

Who is the madman?

Indeed, to believe in it; makes me happy...

To do what? Please explain?

Not the question I'm asking...

Indeed a person, who doesn't believe in that but does believe in this; who's happier? It might be a belief that a greater power, will get him back; so I can live in peace. Is your peace better than mine? Why? What makes you think she cares?

The parable of the madman Is it rational to think I know better, when they're already happy?

You and @beecee describe our yesterday's as ignorant and today as enlightened, as if we know better? Our ignorance of yesterday is no more enlightened than our ignorance of tomorrow...

I don't know, does your's talk to you?

Apathy doesn't mean pathetic, in a world ruled by fear apathy disarms the rulers. Just a turn of phrase, my friend used to say. The point is, apathy when thing's are fine is just a way to 'not give a shit about tomorrow', and tomorrow is where fear breeds; it doesn't mean tomorrow doesn't matter, it means today I'm free of worry.

It's one law for everyone, if you read it right...

I'm not, just asking why...

We could hide from it... If we lie to ourselves.

It doesn't... We either survive it or we don't

Isn't Putin acting out of fear?

Is apathy the answer? I'm not talking about political apathy; although in my lifetime I've only voted once (against Boris), because before him whoever I voted for I always got 'the government', which is basically my point; only fear what immediately and really threatens your future. Obviously the 24 hour news culture isn't helpful, because the only good news they can muster, tends to be added on to the end and treated as a joke.

Seems more like a game of "Risk" to me, where the numbers matter more than the strategy...

Indeed, +1 We're all here to learn and some are hear to teach; the differential can change with every post. The people that survive the initiation of being told they're wrong; often go on to be the best student's/teacher's...