RE: Why Objectivism Falls Short

Some thoughts on Objectivism and how it relates reason, passion, and happiness.

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[Paseosinperro]

Reason take us to happyness, but I think it would be more clear that reason in dealing with the things that really affect us (our main issues, problems,...) is what make us happy. I think there many people that is very reasonable but they dont deal with the things that matters. So, I would say, first of all we need to focus in what is importat to us and, after that, act reasonably

[XOmniverse]

@Paseosinperro What would distinguish what is actually important to us from what seems important to us? I ask because I imagine we are all, by nature, committed to the pursuit of what seems important.

[Paseosinperro]

@XOmniverse I suppose that there is an objective reality which is important to us ("our stuff") but may be what we think is important is not that. I think mental health is to know what is important But how to know if you are focus in what matters?I think because you feel good and things make sense that way, you notice that what you do makes you feel better.

I did the comment because I see many times ( atheis, liber, object) people focused in being reasonable (the verb) and not in the thing

[XOmniverse]

@Paseosinperro Things get tricky here, because a lot of it is contingent on the definitions of things like "reason." For example, isn't reason the process by which we discover what is important to us? And if not that, the process by which we discover what ought to be important to us and how to make it so?

[freefallin002]

I want an Aaron Alan Pest Control shirt! Jealous.

[XOmniverse]

@freefallin002 Funny, I had the exact opposite thought today while I was wearing my bee suit, haha.

[Paseosinperro]

@XOmniverse yes, is tricky! I mean reason as the logic way of dealing with information, thats why i added that we need not only use reason but also use the proper information (in what we were saying the right "ingredients to happyness") Yes, using reason to discover whats important, that goes with my idea. But reason,as a process, can be used only for not important things ( i.e a clever person who does well a complicate job with he hates ), so, in that sense, reason is not the panacea

[rh001YT]

Two more examples of spirit: 1)see on YouTube "man on mission part 01 kalinga" . In addition to the story about chemist Dr. Achyuta Samanta, notice the music at the beginning of the video - that is the sound of spirit. 2) dub dub dub daht telegraph daht co daht uk/expat/4184493/I-founded-Fut­ure-Hope-not-out-of-pity-for-t­he-street-children-but-admirat­ion daht html

[rh001YT]

For an example of spirit, see Richard Branson or Clint Eastwood. On the other side of the planet see Sachin Tendulkar or Shahrukh Kahn or Mahinda Rajapaksa. Children usually have more spirit than adults. On You Tube, search "School Chale Hum". Also search "Indian boys jumping into Gautami". The boy covered in suds is too cool. Little known fact: street kids in India have a lot of spirit: again, on YouTube, search "ashalayam rugby". and yes, girls/women can have spirit too.

[rh001YT]

Sir: could you please dress up the set before making a video? Those who have spirit know it, and those who do not have it know that they don't and wish they did. To think that everything human can be reduced to words is probably not quite right. words are needed for debate, but the person with spirit knows it, and debate would seem silly. Those without spirit will want to use words to rationalize (excuse) their lack of spirit. This is the human condition.

[UrbyKris]

May I ask what you don't like about Mr.Cropper?

[stealthswimmer]

I had forgotten your hair was curly, lol