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0 pointsglitchc9mo ago0 comments

Beliefs separate from values.. that's a strange dichotomy. Do you harbour beliefs that conflict with your values?

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godelski9mo ago· 2 in thread

  > Do you harbour beliefs that conflict with your values?

I'm not sure how long you've been human for, but this is in fact a common thing. Common for all living creatures really. Unfortunately we cannot always uphold the full idealized versions of our beliefs due to constraints of the world we live in. But on the other hand, if your beliefs weren't beyond our capabilities then we'd never improve.

(I'll assume it is "not very long")

glitchcOP9mo ago

I can tell from the ad hominem that you have confused pop philosophy for the real thing. A book on ethics might be a good start. I suggest Blackburn. We'll just leave it at that.

godelski9mo ago

Idk man, I didn't say anything that radical. We live in a world where the most conservative people tend to worship people that say feed the poor. That seems pretty hypocritical to me. All humans are to some degree, but there's a difference between internal and external based concessions

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