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Epicurean (2025-01-07)
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Currently reading through this stuff and the How To Live Your Life parts are like footnotes to page upon page of incorrect physics.
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I think it's more that the older an idea that survived the more credible it is. Also not perfect, but it's why it seems to make sense.
That's a fair point! And ya know initially I was like "but what about orientalism, and the sorta 'mystic healing guru' nonsense", but then again a bunch of the Eastern spiritual traditions or whatever do go back real far. Plus idk, have to admit we are all kinda suckers for "thrilling ancient (magical?) revelation", lol
Novelty as a signifier of value is a very new cultural norm by civilizational standards.