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What would be an example? Someone convinces you that devastating climate change is unavoidable? Or that life is meaningless? Here's an idea, an axiom perhaps: I
by wellpast 6y ago
What would be an example? Someone convinces you that devastating climate change is unavoidable? Or that life is meaningless? Here's an idea, an axiom perhaps: It's impossible, by definition, for any idea to be innately pessimistic.
- shkkmo 6y agoIs it possibly for any idea to be anything innately? Or are all attributes of an idea dependant on the connections made between that idea and other ideas?
- wtetzner 6y agoExcept he said the conversation could leave you pessimistic, even if the idea improved. Perhaps you were overly optimistic about your idea, and the conversation both pointed out how the idea can improve, as well as why the idea is not as good as you originally thought it was.