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Well.. I can't think for myself because I'm not awakened. So all that is left for me is to follow a spiritual teaching or a spiritual tradition. Even "thinking for myself" would be a bias of mine. How do you know that thinking for yourself will not lead you astray and further removed from the truth? In comparing Islam to Buddhism.. Islam forces you to pray five times every single day even during sleep time... And if you miss a single prayer you gonna go to hell. There is of course no such thing as heaven and hell as in an eternal place of abiding after death. It can be understood metaphorically.

@Leo Gura what do you think of Islam? It's by far the only religion that describes god in a way close to what you teach.. That there is only one universal consciousness that preceeded every single thing into existence. And he is eternal and omniscient and omnipotent etc If you read the Quran, you will find a very striking straightforward description of God and the infinitude of God in a very poetic manner. I'm actually considering converting to Islam. Honestly, me as an Indian, I think that Buddhism is weak sauce. Buddha himself said that there isn't a God. He only focused on understanding and eliminating suffering. That is the bulk of the Buddhist teaching. Could you make a video about comparing religions?

Liberalism is the political ideology of children: self-irresponsibility, victim-mentality, blame others, spoilage, corruption, innocence etc Conservatism is the political ideology of adults: self-responsibility, anti-victim, blame self, moral, virtuous, wise.etc Do you disagree with this division? Explain why or why not in a detailed response. Let me explain myself : Liberals blame "guns" for violence, not people. Because liberals refuse to believe that people are the cause (causal agents) of crimes. If a spree-shooter goes into a batman movie in the theater, and murders dozens of people, then the gun is the problem, not the spree-shooter. Liberalism blames objects, not subjects. Because subjects, humans, especially including women and children, are pure and innocent, never evil, and can never do harm. Even if a human becoming could do harm, in liberalism, then liberals would "forgive" this person immediately. Because liberals believe in absolute goodness of redemption. Liberals believe that all badness/evil can become "corrected" through indoctrination, education, and schooling (brainwashing). Liberals believe they can brainwash the world into goodness and happiness. Conservatives blame people for violence, not guns. Because conservatives accept that people are causal agents; people are moral. People are capable of good and evil. A conservative will not hesitate to sentence the spree-shooter to a death sentence, and murder the murderer. Conservatives lean more toward eye-for-an-eye justice. It morally is acceptable to murder a murderer. And conservatives hate the victim-mentality. If a girl gets raped at a frat party then why was she there in the first place, getting drunk, and dressed like a skanky slut? She deserved it. Because she is responsible for herself. But liberals say: no, women are never responsible for rape, only men are. Conservatives reject this. Because conservatives support self-responsibility and dislike blaming others. If something bad happens to a woman or child then the woman or child should take some responsibility, or learn the hard way. How do you dare respond to these mentalities? Which are you? Are you liberal or conservative? Are you an adult or a child? Do you blame others or yourself? Do guns kill people or do people kill people?

@Emerald For anybody whose once normal everyday life was suddenly shattered by an act of sexual violence... the trauma, the terror, can shatter you long after one horrible attack. It lingers. You don’t know where to go or who to turn to…and people are more suspicious of what you were wearing or what you were drinking, as if it’s your fault, not the fault of the person who assaulted you…We still don’t condemn sexual assault as loudly as we should. Guess why? Because western society is getting more and more and more liberal.we make excuses, we look the other way…[Laws] won’t be enough unless we change the culture that allows assault to happen in the first place.

Billions of people all using up so many resources for so many things, like how can we just keep extracting these seemingly endless amounts of wood, oil, minerals and metals and still have plenty to extract for the next 100 years? I know that The earth is really really really big. Thats really it, the earth is astronomically (pardon the pun) huge. We only take up a fraction of its surface area. Dont get me wrong we are getting there, we are facing some pretty serious shortages in the next couple centuries, but we have got this far simple because the earth is huge and has a huge amount of Resources to start with. But can't we run out of water? Food? Electricity? Money? I want to understand how we didn't run out of resources for all those centuries?

Don't you realize that making guns illegal only disarms the law abiding citizens and empowers the criminal element? Look at the murder and crime rate in places that banned guns in USA (Chicago, New York, etc.) Thanks for the response. Very well said . I think liberalism trying to upgrade everything in society without taking into account that we still live in the dark ages . Most people even in the US and the developed countries still are attached to their old traditions and religions and way of approaching life . I'm a conservative because in our current era we can't revolutionazie everything out of thin air . There has to be progress first in how the masses think and behave. So you could say that I'm a potential liberal. Meaning I'm only a conservative temporarily until our society is capable of handling the liberal revolution. (I'm mostly speaking about Indian society). You can't balance the two . In the US, liberalism refers specifically to social liberalism and cultural liberalism, and it leans farther to the left than liberalism in other countries. while Conservatism is derived from the traditions of a society, so American conservatism reflects the ideas of classical liberalism and Christian belief that were dominant in the early history of the US.

It's simpler than that. Let's go by my example of rape, the conservative approach. Liberalism blames the "aggressor" while conservatism blames the "victim". Conservatism is anti-victim mentality. Liberalism is pro-victim mentality. That is the reason why females and children (especially younger age) tend to be liberals. Because children automatically have a "victim-status" and "human rights" just for being born. For example children are more susceptible to harm, scams, and crime. They also suffer more from crime against them, like rape, beating, or murder of a child. These are all grievous and heinous crimes. But why does a child receive "special status"??? Because children automatically are victims of crimes, not perpetrators of crime. For a liberal, it seems almost impossible that children can commit crimes or be 'evil'. But for a conservative (my perspective), a child can be evil. This is a huge moral difference between liberalism and conservatism. I would choose the right. I resonate more with their moral compass and value system. Leo, I only made these points based on your videos on liberal mind and conservative mind. What the majority of liberals fail to recognise is quite amusing, they promote the subjective approach to ethics and social constructs, yet they continuously categorise people by their actions while failing to acknowledge the subjectiveness of their identity, quite ironic really. You would rather judge someone based on what they do not by who they are. The fact they would rather blame a rape victim, rather than the rapist, clearly shows how skewed the liberal mind is.

Thanks. That was insightful. It seems like the supply on earth is very limited and I'm surprised we haven't run out of things with the way our current population consume things. How do we do supply ourselves so well without draining the planet dry. I guess with minerals and oil we could always recycle these things. But how do we recycle food and water which are the most important resource?

I apologize for any transgressions from my part You do have a point. I will try to tone it down a little bit Thanks.

Nice story you got spinning here.. Bottom line is. Solipsism can’t be proven or dis-proven; it’s a theory. If God creates souls to live for eternity, why does he have to create billions of them? Why not give each soul its individual world, with other humans being added for window dressing? He can create the illusion of a human just as easily as a real human. So the whole theory is based on why not. Likewise, maybe all 6 billion souls currently alive on Earth do exist, most in their early stages of learning, soon to be reincarnated. It’s possible. Anything’s possible. But one world per soul (or souls if you include soulmates) seems less reasonable.

False. Because here I am conscious too and outside of your direct experience. Why? Why can't Someone here an Breakingthewall be conscious simultaneously? Why do you have to I incarnate as me in the "future"? Isn't the future something you are just imagining? If we are the same.. Then we are both aware simultaneously. RIGHT NOW. No I'm not unreal image. I'm a real person with feelings and emotions. Neither are you an unreal image.. I wouldn't be talking to you if this was the case.

@Breakingthewall let's cut to the point.. Do you believe me and you are simultaneously conscious?

Pure mental horseshit.

That's backwards. You start as a form. Are you aware of a primordial formless state before you took this human Suit? For me personally, I can't remember. All Im aware of is the finite formed world.

@Gesundheit2 you have some serious talent in playing with concepts in a elegant way that Makes your "opponents" want to pull their hair out.

No. That's also part of Leo's misinformation. These metaphors that life is like a dream or like a video game are inaccurate and not true. Life is more real than real. Let's see your philosophy holding water when your survival is threatened seirously. If I point a gun into your head.. Why would you be afraid? It's a freaking game after all!

Seriously though, Where do you find "relative" and "absolute"? Did you capture them in a jar or something? I don't just use my mind. I use my senses also. Solipsism does not make a whim of a sense. This whole conversation is absurd and hilarious. We need to get off our damn computer when we mentally masturbate over "others aren't real bugaboo" and socialize with real people. I'm done here. @Gesundheit2 what's your IQ?

@Breakingthewall At the best case scenario.. Solipsism is undebunkable. There are no arguments against it. That doesn't mean it's true. You gotta get over this thing man, you genuinely seem obsessed to the point of danger. Either accept that it's real and you can't change it, or decide that it's not and don't worry about it. Being in the middle of the road is the least safe you can be. Don't rush into conclusions such as "there is only me and others aren't real" because you know it's bullshit. And I know that you know that it's bullshit. Because who are you talking with If there is only you?

I'm a human. Human make mistakes. I was subscribing to a false worldview. And now I'm back to my sanity again .I know I exist and others also exist. This should the obvious thing ever. But unfortunately Leo has corrupted our minds with his solipsism crap.

Dude ..this is utterly hilarious..the very fact that you are communicating with me means you know I'm real . Other people exist..can't you fucking see them ? It's hilarious how (someone) suggests that others aren't real whiile talking to others. If you truly believe you are the only one then you should shut the fuck up and isolate yourself for all eternity and don't talk any people.

I used to believe in solipsism. I was brainwashed. I no longer subscribe to this utter nonsense.

BS. Obviously other people exist. Anyone who says otherwise should be put in a mental hospital .

I agree with this. Another way of looking at the spirituality is this.. We were born awakened and through life experience, circumstances.. the spiritual/awakened state has been blanketed and covered over. As the coverings are removed and thinned it begins to reveal the layers. some of which are painful, others joyful. It is a journey of awakening to and unlearning those things which have dis - enlightened us. The goal isn't paradise either. The goal is to realize that you are already in paradise. So it depends on how you Define your goals and expectations of your spiritual practices. If you assume you should reach to a particular euphoric state in the future.. You will be disappointed. Because spiritual life is not a hedonistic life. The spiritual path was always a stoic path. Think of the Buddha when he became enlightened. He was close to die from hunger.

Bruh!

U r welcome. If you love it, you'll do it. It just depends on how much you care. If you don't, don't worry about it; just enjoy music by listening. Focus on the enjoyment. You just need to play with some consistency if you want to keep up your skills. Thankfully you don't need large blocks of time.. short sessions, if productive, are all you need. look for local bars or coffee shops that have open mics. You'll get to play for an audience, plus you'll meet other musicians!