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@fridjonk Isn't moral relativism obtained at stage green though?

@Flowerfaeiry I also don't think things like this can be the deciding factor of what makes something healthy, atleast in general. I had some kind of insight years ago about biological evolution that just stuck with me: factors that promote fitness (survival and reproductive success) do not automatically promote longevity. Traits that are beneficial early in life and detrimental later in life are therefore likely to be passed on. Therefore, to assume that for instance meat is healthy (promotes longevity) because it made our brains grow isn't a valid argument. Your genes are a result of reproductive pressures, so appealing to evolution for dietary guidance is in many cases not beneficial if you care about longevity.

It's like this: "We didn't go to the moon!" Ok. What you gonna do about it?

I thought he was about to break through to turquoise at some point, but man did he take a nose-dive straight back down into blue.

Red pill philosophy is a product of the existential insecurity brought on by orange.

It's not the video but mainly the comment section that is orange to the brim.

@Raphael Damn. I remember seeing that video in my recommended videos, but I never clicked it because I assumed it would just be another close-minded feminist. Guess I was wrong.

How does shit like this get so much attention?

@Tetcher Regardless of the valid ethical, environmental and health concerns addressed by veganism, changing individual minds through activism is not an efficient strategy. Even if the majority of people in the world were to be on board with the philosophy, it would still require a huge shift in how society functions to even start to see anything resembling global change. Of course this doesn't mean you shouldn't start somewhere, but don't expect too much too soon.

Wasn't it due to meat?

Would be interested to hear about some specific examples

Do you feel it's working?

In reality, there is nothing holding me back other than the story I keep telling myself: that I need to grow and develop as a person. I mean I'm not even financially independent yet, and the state of my social life/achievements is pretty dull. It doesn't really matter if it's a belief, a story, or an illusion, because even though I know that is what it is, I still feel an urge to hold on. I believe time is the only answer, hence growth. I think there is value to the good old sales pitch for enlightenment: "Have you tried living life but nothing seems to make you satisfied? Try enlightenment!". I haven't really lived life yet, and even though I know that it won't satisfy me, I still feel like I have to do it.

Just have to add that this guy doesn't represent the majority of people in stage blue at all, but it's nonetheless a good example of stage blue lines of reasoning, and it's also just too hilarious to not add here: 8:35-9:35 "Is jazz a derivative - a lower derivative, of the waltz? It's a simplification and a judaized version of the waltz. It's waltz without the order." "There is no order to jazz music! Jazz music is not ordered like music- ... it's made up on the go. Jazz music is made up on the go, that's why it sounds so stupid. Jazz music is all *bbrbrbrbrbr* - atonal!"

Without sounding too arrogant, I already know all this. It's just that when I go down that route of accepting and letting go of all the fears and selfish ideas, I keep spiralling down into the process of dying, and therefore I'm latching onto these fears and ideas as a grounding tool, because the prospect of dying doesn't seem right for me (which is a belief too). Yes, I know this is all just a game I'm playing with myself, but I just really don't want to die at the moment :). This is why I feel like an idiot, because I've spent years to obtain this, and now I'm doing everything I can do in order to successfully shoot myself in the foot.

You're actually correct. Not long ago I became aware that I have been holding back a lot of emotions, and it manifested itself as a tension in the gut area. I started to try to provoke emotional releases during my meditations, and after maybe only 2 months of doing that, I noticed the tension subsiding and I was becomming more "embodied" rather than numbed out. Sometimes meditation can make you totally disregard your emotions, and it's not healthy. Anyways, I was doing well, and then spring came and my energy levels naturally started to increase, and I was catapulted into non-dual states of awareness out of nowhere, and I responded in fear, because it feels like death, and I'm not ready for it. I believe the main tension that I was unconsciously holding onto all those years was the fear of death, and when I trained myself to become conscious of this tension, I reached a point where I can drop the tension at will, but then I would go into a process of dying. So basically, like I've explained in a topic I made 2 weeks ago, I've spent the last few weeks trying to consiously recreate some form of emotional tension in order to ground myself, because I don't want to let go into nonduality. It scares me, I feel like I'm not ready, that I have to grow as a person. These 3-4 years of daily meditation has totally shifted how I experience reality, and there is really no turning back, even though I'm trying my best. It's really idiotic if you ask me haha

It might be dangerous. However, when we're dealing with these types of phenomena that can only be described as an invisible ominous force, we must remember to acknowledge our inbuilt fears and biases around these things. The fact that this creates a sense of paranoia and distrust should be expected, and that should be weighed with the evidence at hand.

@Smiles Sometimes it's hard to construct a life when you're trying to deconstruct it at the same time.

@VerballyHazardous Being pedantic and narcissistic like that is often just a result of being immature. I call this phenomena "high school atheism". It happens because the status quo of the society is orange, and teenagers will soak that up like a sponge and use it to flaunt their newly developed reasoning apparatus. @Thewritersunion Orange Peterson vs. Yellow Peterson haha

I was in the same shoes as you at your age. Now I'm 22, and I've come to realize that I'm actually not ready. I'm not ready to die, to give up my life to God. I still have things I would like to do, and I'm not developed as a person. Nothing wrong with a meditation habit, but don't be surprised if you suddenly start dying while sitting in a lecture or something. If you're not ready for it, it can become a burden if it comes uninvited.

@ivory They didn't skip over orange. I don't think that is even possible, even if process isn't always linear. Evolution is a gradual process, building on what is already there. The new stage is very much a reaction to the preceding stage. @Roy True, but these countries are the only real world examples we got for now. Even though current events of stagnation can lead to progress in the future, you have to be careful to not mistake that for current progress, because it's not. Two step backwards is still two step backwards. If we constantly invoke the mystical reality of "it's all one continuous evolution", there is no point in talking about anything. We're currently in a stage of stagnation: socially, economically, politically. Will it lead to progress in the future? Yes. We like to think that we learn from our mistakes.

@Etherial Cat I should've clarified that when I said that I believe this crisis will lead to a net decrease in development, I wasn't excluding the possibility of growth in the future, but rather I was talking about the current state within the crisis. Even though there are signs of green forces being provoked during these times, there are bigger or atleast equal forces of fear and resentment growing in the background. I don't really see the point in bringing up the absolute in a relativistic discussion like this. Yes, everything is one, it's all interconnected, but we're still here in the flesh, trying to make the pieces fit. Granted the fertilizing effects that a world war has on the world, like you said it's not the state of war itself (mistrust, hate, anger, decline, death) that causes the evolution to the next stage: it's the end of the war and the subsequent prosperity. War is inherently destructive, and it's first when the war subsides and given time that growth can happen. Yes, it helps to burn the old ground for more fertile soil, but you could also have a war that is followed by prolonged stagnation and no growth. You want to avoid destruction if you have the choice.

That may be correct, but that's just semantics imo.

No, because then they will be the ones in treatment.