26 ideas
7990 | Serene wisdom is freedom from ties, and indifference to fortune [Anon (Bhag)] |
7989 | Seek salvation in the wisdom of reason [Anon (Bhag)] |
5311 | If observation goes up a level, we expect the laws of the lower level to remain in force [Wilson,EO] |
5312 | A child first sees objects as distinct, and later as members of groups [Wilson,EO] |
7996 | I am all the beauty and goodness of things, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
5309 | Beliefs are really enabling mechanisms for survival [Wilson,EO] |
7995 | In all living beings I am the light of consciousness, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
22419 | 'I' is a subject in 'I am in pain' and an object in 'I am bleeding' [Wittgenstein, by McGinn] |
6318 | The doctrine of indeterminacy of translation seems implied by the later Wittgenstein [Wittgenstein, by Quine] |
7999 | All actions come from: body, lower self, perception, means of action, or Fate [Anon (Bhag)] |
5310 | Philosophers study the consequences of ethics instead of its origins [Wilson,EO] |
7991 | Hate and lust have their roots in man's lower nature [Anon (Bhag)] |
5313 | The rules of human decision-making converge and overlap in a 'human nature' [Wilson,EO] |
5316 | We undermine altruism by rewarding it, but we reward it to encourage it [Wilson,EO] |
5318 | Pure hard-core altruism based on kin selection is the enemy of civilisation [Wilson,EO] |
5317 | The actor is most convincing who believes that his performance is real [Wilson,EO] |
7988 | There is no greater good for a warrior than to fight in a just war [Anon (Bhag)] |
5308 | The only human purpose is that created by our genetic history [Wilson,EO] |
7992 | The visible forms of nature are earth, water, fire, air, ether; mind, reason, and the sense of 'I' [Anon (Bhag)] |
5314 | Cultural evolution is Lamarckian and fast, biological evolution is Darwinian and slow [Wilson,EO] |
5315 | Over 99 percent of human evolution has been in the hunter-gatherer phase [Wilson,EO] |
7994 | Everything, including the gods, comes from me, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
7993 | Brahman is supreme, Atman his spirit in man, and Karma is the force of creation [Anon (Bhag)] |
5320 | It is estimated that mankind has produced 100,000 religions [Wilson,EO] |
7997 | Only by love can men see me, know me, and come to me, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
7998 | The three gates of hell are lust, anger and greed [Anon (Bhag)] |