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Humans have found different ways to deal with their own mortality - denial or religion or saying that's "natural". More people learn, their techniques have also
by thecrazyone 10y ago
Humans have found different ways to deal with their own mortality - denial or religion or saying that's "natural". More people learn, their techniques have also changed, like (almost) no one thinks you/somebody died because it rained the day before and the rain gods spite you for doing XYZ.
My point being, drawing from the practices of people multiple centuries ago might not be the best thing
- mitchty 10y ago> My point being, drawing from the practices of people multiple centuries ago might not be the best thing Given how much of cognitive behavioral therapy borrows from stoicism in this case I think this assessment is premature. Stoicism like buddhism are great philosophies on how to deal with the world as it is. And to understand that most of the problems we think of are products of our own mind. Stoicism doesn't do either denial or say its natural. It forces you to reevaluate how you think of the question. For that alone it is worth drawing from.
- fapjacks 10y agoIt sounds like you haven't actually read Stoic philosophy. The central theme of the Stoics is that how you react to your situation and surroundings is entirely up to you. When someone spills coffee on you at Starbucks (or whatever), they aren't the ones making you mad. If you think Stoics are outdated, go read what Stockdale has to say about the philosophy and how it served him as a POW in Vietnam. I think once you've actually consumed (and grokked) what the Stoics said, you'll see that it's a philosophy that is timeless and as relevant as ever.