• RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    There is a reason that people study religion and philosophy.

    Like particle physics, a couple of YouTube videos can’t make you understand subtle concepts that evolved over generations of experiences.

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      I mean, yeah, but learning particle physics is theoretically useful in society. Becoming a Lord of the Rings expert is only real useful for Trivia night.

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      Or perhaps all that time spent on pondering fantasies is time that you have a sunk cost into, so it’s harder with time to rationalize the fantasies properly.

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      There is a reason that people study religion and philosophy.

      Because the mind recoils from mortality and desires there to be more.