Re: Joy of this, Joy of that

On Sat, 07 Dec 2024 19:57:03 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

On 2024-12-07, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
 

On Sat, 7 Dec 2024 13:22:06 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
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Well the concept that no world exists is called Idealism.  It's all in
the mind. Mine  alone [solipsism],  Gods [monism], or some other
arrangement. It explains everything but predicts nothing. Like Islam.
Inshallah. If it is Gods Will. Great, But not very *helpful*.

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I like the Epicurean approach, which was probably a concession to the
times. The Gods exist on a planet somewhere but don't give a damn about
humans.

 
Sounds like 21st-century oligarchs.

Not quite. The Epicureans thought the Gods, if they existed, were
completely uninvolved rather than causing wars, taking sides in battles,
fomenting unrest, and so forth. We'd be better off if the oligarchs were
off in the Caribbean drinking, fornicating, or whatever oligarchs do when
they're not starting wars for profit.