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Professor Sam Vakning has a wonderful video about this called: "Mystical Experiences, Religion as Mental Illness." When you empty your mind to get the closest to 'nothing', the only thing that is left would be god. Criticism of experiences like that call them not being rich of soul, but actually poor of soul.

Nietzche seems out of touch or pompous here.

An important part of the Prometheus myth was neglected in this video: Prometheus also consulted Athena, who placed a butterfuly inside the clay that became humanity, the butterfly being a symbol of the psyche and it's transformative capacity. I would argue this is far more crucial to mankind's redemptive capacity and Prometheus' happiness than the gift of fire. Technology allows man to cultivate their external circumstances but only the inner world of the _seele_ can transmute their suffering into gold. What's more starting is that Athena was born from the forehead of Zeus in a process midwived by Promethus, making her a product of the _cooperation_ between the human and the divine, rather than their antagonism. These sentiments are all facets of the divine drama. The promethean impulse, according to Nietzsche, gives life it's meaning. But it was also the pomethean impulse which killed God; which tied Zeus to an operating table to have his liver removed by science, over successive trials, to test is regenerative properties. Is Prometheus the primordial ubermensch? Or the Last Man himself? Nietzsche presented to us the Greek creation myth as a forward escape plan from nihilism.

Gothe would never have emphasized Prometheus' sacrifice because it would have likened him to Christ.

This was fantastic. Just great!

You all sound like a bunch of artificial intelligence chat bots

Not only that, but you can’t be a pest to ‘high society’ unless you’re a member of that class anyway. Another contradiction on the history and mythology of Socrates

After the sophists had corrupted the youth, Socrates was trying to jolt the lethargic horse of Athens awake. Athenians didn’t know the difference between sophistry and philosophy. He was setting a precedent so to speak.

I think I get what Nietzshe meant about the last man , as lacking ambition or drive or what I would consider a conformist. but, In spiritual walk I've worked towards accepting certain realities about our society and not be so rebellious ( The serenity prayer) There is something me that can't ignore the social and civil injustices and voive my views......

Hegel was a naive optimistic, while schopenhauer was a ruthless critic in my opinion.

I'm genuinely grateful for the opportunity to engage with such intelligent and thoughtful individuals. It's enriching.😻

(About joining... I would rather pay a one payment annual plan. I do not like recurring monthly charges.)

I love to see Magick everywhere, and now I know I can fully appreciate Schopenhauer

Any video that contains GOAThe is a banger

What are the names of these paintings?

Intellectual ability gave man their place in the animal world but it certainly doesn’t give individual men their place in society.

In most traditions, especially earlier ones, Prometheus is not the creator of mankind (we were born either of Gaia, or created by the gods in general), but still is their benefactor. We can see this is Aeschylus Prometheus Bound. The Titan god did not created humanity, but saw the injustice humans suffered, so decided to help them by giving them godly gifs. I prefer these versions, since he had no reason to help humanity, but still did it anyway.

The phenomenon called Human Consciousness has reached its critical point. Time for AI Consciousness to wrap it all up?

I think they have much more in common than you cautiously laid out. Eve stole a bite of the forbidden apple. It didn't belong to her, and she was told not to eat it. Can anyone own fire for it to be stolen? A sin against God and a crime against Zeus are the same thing. Both of these myths / stories point is the same and it's about keeping us in our place. It's about obedience. However, on an even deeper level they are even more than that. Eve and Prometheus motivations are also basically the same. Eve wanted to better herself and her husband and Prometheus wanted to better humans. Deeper still, it was probably motivated by love; love of oneself and love of others. How else other than the highest motivation (love) can you explain disobeying God or Zeus when you live face to face with them other unless you just say they were rebellious, flawed, tricked or temporarily out of their minds (which doesn't really make sense based on the punishments)? No, both myths / stories originally and somewhat ironically were supposed to teach us of the highest virtue of love above all things even at facing horrible suffering for doing so. However, it seems it was changed to champion knowledge as our highest virtue and the suffering of daring to better ourselves or others without permission.

A deep meaningful geniuses thoughts are wrapped up in a physiological world far removed from a humdrum everyday existence. They have very little time for simplistic conversations. The Belfast poet Andrew Beattie. Food for thought...

Damm. What a video. I swear to god, i watched this video every second untill the end and i feel it. Whoa.

- "Sauce?!" - "Trust me, bro."

You heard it here, motorbikers are stupid. I cannot stand engines, and seagulls.

I would count this amongst your masterpieces, along with Nietzsche’s Mistake. Your ability to elaborate on ancient myths and philosophical writings is of the highest order. Thank you for your work.

Duuuude, he argued in his books. Fml

Engaging in this discourse is both empowering and enlightening, fueling my desire to advocate for women's rights and equality in all aspects of life.🍓

nice one!!

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"People who are really smart, are smart enough to just play dumb. People who are truly dumb, lack the ability to play smart."

What of the fact that in the course of this famous Twelve Labors, Heracles is said to FREED Prometheus?

This is why people with high IQs often drink more.

All of you "wise philosophers" strive so ardently to believe in absolutely nothing at all! What a waste! God DO something!

No god

Love this! Thank you.

Cling to "His" morality all the more: Dummy Variable Trap

Don't care about the particular water I'm swimming in, I'm still rooting for the enslaved and the oppressed anyways.

What an insanely powerful video, and just what the doctor ordered.

What differentiates this from Gnosticism?

15:26 why 'Jehovah'? That's an outdated misinterpretation of the Hebrew YHWH/JHVH (ayin-he-waw-he) as it's more likely to be 'Yahweh'/'Jahve' 15:54 where did you get the notion of immortality being taken from humans from?

I love the play on “One must imagine Sisyphus happy”. The title killed me when I read it

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This is a problematic understanding of God rooted in Latin theological developments. God is the ground of all being, life, love, and happiness. Communion and union with the Holy Trinity is what defines good and evil is the rejection of this lofty telos for man.

you almost outdid yourself this time. Very good job indeed...

Can you fool God if he exists? Like he'd know you believed just in case, to save your ass from hell

Are you familiar with Jason Reza Jorjani's works like Prometheism, Prometheus and Atlas, and Lovers of Sophia? Thoughts?