We know from evolution that ideas are where things and behaviors come from. The ideas are embedded in the genes which then go on to be expressed. Ideas are imperfect because they are abstractions. This creates a distribution of good and bad ideas. The thing that is special about us is that we have general intelligence which means we can have ideas that are good in general or the true sense. We call these good ideas virtues because they lead towards a good life.
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Culture eats strategy for breakfast. Media tells you where culture is heading.
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My mom was Buddhist, and my grandmother is a Buddhist nun so I've been exposed to Buddhism a lot. There's this fundamental premise that goes "Life is suffering." I don't think this to be the case. I think life is ignorance. The moment you understand what the suffering was for, it's unlikely that you wouldn't be okay with it. Every act of suffering becomes meaningful when you know that you needed it to reach a desired outcome.
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