revisiting axioms

[bubblingbeebles]

i have been thinking about this stuff a bit recently, and it was going back to reread this story on a whim that let these thoughts begin to solidify.

http://lesswrong.com/lw/y4/three_worlds_collide_08/

really go read this. it's the most satisfying and interesting story i've read in a long time. i also recommend you let your thoughts conclude

Comments

[joyful_vydra]

If you have not read "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas", read it http://harelbarzilai.org/words/omelas.txt

[bubblingbeebles]

dude you told me to read it and then we discussed it like two years ago.

also, they posted an epilogue to three worlds collide since you recommended it, so you've got more reading to do :)

[joyful_vydra]

I was going to write more about both ideas, but then I was running late, so I posted that part so other people reading this post would see it. Communicationfail on me. I will complete my reading assignment soon and get back to you with philosophizing :P

[joyful_vydra]

I read the epilogue--musta had it open for a while after linking.

[dachte]

Buddhism - in particular it's a variant on the idea of Bodhisattva.

If you're up for a challenge, try for a synthesis of those ideas with Freud's ideas about civilisation and the self.