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Compassion and cosmic oneness
Does the state of compassion imply a cosmic oneness that blurs the notions of self and other, time and space, and life and death?
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Compassion,
Cosmos,
flicker,
Life,
Self,
Space,
Time,
Wonderment
Suicide
Why is suicide a crime to be repressed? Is it because with every act, however isolated, it leaves a footprint that mocks the society by pointing to its many intractable inadequacies?
Labels:
Death,
flicker,
Life,
Philosophical,
Society,
Suicide,
Wonderment
Origins of life
The endeavor to trace the origins of life seems to be an unending displacement of scientific focus. If the first forms of life came to be through a simple sequence of chemical reactions sparked by rocks, what explains the origin of these very "first" matters?
Reason
How do I know whether I am reasoning and not simply stringing together internalized, logically consistent verbal testimonies?
Conscience
Is conscience just a mirror that faithfully reflects thoughts, passing no judgments whatsoever?
Compassion vs Indiffernce
In the act of a fox chasing a Nubian Ibex, what does compassion mean for an onlooker? Is it simply indifference?
Interpretive lens
Is it possible to see the self, let alone the others, with no agenda or artifactual lens whatsoever?
Reprehensible
Why does a dipper's fishing appear much less reprehensible than a wolf pack hunting an elk?
Common sense
Is common sense a cognitive or a cultural construct? Is it an innate belief of some sort (based on our intuitions and instincts), or a belief based on social norms?