Tag: what is important
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Drawing with or without lenses and mirrors. Craving for meaning in life. Science as a dead-end.
In a paper published in the Journal of Optics, Mr. O’Neill lays out a theory that Rembrandt set up flat and concave mirrors to project his subjects - including himself - onto surfaces before painting or etching them. He is not the first to suggest that old master painters used optics for their famous portraits.…
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Death. [Gladiator philosophy]
Do you fear death? Do you think about it? Is it healthy not to think about it? Is it healthy to “live your life”? Modern people are full of energy. And they crave “doing things”. This makes them forget their mortality. And yet, only by remembering we are mortals can we be gods again. Live…
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Going away. Coming back… (Society vs. Love)
A little child cries and tries to stop her dad from leaving for work. Dad leaves because he “must”. How many times the “Must” of the many (society) overshadow the “Must” of the few. But what if that few are the most important ones? What if the needs of the many are illusionary ones? What…
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Google lost. Books burned. What is left?
Google drive went down. [1] Imagine the entire Internet was lost. Imagine all books were burned. Imagine civilization was destroyed. Imagine all people were lost but you alone. Imagine you wandering on the Earth alone. Just you. Imagine nothing existed but you. Now try to understand what is important. Can you see clearer now?
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