Comment on How do I make myself smarter?

• HeartyBeast@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  C’mon - you want to know about ways of avoiding illusory beliefs, but you are sceptical about the power of reason and analytical thinking?

  What alternatives are you considering?

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  • cameron_vale@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Considering drugs, meditation, intense pain, intense pleasure, breathing techniques, hanging out with weirdos, good art, travel, renunciation… to name a few

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    • Can_you_change_your_username@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Check out the Allegory of the Cave, might change your mind about the usefulness of Plato. You might also find something interesting in the philosophy of Pythagoras's cult and in the stoics.

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      • cameron_vale@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        thanks

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    • HeartyBeast@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Those may certainly supplement analytical thinking and reasoning

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      • cameron_vale@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I think that thinking is not as central in importance as you make it out to be.

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