Wisdom Builder
Quick Hits
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4 minutes
Religion.
Quick Hits
10 random key ideas.
1.
For a more solid life, understand the reasons behind fear-based ethics. Do not let consequences replace understanding, or obedience replace reasoning.
2.
Quote:
- Roger Williams.
- May 6, 1682..
Meaning:
We don’t know exactly when Roger Williams was born, nor died. For his birth, we don’t even know the year. He was born circa 1602. For his death, we know for sure it was 1683 and around March.
3.
From History: 2080: 60 Years From Now (+/- 10 years)
With small steps, help humanity strive for a shared empirical origin story. Only from that stable foundation will we acheive global cooperation.
4.
The Buddha rejected reincarnation as the rebirth of an eternal soul and instead taught rebirth as a causal continuity driven by karma.
5.
Quote:
- Thomas Aquinas.
- circa 1265.
Meaning:
Situational ethics, like Just War Theory, can be brought down to your life. When you cannot turn the other cheek, strive for a response that is proportionate and never exceeds the harm done.
6.
From History: 76,000 BCE
By 76,000 BCE our cognitive ability meets emotional intelligence. Is this when we started believing in one story?
7.
Free will is experienced as a shifting tension between choice and constraint.
8.
Quote:
- William Kingdon Clifford.
- 1877.
Meaning:
Clifford argued that personal belief is a moral responsibility to humanity, not just a private habit. You have a moral obligation to be careful what you believe.
9.
From History: Reference Date: 2200 CE (+/- 50 years)
Start to live your life better now by sorting truth from belief with honesty. Let science guide the observable, reason guide what is coherent, but hold spirituality humbly.
10.
Existence before essence means you arrive without a script, and your identity emerges through a life in motion: shaped by change, choice, and time.
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