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minus-squareRestrictedAccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down9·1 day agoThere is a reason that people study religion and philosophy. Like particle physics, a couple of YouTube videos can’t make you understand subtle concepts that evolved over generations of experiences.
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·17 hours ago There is a reason that people study religion and philosophy. Because the mind recoils from mortality and desires there to be more.
minus-squareTyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down2·1 day agoOr perhaps all that time spent on pondering fantasies is time that you have a sunk cost into, so it’s harder with time to rationalize the fantasies properly.
There is a reason that people study religion and philosophy.
Like particle physics, a couple of YouTube videos can’t make you understand subtle concepts that evolved over generations of experiences.
Because the mind recoils from mortality and desires there to be more.
Or perhaps all that time spent on pondering fantasies is time that you have a sunk cost into, so it’s harder with time to rationalize the fantasies properly.