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redbuddi · 8 months

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yall will never know the whiplash of following a decent tmnt blog and suddenly seeing them post like "man i cant believe how many ppl believe in evolution don't they know the bible says x?"

like buddy. pal. friendo. you do know where the word "mutant" comes from right...?

#also on a more philosophical note while im not religious i always figured the whole #on the second day he made man thing was like #a metaphor #i mean its not like god theyselves wrote the bibble #i think there's some room for interpretation there pally

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stanford-photography · 8 months

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Contemplating The Universe While Night Fishing By Jeff Stanford, 2023

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dragoncarrion · 10 months

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got my hat got my fishing rod got my sunscreen lets go fishing!

#maccadam #transformers #tfp #dreadwing #transformers prime #tf #mine #from philosophical levels of conversation in sillyverse. giggles #yeah i used the symmetry tool. what about it #that white thang is his sunscreen hes an old man he needs it

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thepersonalquotes · 4 months

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A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the man who finds it.

H.L. Mencken

#H.L. Mencken #thepersonalquotes #Cats #black #blackness #blind #cat #dark #darkness #finding #look #man #philosopher #room #quotes #literature #lit #prose #life quotes

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hanakihan · 20 days

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an anecdote about a philosopher who asked a conqueror to move away and stop blocking sunlight

listen I spend too much effort on this shit which is basically a scene from a fanfic that I just wrote in my head I sure am doing things in wrong order ain’t I

ANYWAY for those unaware it’s based on Ancient Greece anecdote about Alexander the Great meeting with Diogenes and later completely disrespecting the great conqueror himself without actually offending him

Diogenes’ philosophy honestly gives me such strong Ratio vibes (or more like other way around) AND I encourage people to create more AUs involving Ratio and Ancient Greece stuff

#HSR #honkai star rail #dr ratio #aventurine #aventio #alexander the great and diogenes anecdote #it’s like loosely based on it but general idea stays same #ratio is a scholar and philosopher who defies and denies all existing philosophies and beliefs #man literally said ‘nah fuck y’all I’m not following this shit’#he completely disrespects everything #it leads to him losing all his fortune and becoming a homeless man according to his philosophy #he’s so hellbent on it he loses everything for his beliefs #aventurine isn’t alexander the great BUT you can see him as a slave who has risen in ranks #think about him becoming one of main warlords after being thrown into a war as a meat and surviving it #ratio despises rich and poor alike #so he obviously shows disrespect to aventurine too #aventurine is straight up fascinated with ratio and his philosophy because it resonates with his life experiences #aventurine takes ratio in and ratio makes everyone’s lives harder

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kagoutiss · 1 year

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doodles for double agent sheik AU,,, ive decided there is a strong impa vs ganondorf dichotomy, also memes

#tloz oot #ocarina of time #impa #ganondorf #zelda #sheik #undercover sheik au #double agent sheik AU #idk what else to call it right now so thats what i will tag it with #impa and ganondorf are like. the 2 opposing influences in sheik’s life #impa is a symbol of predetermined fate and inevitability; ganondorf represents self-determination and rebellion #so like #sheikah sworn to protect hylia’s bloodline (zelda) by any and all means necessary VS man who literally tried to steal divine fate itself #sheik is at odds with a lot of different interpretations of fate while trying to figure out her own #impa and ganondorf are philosophically very different but also kind of irritating in similar ways #and. may have some history from during the war that adds to the animosity they already have #i cannot keep writing essays in the tags afhshddrjhfs bye

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francesderwent · 6 months

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let's get back to the classic catefrankie blogging we were doing before we were so rudely interrupted by my gauche airing of my personal crisis

so I think actually it's easier to talk about this coming at it negatively, because I think what we're circling around is less some inherent strength of masculinity or femininity as they were meant to be, and more some particular flaw that masculinity or femininity are prone to falling into. so I think for men it is irresponsibility - the irresponsibility of Adam standing by while Eve is tempted and threatened by the serpent, passively going along with her sin and then blaming her for it, instead of protecting her like he should have. the irresponsibility of perpetual-adolescent young men, of absent fathers, of detached husbands. but for women, what's crystalized for me over the last couple days is I think it is cynicism: the cynicism of Eve looking at her perfect situation in Eden and thinking that it can't be trusted and can't be relied upon to continue, so she has to take matters into her own hands. the willingness to quickly believe the worst, even of the God who loves her and walks with her in the garden. the cynicism of disappointed spinsters, of bitter mothers, of controlling wives. so men must work against their tendency by taking up responsibility, by purposely setting down roots and sticking to their commitments, making the choice to live for something other than power and pleasure. and women have to work against their tendency by clinging to the goodness that they find and believing in it, resisting the instinct to ferret out flaws and dwell on them broodily.

#everything I'm saying about women I am saying looking myself dead in the eye in the mirror #and I think the kicker with stereotyping here is that women can be irresponsible and men can be cynical #but a cynical man is going to have a heck of a time out-cynicism-ing a woman.#the worst atheistic philosopher barely sinks to the level of your average twenty-something girl on tumblr #and a girl can be irresponsible but they have to work twice as hard to be as irresponsible as your average college dude #cate writes

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fallout-fallen-knight · 1 year

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Sure is interesting how Ulysses can be reviled for something as mild as “talks too much” when the Think Tank insta-locking you into a 45 minute dialogue tree is praised as great writing 🤔

#also saying that a black man talks too much when almost all his dialogue is either philosophical musings on imperialism #or confronting you on your role in the destruction of his home sure is 🤔🤔🤔#makes you think!#queue #fallout new vegas #Ulysses #think tank more like stink tank

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performing-personhood · 1 year

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#terry pratchett #good quotes #a wise man once said #my favorite philosopher #was technically a fiction novelist #but like #same same

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miriamforster · 2 months

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Sleeping with Astarion on a Gale romance run, just to keep myself entertained because the man keeps running away when I flirt with him. 😂

Me: *imagines kissing Gale*

Gale: “Haha unexpected but welcome, yes very welcome….yes…”

Gale: *flees*

Me: 🧐

Anyway I figure if I hit up the drow early in act two, Astarion and I can decide to be friends and that way I get my RP quota out of act one and nobody gets hurt.

#listen I like the rizzard #but if you tell a guy you want to kiss him and he starts philosophizing about the little things that make us human #I think you should get to sleep with the damaged vampire as well #as a treat #I have a tadpole in my brain #I’m not waiting around for a MAN #bg3 #bg3 astarion #bg3 gale #gale of waterdeep #gale dekarios #astarion #Miriam plays bg3

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fandomestuff · 2 months

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I've seen many people shit on the live action atla ((as we should this is such a bad adaptation and honestly a mid show in itself)) but I haven't really seen people talk stuff about Sokka and Suki

And I want to point out a couple of things that I absolutely hated about what they did to them in live action.

1. The kiss

I hate that they made them kiss at the end of the episode. I hate it so much. Like yes, in the original they both clearly had feelings for each other (especially that later Suki talks about losing sb very important to her, who we know was Sokka), but they weren't rushed like that.

In the original they both grow so much between their meetings. Sokka finally gets together with a girl (not the first girl he meets that's his age, like Suki), kisses sb for the first time, travels the world, meets new people and in general matures.

We don't know much about what Suki is doing during that time, but we know she finally does sth that helps people during war, sth that she said was important to her. She can finally put her skills in leadership to greater use and she feels great about it. She also matures during that time and we know that she still thinks about Sokka and misses him.

Them kissing immediately makes their relationship so much more bland and just... flat.

2. If they make all three seasons, we will probably not get the most iconic line of the show...

Because now Sokka's first girlfriend is technically Suki...

3. The whole scene with Suki teaching Sokka

I cannot empathise enough how important Sokka's sexism is in their relationship. It's something that Suki fixes in him, something she manages to show him... by absolutely kicking his ass. In live action... the fight scene next to those melons was a joke not a fight scene if I can be honest. Idk if it's the writing or the choreography or the actors but it looks so fake and just so bad 💀 And she attacked him while he was still "stretching"??? Suki would never.

What is this 💀💀

But the most important scene, and the one I hate the most in live action, is the one where Suki teaches him a very sacred and traditional and important to Suki and to her culture way of fighting.

In the original, Suki highlights that no man should learn their art and only after Sokka begs Suki to teach him does she agree.

But not without a very important piece that was fully missing from live action which baffles me so much.

The entire armor, the dress and make up.

Not only is it incredibly important to upholding the traditions and keeping the cultural aspect important, but the beautiful, might I add, outfit gives us the depth of Kyoshi Warriors that is just missing from the live action.

"The silk thread symbolizes the brave blood that flows through our veins. The gold insignia represents the honor of the warrior's heart."

It's beautiful. It's meaningful for both of them. It's important. And it's also a way for Suki to mess with Sokka which we love and stan.

I ALSO DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SUKI TOOK OFF HER MAKE UP FOR THE ALMOST KISS AND THE KISS. It's not like being a Kyoshi Warrior is sth that's bothering her. NO. She's incredibly proud of it!! So. why. take. an. important. part. of. it. away. for. some. stupid. kiss.

WHY NOT GO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION?? Instead of her taking off her make up for the romantic scene why not just... put make up on Sokka... honestly what's more romantic than putting make up on your crush.

They could have made such a beautiful and intimate scene between these two.

Them sitting in front of each other. Suki putting on Sokka's make up, while either talking about herself or about how important this whole set up is for her and her culture. I wouldn't mind it then because it would give their relationship some depth instead of "omg he's so pretty" "omg she's so pretty." *kiss*

But no. Instead they kissed right next to a group of people (including Suki's mother which just makes is so much more weird) after Suki said sth about Sokka showing her a bit of the world.

And I hate it so much.

It takes away the part where Suki teaches Sokka something very important, something that changes his personality, helps with his arc to Sokka "showing her a bit of the world". How?? With what?? It's not like he took her away from the Island itself or introduced her to his culture. No. He just... showed up and kissed her.

Great writing.

And don't get me starter on the "I'm not just a warrior. I'm a Kyoshi Warrior" line. It's a good line. It really is. But it would be better if the producers actually focused on Suki being a Kyoshi Warrior and not just a girl that has a crush on Sokka.

And while it's compared to "I'm a warrior. But I'm a girl too"... gods I... ughhhhhhh

So yeah. I hated it. I hated the show. All I have to say is:

They ruined my favourite couple. They ruined many great characters. They completely missed the point of the original story.

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thegoodmorningman · 5 days

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"If a Mighty Bright shines, you must unwind."

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stanford-photography · 5 months

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Navigating The Universe By Jeff Stanford, 2023 Buy prints at: https://jeff-stanford.pixels.com/

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laniemae · 10 days

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Not gonna get into danganronpa another spoilers because this whole scene is something else that I’m still processing but I absolutely love this line. Like to bring up milgram I think this is an idea which can reflect on lots of the characters as well. The idea of basing your entire existence off of a certain thing/person/ideology and then for something to happen that completely destroys that. Your entire person has been stripped away and just what’s left? You can’t comprehend your own existence or meaning without that specific attachment and you start to question all of your actions based off that…

I can only really think of John, Kotoko, and Es here (and possibly Amane and Mikoto to an extent). And John bases his life off of Mikoto, Kotoko upholding justice, and Es being the warden.

John’s idea of his whole existence and reason for being is Mikoto. It’s the only reason he believes he exists and if he were to fulfill his role he’d “disappear” as he would be completely worthless without him. John tries to repress and ignore his humanity and reduce himself as a tool to protect Mikoto and that’s all he can see himself as. But now Mikoto’s starting to not deny his existence and feels pure hatred for everything about him. And what will happen to John, when the person he’s dedicated his entire life to and desperately wants praise from, denies his existence? What will he be but some worthless existence that is only a burden, to him.

Kotoko. An ideology of upholding justice and punishing evil that has completely overtaken her. She has pushed herself into a role of a “fang” for justice, protecting the weak and persecuting evil. But even so matter how much she tries, she knows her goals are unreachable. She denies relationships and attachments to other people based on this ideology. Kotoko admits that she does feel attachment to the prisoners, but has to deny them in order to fulfill the role as a tool. And believes that pain and violence is necessary to achieving a greater good. Trying to deny any regret because wouldn’t it be easier to believe you’re entirely in the right? She latched onto Es, believing them to be similar as the warden who carries out judgement on wether the prisoners are forgivable or not. But now, Es has denied her whole ideology, her whole existence due to the pain she’s caused. Kotoko wants to believe that what she did was right and that Es, another enforcer of justice would accept her, because that’s how it is.

And Es… they’re the warden of the prison. There’s nothing more to them than that they believe. Es has no memories of their identity or past before Milgram and immediately latched onto the identity given to them, of being the guard. Es took this role as their entire identity, an extension of the milgram system in order to interrogate and judge prisoners. I think Muu put this best.

“Warden-san, we call you "warden" because that's what you are, right? And I was assigned the role of prisoner, but that doesn't mean I'm now nothing but a prisoner at heart, too. After all, I'm still me.”

Es has an unstable sense of identity, to the point they latched on to the first thing they were given in order to give themselves a purpose and a meaning for existence. And Kotoko calling them “imperfect caused them to question their identity. But as the story progresses Es will probably begin to learn about the audiences control and the truth behind what they assumed to be their verdicts. That their will never was 100% their own. Who knows what Es’ past was, but eventually they’ll likely have to tackle it and their whole identity, the warden, the arms of milgram, is gone.

gonna think about Mikoto and Amane here as well. Mikoto, although may not seem to be as first, focuses his entire identity around other people. He’s the friendly sociable guy who’s easy to chat with. But that’s all he believes he should be, I guess. As perhaps this mindset is upheld by an inherent fear of other people rejecting him, so he focuses all his attention and identity on being a social person. He’s never truly friends with people, as perhaps that would be “too close” and open up the possibility for danger. He doesn’t completely deny his identity like the others, but he molds and shapes it in a way that is acceptable to others. He likes what everyone else likes and does what everyone else does so the fear of being rejected for being different won’t hurt him. But now he’s stopped denying John’s existence and his DID, believing himself to be crazy, and to be completely rejected from other people, his entire sense of identity to an extent. And especially with John scaring other people off with the mindset that will help Mikoto, he has now been completely distanced from everyone else and now has to come to terms with himself, but not the ideal persona he put on to be acceptable to other people.

Amane is a more different case as she in a way has rejected that idea, but not completely. Growing up in a cult it’s very likely that she was always conditioned that she was just a servant for god. That all the good things she did were actually god blessing her and all the bad things a fault of her humanity, herself as a person. She is in a unstable relationship with the whole submitting her personhood to her religion, as she sacrificed her ideologies in order to help a cat. But at the core, that wasn’t about herself and her identity, rather a focus on the cat’s life. Amane’s murder was her will. Rejecting everything and fighting for her life in direct opposition to what she has been taught her entire life and how her identity should be, a rejection of that and a glance into “herself”. But once again, this murder wasn’t entirely self motivated. She’s still broken enough that she can’t fully grasp herself as a person besides god and religion. And a large cause of her murder was out of the death of the cat, rather than simply protecting herself. Amane still slips back into the belief that her personhood is entirely dedicated to god. As she tried to convince herself and Es that the only reason she killed is because they deserved religious punishment and she is in the right for carrying out god’s will, once again denying her personal reason for doing so. Reducing herself to “we” on behalf of her religion, that this isn’t herself anymore. Amane is in a limbo between rejecting her personhood for god, but at the same time rejecting the suffering she’s been through in order to save “herself”. Amane’s case is so interesting, as there’s no clear answer of what she believes in here, and it is truly fascinating.

#milgram #Milgram theory #milgram analysis #amane momose #mikoto kayano #john kayano #john milgram #kotoko yuzuriha #es milgram #uhhhh this was meant to be a quick analysis how did this turn into an exploration of the identities of 5 characters #And comparing it to a scene from dra which focused a lot around the loss of someone’s beliefs completely destroying their identity?#May analyse that scene directly because the whole philosophical and psychological concepts coming into play there is just soooo cool #and man I was kinda figuring out stuff as I was writing this but like I said it’s so interesting how Amane isn’t completely dedicated to go #Like the other characters I mentioned who have dedicated their whole identities to something #And Amane’s at the struggling between her true self and her perfect religious self #But perhaps she doesn’t entirely realise this conflict going on within #Which is interesting as a realisation of their identities would probably cause the other characters to lose it #But Amane it’s coming to her in a different way #She’s so strong uahhhahhajajshshshs #Tw cults #Ok now thinking about this more I’m starting to see this whole ideology apply to other dra characters as well #Man this is just so interesting #Like Kinji although having nowhere near as bad of a situation of amane was in a way forced to repress his emotions his entire life #Due to religious reasons and to devote his life to god and reject personhood #Surprisingly he’s actually not a bad person but still is very stoic and avoids other people due to being taught those values #And kinji’s a whole parallel to Tsurugi so this would be really interesting #I would talk about Tsurugi here but this is primarily a milgram post so for everything he’s like kotoko with a dedication to justice #But handles it in a very different way #His story is just way to long to analyse now #But hey this is an invitation to play (or watch bc downloading the game is hard technically) danganronpa another

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kingg-of-avidya · 7 months

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throwback to the time when fukuchi wasted a good amount of space on his reality bending magic page that he could make use of in literally any way just so he could make nikolai go on a rant about some deep stuff before murdering everyone like a dc villain

#the man has priorities #we can excuse murder but we can't excuse not having deep philosophical talk before it #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bsd fukuchi #bsd nikolai #fukuchi ouchi #fukuchi ouchi bsd #nikolai gogol #nikolai gogol bsd #bsd memes #bsd brainrot #nikolai bsd #bsd nikolai gogol #fukuchi bsd #bungou sd

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impoliticwestie · 7 months

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One Flight Up: Philosophers

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