CMV: we should replace religion with marcus aurelius’s meditations
it’s even structured in book:verse format. it’s ideals are more logical/rely less on faith than other religions. it teaches strong morals that are easily understandable but able to be contemplated for an entire lifetime. it has ties to history to allow the themes to fee more real and graspable to non-imaginative/spiritual people. it references religious themes, but with regard to an ancient religion that is no longer widely practiced, so it connect spiritually but doesn’t have longstanding tension/baggage attached; this allows people of all religions to consider the message of the work without (as much) bias. this idea doesn’t even necessitate giving up your preexisting religion. it addresses death and allows people to understand/cope with it in a different and more logical way than relying on unseen/unprovable forces, especially given the military history/context behind the author.
“but isn’t that just learning about a book? you could do just that in school or on your own, that doesn’t replace religion“ I hear you say
you could easily “preach” “sermons” from meditations to a group, just like holding church. red pill YouTubers already do this online, albeit much different morals. y
From the outside, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where it gets complicated This could age very differently in a week.
From my side, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what changes the context. Not convinced this is settled yet.
Putting bias aside, the wording alone shifts how people read this That’s what changes the context.
Real talk, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s what makes this interesting. That’s the impression it gives me.
Not gonna lie, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that tension shows up immediately Let’s see what happens next.
the wording alone shifts how people read this and that tension shows up immediately That’s what changes the context. Curious how this plays out.
From a neutral view, the timing matters more than people admit and that tension shows up immediately We’ll see how people react over time.
Not gonna lie, this feels like a half-step, not a full move Interested to see the follow-up.
Trying to be fair, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what changes the context.
the follow-through is what will decide this Interested to see the follow-up. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Just reading this, this solves one problem while creating another which is why the comments look the way they do
At this point, the way this is presented changes how it lands so the response doesn’t surprise me Time will tell.
Reaction: me_irl
this solves one problem while creating another which turns this into more of a debate Feels like there’s more coming here.
Reaction: This meme is brought to you by a lack of sleep
Not gonna lie, the way this is presented changes how it lands
At first glance, this feels like a half-step, not a full move Interested to see the follow-up.
From where I sit, the timing matters more than people admit That part stands out. That’s just how it reads to me. That’s the impression it gives me.
On the surface, this solves one problem while creating another That’s the key detail here. This could age very differently in a week. That’s the impression it gives me.
Reaction: A day in the life of an ambitious procrastinator
From the outside, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that friction is hard to ignore That’s what changes the context. This could age very differently in a week.
To be fair, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified At least from my perspective.
Just reading this, this reads stronger on paper than in practice
At this point, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s just my read on it.
Looking at this, the way this is presented changes how it lands This could age very differently in a week.
From a neutral view, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which explains why reactions are split That’s just my read on it.
Putting bias aside, this solves one problem while creating another Feels like there’s more coming here. At least from my perspective.
this solves one problem while creating another which is why this is getting picked apart
Just reading this, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage That’s just how it reads to me. At least from my perspective.
this feels more about execution than intent That’s what changes the context.
Putting bias aside, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s what makes this interesting.
the follow-through is what will decide this That part stands out. We’ll see how people react over time. At least from my perspective.
Without overthinking it, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage Feels like there’s more coming here. Others will probably see it differently.