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Pascal made this argument in a brief treatise called on diversions. He argues that people are inherently incapable of sitting still and feeling content, and so
by tiedieconderoga 4y ago
Pascal made this argument in a brief treatise called on diversions. He argues that people are inherently incapable of sitting still and feeling content, and so distraction is a fundamental human need:
https://stmaryvalleybloom.org/pascal-diversion.html https://stmaryvalleybloom.org/pascal-diversion.html
It's interesting to see the idea borne out in a controlled study.
- polishdude20 4y agoSimilar ideas behind The Denial of Death. The idea is that we are aware of our mortality and many of the reasons we do anything stems from trying to forget that.
- asimovfan 4y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoeyDEFOo8g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoeyDEFOo8g https://www.zen-buddhism.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/soto-zen-school.jpg https://www.zen-buddhism.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/soto...