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Wonderful exploration of many similar / related / intellectual / belief / explanation systems regarding human existence! Coming across a lot of those names and
by 6stringmerc 10y ago
Wonderful exploration of many similar / related / intellectual / belief / explanation systems regarding human existence! Coming across a lot of those names and concepts what feels like a decade ago (probably was, during graduate school and supplementing my Education track with hybrid Philosophy & Anthropology snippets) but they're very nicely presented here in my opinion. The sticking point is treating each as a belief structure, and looking to the human condition and our primal tendencies (e.g. "reasoning") as to why they have appeal.
In a world were there are so few answers to genuinely big questions, seeking explanations or making them up seems reasonable and, as history seems to show, kind of inevitable. Interesting to keep in touch with, diversity I think helps understanding and/or appreciation (and also the ability to discuss in polity, heady company where there may be disagreement to chat about).