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With that said i don't think sexuality should be totally repressed either, it's a balance. I don't think having homosexual intercourse is bad or evil. I don't understand why religions treat sexuality (homosexuality, masturbation, sex outside of marriage...) to be inherently evil, when it is just something biological like eating, sleeping, breathing, defacating... Imagine if there were thousands of rules around sleeping, eating, breathing and defacating, it's clearly incoherent. I'm trying to understand islam but certain things are just unreasonable, unrealistic, unpractical and just wrong, which is why most muslims don't follow these rules around sexuality. I don't think it is actually possible for a homosexual to never have an intercourse or masturbate, or to change his sexual orientation, like it's just not possible. Likewise who doesn't masturbate? Even the most devout muslims practice masturbation, who doesn't have sex outside of marriage? No one. Like these rules need to be changed at some point.

@Nemra Bro what ?

The wisdom in homosexuality being a sin in islam, is to not give sexuality an important role within the life of a muslim. The primary function of sexuality should be procreation, and most of our earthly life should be dedicated to Allah, to God.

The error that atheists make in regard to islam, is that they think that just because it isn't true, it isn't valuable. Truth is not the only value, there's also community, culture, sense of belonging, fulfillment, family bonds. Even if islam can not provide truth, it can provide community, culture, sense of belonging, fulfillment and family bonds.

@The Renaissance Man Lmaooo.

@Average Actualizer Dude this is literally bullshit lmaoo.

The most beautiful thing about allah is that it doesn't exist. Dedicating your whole life for an idea that doesn't exist is such a beautiful and wise thing. And i'm being serious not sarcastic. There's a poetic wisdom in dedicating your life for the unreal, the false, the illusory. With that said i might fast ramadan mainly for social and political reasons. Most of my surroundings are muslims i might fast just to fit in with the vibe.

After reflection, i decided to quit school, and work with my dad at the coffee shop that he has. For now i'm going to do that, plus i have a plan that i want to work on, which is to grow my page about philosophy that i created online, and then sell products like courses, books, music... to make money. What do you think ?

Mainly because of some health problems, which are preventing me from studying and working seriously so i have no money, which is preventing me from having a girlfriend. I tried pick up and the bottom line is you need a car, a phone, a place where you have intercourse with girls... All of which i don't have, and i don't know how to get. Life is rough. I am 21 years old and never had a girlfriend, and it's making me sad.

@Leo Gura To be fair, most people are clueless about consciousness work and truth seeking. And to be honest not everyone has the type of mind required for philosophical investigations and inquiries. Most minds are not philosophical minds, they have strengths in other areas, maybe art or sports, or maths... Most people do not care about philosophy, it just doesn't stimulate their brains the same way it does for philosophically inclined people. There is a genetic component in caring about truth and philosophy, which explains why most people don't care about it.

@ryanajay Dude you need to start approaching women.

Very profound question. Here's an insight: logic is equation. What do you think ?

@LambdaDelta Yeah that would be wise. What Leo doesn't tell you is that pick up requires decent health, and financial situation.

@Antor8188 Girls are human beings, she probably sympathized with your situation especially if you attracted her. Plenty of guys would invite a homeless girl to their place if they met her at a bar and found her attractive.

@Leo Gura Is it possible that i got ocd and adhd from my vegan diet, since they happened in the same timeframe ? Or is it unrelated ?

The pros: potential for earning decent money. I have a passion for wisdom and truth seeking. The cons: i don't know if i will fit well with the academic system. I came to the conclusion that just working for money, isn't doable. I wanted to pursue a degree in computer science, however like i said without passion, i won't be able to do it. Without passion i can work a brain dead job like at starbucks or a waiter or whatever. However to create a career it must align with some of my passions, which are: rap music, art, seduction and attraction, philosophy, sense making, wisdom, and spirituality.

@Leo Gura It's okay, no big deal.

@Leo Gura can i be a mod ?

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After reflection and contemplation, i think i'm going to pursue philosophy and literature in my last year of high school because it is the easiest choice and then i am going to choose philosophy major in university aiming at a degree not a doctorate, although i might continue on to obtain a phd in philosophy if i feel comfortable with my experience in college.

The wise balances virtue with vice. For example to get results in dating and seduction, honestly you have to develop some vices. You have to be ruthlessly pragmatic, no empathy for other, objectifying women and treating them as numbers. You have to be narcisstic, egocentric and selfish. These are the character traits you need to have to succeed in dating. Virtue doesn't pay when it comes to results in terms of getting the sexual partners you desire. You cannot be successful with women if you're too honest and transparent, you have to be a lying manipulative person to do that. This makes you appreciate why vice exist. The idea that virtue is going to get you money, sex or power, is false. You get those things through ruthless pragmatism, egocentrism, narcissism and manipulation. That's why animals behave the way they behave. And of course humans are animals. That's why psychopaths often have very prestigious positions in society, because psychopathy is a character trait that gets rewarded in the material world.

@Leo Gura You can talk about God from a mystical perspective by citing advaita vedanta and other traditions... Btw why do you think you'll never reach truth through academia ?

@ryoko I feel like i can study computer science for a couple of years, to be able to build a nice solid financial foundation. Most people in college aren't passionate about their major anyway, doesn't prevent them for earning decent money once they complete their degree. Then once i finish my degree i can fix my dating life, then i can go on and work on creating a meaningful career once i am close to 30 years old , i can either try to pursue a music career in rap, if it doesn't work out, i can get a doctorate in philosophy and teach at university. Leo himself did plenty of different careers in his life, he tried aerospace engineering major, then philosophy major, then game design job, then online marketing business he did, then he worked on his dating life, then he did actualized.org. So it's not unwise to try different things as stepping stones in your life. You know each experience gives you something: lessons, wisdom, money... I follow maslow's hierarchy of needs, money and sex, come before a passionate career.

@ryoko Because i want to make money to fix my dating life.