by pale.emperor 4 Replies latest jw experiences
My latest following on YouTube- CrashCourse. This one is on Existentialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaDvRdLMkHs
I swear if I'd seen this video in my youth I likely would never have got baptized. Living authentically is the way to go. I needed to hear this years ago!
So, where does Love fit into this picture?
Not the kind of love most of us encounter which is self-serving or manipulative; but True Love without strings or judgment?
We all know we want it. We seem to be wired for it. Yet, it never seems to find its way into such discussion.
So, where does Love fit into this picture?
Not the kind of love most of us encounter which is self-serving or manipulative; but True Love without strings or judgment?
We all know we want it. We seem to be wired for it. Yet, it never seems to find its way into such discussion
One could argue that the thing we call "love" has an evolutionary benefit to our species. The assurance that I'm going to protect my young and ensure my genes are passed on. It sounds cold, but that's one explanation. Sometimes there isn't a reason for anything. I cant being myself to say "love exists, therefore god".
pale.emperor, if you want to learn about how to 'apply' existential philosophy to your life in a pragmatic way, than I would highly recommend that you read this book. It is rather long and comprehensive but still easily understood. No need to wade through all the writings of Dostoyevsky, Camus, James, Tillich, Sartre, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard or Kafka and distill their thoughts into a single 'philosophy of life'. This book will help you put a mirror up to you psyche and then you will be able to determine how you want to answer the question of your life.
Old Navy..........Although he is not 'officially' as Existentialist, Viktor Frankl's LOGOTHERAPY has a strong foundation in existential theory. To quote him on love: "The truth-that love is the ultimate and the highest goal to which to which man can aspire. Then I grasped the meaning of the greatest secret that human poetry and human thought and belief have to impart: The salvation of man is through love and in love."
Thanks for sharing this Pale!
Very good indeed!
