Wisdom Builder
Quick Hits
Topic:
Worldview
Worldview is your outward lens on the world. Identity is your inward lens of self.
MODE:
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4 minutes
Worldview.
Quick Hits
10 random key ideas.
1.
Religion is not automatically harmful. It can become dangerous when a specific private speculation is promoted as empirically or rationally true. Belief without evidence must remain speculative, not wrong, just not proven.
2.
Quote:
- W. V. Quine.
- 1951.
Meaning:
Never defend a belief blindly; examine the larger web around it and decide what fits your authentic self.
3.
From History: born 1788.
Schopenhauer: Blind Will and Human Suffering shows how one philosopher took Kant’s boundary between appearance and reality and filled it with a darker force — a restless Will beneath life itself, one that helps explain why human self-awareness so often deepens suffering instead of easing it.
4.
TST Term.
An empirical-pragmatic worldview prioritizes empirical truth, and it treats practical usefulness as subordinate to observable reality.
5.
Quote:
- Friedrich Nietzsche.
- 1882.
Meaning:
The Eternal Recurrence test is asking you to affirm your life eternally. Make sure your journey is one you would willingly repeat forever.
6.
From History: 3 Types: Empirical, Rational, & Irrational
Avoid irrational pragmatists; they dismiss good evidence when it gets in the way.
7.
Your people and culture give you a big leg up, a great starting place, but it is not a final place to stand still.
8.
Quote:
- Marcus Aurelius.
- circa 160 CE.
Meaning:
Your thoughts color your inner life. By examining and reframing them in light of reality, you can change your mood, strengthen your character, and regain control.
9.
From History: Your sub-culture and choices.
A worldview is the lens through which you see reality, yourself, and other people. It is made of your personal language, religion, and philosophy.
10.
TST Term.
An irrational-pragmatic worldview prioritizes usefulness as sufficient reason to hold ideas as true.
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