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Ideologies carve epistemic valleys. Cozy, beautiful places you'll never escape—because why would you try? No evidence from other places ever filters in. Are yo
by bulatb 5y ago
Ideologies carve epistemic valleys. Cozy, beautiful places you'll never escape—because why would you try? No evidence from other places ever filters in.
Are you living in a valley? Maybe not. But what makes a valley, and how big can it be?
Are those mountains in the distance?
You can spend your whole life walking through horizons to be sure that, so far, no, you haven't been trapped. Most people just have better things to do.
- chasil 5y agoLet me cut this foolish conjecture short. The seven deadly sins: Pride, wrath, sloth, lust, greed, envy, and gluttony. The seven cardinal virtues: Humility, meekness, zeal, chastity, generosity, charity, and temperance. These were laws, but these are now suggestions, and touchstones. I leave them before you as your tools.
- bulatb 5y agoI don't understand. I personally try to walk, because that's just what I prefer, but I can see why people don't. You end up far away from everything, without a tribe or much to show for your trouble. Often times the truth is not what matters.
- chasil 5y agoI walk too. Walking away means that you can see what others cannot.
- chasil 5y agoCarry your zeal and generosity, and wear them well. For you have earned them.
- chasil 5y agoI have not answered correctly. I see this now. Karma is endemic to people. When you get close, it's inescapable. Walking away ignites desire. There is a thing that was said, the "middle way." That was the life of Gotama Bhuda, the prince of the Bhodi Tree. Abandoning that, then you will have to do this alone. But I would still think well of you.
- inglor_cz 5y agoZeal brought us witch trials and temperance brought us War on Drugs. Getting high on your virtue is a bad thing.
- Jensson 5y ago> Getting high on your virtue is a bad thing. More elegant to say "Taking pride in your virtue is a sin".
- inglor_cz 5y agoI am programmed in Uncouth :)
- chasil 5y agoKnow zealotry, to understand how it goes wrong. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zealots https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zealots
- high_5 5y agoYes, if you get high on virtue-signalling in public sphere. But the sins and virtues are first and foremost personal categories to be measured against the person you used to be before now.
- HPsquared 5y agoThese are the "seven capital virtues" which are coupled to the seven deadly sins. The cardinal virtues are different: there are four Cardinal virtues which come from classical philosophy (Wisdom, Courage, Justice, Moderation) and three theological virtues associated with Christianity (Faith, Hope, Charity). This set of seven is known as the heavenly virtues. These are a pretty good guideline in life, I find. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_virtues https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_virtues https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue_ethics https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue_ethics
- stareatgoats 5y ago> Most people just have better things to do. Most people don't want to be called 'fools' either. Walking through horizons is a risky thing, you may lose your footing any time. But the reward is great, when you return down and can credibly convince the valley people that they are fools to miss out on the beautiful meetings that take place on mountaintops.
- optimalsolver 5y agoPlato’s Allegory Of The Valley.