Thread: <atheist only>

Originally Posted by Carôusoul

From what I've seen of you Existentialism seems more suited.. eudaimonia feels misleading somehow.

Likely, I really do embrace existentialism.

However, consider:

Revised Eudaimonia encapsulates:
- Pursuit of happiness
- Utilitarian perspective
- Empathetic
- Integrity (Social and Personal)
- Optimism

It is eudaimonia that suggests to you, "I ought to help that person pick up what they dropped" or do some other action that simply benefits others. However minor it is, it will effect many people in the long run which is where I implement chaos theory.

See where I am coming from now..?

~

Originally Posted by O'nus

Likely, I really do embrace existentialism.

However, consider:

Revised Eudaimonia encapsulates:
- Pursuit of happiness
- Utilitarian perspective
- Empathetic
- Integrity (Social and Personal)
- Optimism

It is eudaimonia that suggests to you, "I ought to help that person pick up what they dropped" or do some other action that simply benefits others. However minor it is, it will effect many people in the long run which is where I implement chaos theory.

See where I am coming from now..?

~

Yess I understand; It's just it's a rather revised version of the widely taken view of eudaimonia- but I understand, and it makes sense yeah.




I don't fully trust utilitarianism anymore however. But I understand it with moderation and logical consideration with other aspects taken into account

I do whatever I think will make me happiest.

This often leads to me making other people happy, because through empathy doing so pleases me.

That simple, really.

• Life is meaningless and has no value
• You are going to die eventually, do whatever without worrying about it.
• Revenge is a right

Originally Posted by Pyrofan1

• Life is meaningless and has no value
• You are going to die eventually, do whatever without worrying about it.
• Revenge is a right

kill yourself if it has no value.

Originally Posted by Carôusoul

kill yourself if it has no value.

Suicide is meaningless and has no value.

Originally Posted by Universal Mind

Suicide is meaningless and has no value.

Infinite regress ahoy.

Originally Posted by Pyrofan1

• Life is meaningless and has no value
• You are going to die eventually, do whatever without worrying about it.
• Revenge is a right

This is the atheist stereotype propagated by Christians.

Anyway, out of the philosophies I have studied (which aren't many) I like Buddhism and think it has some great principles to live by. But I don't follow any set rules, I'm similar to gnome. I have one number one rule, watch out me and my own. Like most of the population I enjoy helping people, but it is not in my genetic makeup for it to be a first priority. I am very big on people "helping themselves". This is the only reason I won't call myself a democrat, they give way to much money to poor people who aren't willing to help themselves. I came from a poor uneducated family who worked hard to make ends meet and am now the first in my family to go to college. That's called helping yourself.

So that's the rules I live by, look out for me and my own, and help yourself to become educated and an asset to society.

Or something like that.

I do whatever whenever, however. When I wanna.

Originally Posted by Seismosaur

I do whatever whenever, however. When I wanna.

wow.


no you dont.

you're too scared to.