/lit/ - Literature

Logic is valid in the material world, and mathematics is reliable when limited in its application to physical things; but neither is to be regarded as wholly dependable or infallible when applied to life problems. Life embraces phenomena which are not wholly material. Arithmetic says that, if one man could shear a sheep in ten minutes, ten men could shear it in one minute. That is sound mathematics, but it is not true, for the ten men could not so do it; they would get in one another's way so badly that the work would be greatly delayed.

Are you reading the wrong kind of philosophy?

Not all philosophy is created equal,
in terms of relevance, meaningfulness, and usefulness for the individual.

Finally, Steuer thinks he is saying something wise when he says “The philosopher should behave like one of Weininger’s criminals: he should adapt to any environment, to any system.” Yet this is precisely why Weininger says that academic philosophers are indeed criminals – because instead of adapting themselves to the one truth of the Universe, they instead adapt themselves to countless dreamworlds that are all disconnected from reality. In sharp contrast, the genius of which Weininger speaks – the true philosopher – is able to effortlessly adapt to all environments, since they are all part, all facets of his environment.

http://www.theabsolute.net/ottow/wreadsw.html

When you read the written word, the reader experiences subvocalization, internal speech providing the sound of the word as it is read.
How is this speech that you hear any different from the speech you hear in an audiobook?

When you read, you are creating an audiobook in your head;
hence listening to an audiobook = reading a book.

What is the absolute highest value?
Which /lit/ supports your opinion?

>>18508817
Its literally the opposite of scientology.
Urantia is just a book with no Church, there is no authoritative bureaucratic priesthood gatekeeping it.

What are your values /lit/?

What are your values /lit/?

>>18274842
Philosophy of life/personal life philosophy

Its the most meaningful and accessible type of philosophy, directly relevant to one's life, so it is even beneficial for brainlets;

and it doesnt require ostentations of 'trivial, sterile, pedantic, irrelevant logic-chopping' found in academic professional philosophy.

>>18251410
If you lack belief in God it is logically impossible to also believe God does not exist.

Deleting Urantia threads is quite arbitrary considering all the trash you allow on /lit/

>>18083574
True philosophy is pleasurable and increases happiness.
Problem is, much of professional and academic philosophy has strayed from the true essence and spirit of philosophy and it will make you unhappy.

>>17902664
>If God is supremely good, then he has the desire to eliminate evil
Nope, not if the greater good is a free will universe (which necessitates the existence of evil).
God doesnt condone evil but its potential existence is necessary for free will beings to exist (and free will is of greater value than the negative ramifications of evil).

>>17784267
But can do you know what the other 5% of Philosophy is?

>>17784024
And yet it is still worth it to be here.
The diamonds and golden nuggets are worth it.

Academic philosophy is not true philosophy.

>>17750486
>Atheism makes no claims that gods don't exist.

Behold the weak atheist definer.
Weak atheism does not mean that strong atheism doesnt exist.
You are pointing to a broader definition of atheism as if it somehow magically nullifies the more traditional and philosophically relevant definition of Atheism (the belief or claim that God does not exist).
Atheism definitely makes claims that God does not exist; dont be retarded.

>>17699685
>>17699692
>>17700075
I think I eternally btfo anti-audiobookcels

>>17696559
Soon

For me, its the Philosophy of Philosophy