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so why come here to contribute nothing to an otherwise interesting discussion?

by g5095 5y ago

kortex 5y ago
> Contribute nothing, and nothing will be left uncontributed. - Dao de Dang
- dqpb 5y ago
  > never discuss karma - Dao de Dang
Graffur 5y ago
I came here to contribute the same information - "none". It adds more to the conversation than your reply, doesn't it?
martopix 5y ago
It's a completely fair answer to OP's question and does not bother me. It contributes to the discussion because it reminds us that some people don't feel the need for a ritualistic form of spirituality.
- giraffe_lady 5y ago
  It might be fair but it's uninteresting and shows lack of self examination. The range of understanding of "spirituality" is so broad and personal nearly anything can theoretically fit into it. You have people in here talking about their coffee and music habits, but in a way that is interesting and engaging with the question rather than dismissing it. The fact that someone is so sure that they can't find anything like this in their relationship to the world might be interesting in some contexts but doesn't take the conversation anywhere new.
  - samhh 5y ago
    If you interpret "spirituality" this broadly then the word is useless. This is why you'll receive some dismissive answers. I drink espresso every morning. I challenge you to find a way to link that to this thread that isn't as useless as defining a synonym for the word "habit", or "preference", or similar. Reality doesn't have to be interesting, nor do the results of self-examination. As best I can tell I'm a biological entity with a false sense of self and free will on a rock in the middle of an unfathomably large universe, the existence of which I will never understand. That's it. That's actually already quite interesting. Why do so many feel the need to try and force the elevation of the everyday and the mundane into that same plane? And worse yet, to speak condescendingly of others as you do so.
    - giraffe_lady 5y ago
      I don't personally interpret it that broadly, but I've been surprised and delighted by the range expressed in other comments today! So at least to me I can't really consider that broad definition useless, at least across a group of people.

so why come here to contribute nothing to an otherwise interesting discussion?

by g5095 5y ago

so why come here to contribute nothing to an otherwise interesting discussion?

kortex 5y ago

> Contribute nothing, and nothing will be left uncontributed. - Dao de Dang

dqpb 5y ago
> never discuss karma - Dao de Dang

Graffur 5y ago

I came here to contribute the same information - "none". It adds more to the conversation than your reply, doesn't it?

martopix 5y ago

It's a completely fair answer to OP's question and does not bother me. It contributes to the discussion because it reminds us that some people don't feel the need for a ritualistic form of spirituality.

giraffe_lady 5y ago
It might be fair but it's uninteresting and shows lack of self examination. The range of understanding of "spirituality" is so broad and personal nearly anything can theoretically fit into it. You have people in here talking about their coffee and music habits, but in a way that is interesting and engaging with the question rather than dismissing it. The fact that someone is so sure that they can't find anything like this in their relationship to the world might be interesting in some contexts but doesn't take the conversation anywhere new.
- samhh 5y ago
  If you interpret "spirituality" this broadly then the word is useless. This is why you'll receive some dismissive answers. I drink espresso every morning. I challenge you to find a way to link that to this thread that isn't as useless as defining a synonym for the word "habit", or "preference", or similar. Reality doesn't have to be interesting, nor do the results of self-examination. As best I can tell I'm a biological entity with a false sense of self and free will on a rock in the middle of an unfathomably large universe, the existence of which I will never understand. That's it. That's actually already quite interesting. Why do so many feel the need to try and force the elevation of the everyday and the mundane into that same plane? And worse yet, to speak condescendingly of others as you do so.
  - giraffe_lady 5y ago
    I don't personally interpret it that broadly, but I've been surprised and delighted by the range expressed in other comments today! So at least to me I can't really consider that broad definition useless, at least across a group of people.