Few things are more infuriating, than people not living to higher moral standards than you don't.
If free will is real, nothing needs to be changed. If it isn't, nothing *can* be changed. Either way, worrying about it is pointless. Though, taking any action *kind of* already assumes some sort of agency, defeating the idea there is none.
"I don't know how to tell you this, but I
think your LOGIC is clouding your judgement."
think your LOGIC is clouding your judgement."
I'm going to keep this smartwatch as a reminder of my inability to raise things from the dead. Raise a glass in memoriam! Commence three-day mourning! Get a new one!...
"When I'm wrong, I'm wrong, and I'm fine with that. But when I'm right, I'm *catastrophically* right — and when that happens, you probably don't want to be nearby."
"Well, continuing this line of reasoning, you could-" — "Wait a minute! Are you saying this as a Republican or as a Democrat?"
I can tell you with absolute certainty, that if i were creating a universe full of intelligent living beings, i sure as hell wouldn't be doing it because i love my creations and want them to be happy.
Painkillers don't actually fix anything; They just make you not feel the pain for a while, allowing you stay functional — hopefully, while you're fixing the real source of your problem.
When you accuse someone of being selfish, it means you have completely failed to make an offer that would appeal to both of you.
I am told i don't really believe in myself. Given how well (and how little) i know the subject in question, i find it rather unsurprising.
"I'm fine with this weather, the cold doesn't bother me at all. Except, my fingernails are blue and i can't feel my fingers."
I'm really glad cockroaches aren't intelligent. Just imagine them developing nuclear weapons and declaring the kitchen a sovereign state...
No matter how well you are doing, you can always find some good reasons to be unhappy with yourself.
"Professor, your lecture is logical, reasonable, makes things obvious and, in general, makes perfect sense. YOU HAVE TO STOP THAT!"
"Your browser indicates that you do not wish to be tracked. A pointless gesture; we have no reason to track you to begin with."