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brutalus

brutalus

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Jun 14, 2021
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worth of a human:

- achievements
- skills
- money
- belongings
- physical appearance
- likability/sociability
- family that depends on me

im very low on all points. am i missing something?
 
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PaxAmerica

PaxAmerica

Just Passing
Apr 15, 2021
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I realise now that life is just an illusion. Nothing really matters that much. Money, achievements etc are all forgotten or lost. Just try to pass the time.
 
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Symbiote

Illuminated
Oct 12, 2020
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I find that the worth of a person is how they define themselves rather than having people define it for you. I got some worth, but not enough to make me want to stick around on this planet.
 
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motel rooms

Survivor of incest. Gay. Please don't PM me.
Apr 13, 2021
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worth of a human:

- achievements
- skills
- money
- belongings
- physical appearance
- likability/sociability
- family that depends on me

im very low on all points. am i missing something?
Your beautiful immortal soul that God loves so much He's gonna send it to hell if you ctb :))
 
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brutalus

brutalus

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Jun 14, 2021
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I find that the worth of a person is how they define themselves rather than having people define it for you. I got some worth, but not enough to make me want to stick around on this planet.
ok ok, but what are the specific things that make you worth? did i miss anything in my list.
 
Snake of Eden

Snake of Eden

“Ye shall be as gods..🍎 🐍”
Jun 22, 2021
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As cheesy as it may sound i think human life is measured by personal growth achievements. Meaning how they can grow as from overcoming their personality limitations and flaws like arrogance, stinginess, temperament aggressiveness etc.. i think human worth is measured by aspiring for noble virtues
 
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brutalus

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Your beautiful immortal soul that God loves so much He's gonna send it to hell if you ctb :))
:D
As cheesy as it may sound i think human life is measured by personal growth achievements. Meaning how they can grow as from overcoming their personality limitations and flaws like arrogance, stinginess, temperament aggressiveness etc.. i think human worth is measured by aspiring for noble virtues
hey ive often wondered about these virtues and flaws. for example:

arrogance is frowned upon, but should a person not be proud, or understand her superior status if such existed? isnt the opposite also a sin? isnt it very hard to find balance?

stinginess is frowned upon, but wanton spending could have far more devastating consequences.

violence is frowned upon, but isnt it the only catalyst for change. and isnt passivity also terrible?

etc etc.

there was a time when i really wanted to be a noble person. but now i think that noble is very circumstantial...
 
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Snake of Eden

“Ye shall be as gods..🍎 🐍”
Jun 22, 2021
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:D

hey ive often wondered about these virtues and flaws. for example:

arrogance is frowned upon, but should a person not be proud, or understand her superior status if such existed? isnt the opposite also a sin? isnt it very hard to find balance?

stinginess is frowned upon, but wanton spending could have far more devastating consequences.

violence is frowned upon, but isnt it the only catalyst for change. and isnt passivity also terrible?

etc etc.

there was a time when i really wanted to be a noble person. but now i think that noble is very circumstantial...
Balance is everything but the state of the current world is that it endorses the opposite of noble traits. To bring the balance back again there needs to be a flow in the direction of noble traits and not their opposits so to restore equanimity
 
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FuneralCry

FuneralCry

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Another factor could possibly be health. I see physical health as very valuable and once that has been taken away from you, there isn't much left.
I see humans as having no worth personally, as our lives are just temporary and we are waiting around to die. Things that seem important now eventually will not matter as we will all be forgotten.
 
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Neowise

Neowise

We fly and fly but never reach our destination.
Oct 7, 2020
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People say "all life is precious", but how come millions of animals and plants are killed every day just to make our lives more convenient?

People say "all humans are worth the same", but how come the whole globe would choose to sacrifice me to save a celebrity?

I think you are worth what others think you are worth. Diamonds for example, they are super expensive because many people think they gotta be of worth because they are rare. But to me diamons are just carbon, they are worthless. What counts is the mean value of all opinions. If most people think you are worthless, then I have bad news for you.
 
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brutalus

brutalus

Student
Jun 14, 2021
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People say "all life is precious", but how come millions of animals and plants are killed every day just to make our lives more convenient?

People say "all humans are worth the same", but how come the whole globe would choose to sacrifice me to save a celebrity?

I think you are worth what others think you are worth. Diamonds for example, they are super expensive because many people think they gotta be of worth because they are rare. But to me diamons are just carbon, they are worthless. What counts is the mean value of all opinions. If most people think you are worthless, then I have bad news for you.
this is a very interesting point of view. a consensus of worth. it reminds me of a definition of TRUTH:

from the article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth#Consensus:

Consensus theory holds that truth is whatever is agreed upon, or in some versions, might come to be agreed upon, by some specified group. Such a group might include all human beings, or a subset thereof consisting of more than one person.

Among the current advocates of consensus theory as a useful accounting of the concept of "truth" is the philosopher Jürgen Habermas.[35] Habermas maintains that truth is what would be agreed upon in an ideal speech situation.[36] Among the current strong critics of consensus theory is the philosopher Nicholas Rescher.[37]

In the Islamic tradition, this principle is exemplified by the hadith in which Muhammad states, "My community will never agree upon an error"
[38]
 
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MiseryWithoutCompany

MiseryWithoutCompany

Doggo Good, Doggo Great
Oct 1, 2020
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People say "all life is precious", but how come millions of animals and plants are killed every day just to make our lives more convenient?

People say "all humans are worth the same", but how come the whole globe would choose to sacrifice me to save a celebrity?

I think you are worth what others think you are worth. Diamonds for example, they are super expensive because many people think they gotta be of worth because they are rare. But to me diamons are just carbon, they are worthless. What counts is the mean value of all opinions. If most people think you are worthless, then I have bad news for you.
I'm not of the religious type, but this point came to light for me from a song from the movie Prince of Egypt. Something about... "gold is worth less in a desert than a cool spring of water".
 
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Neowise

Neowise

We fly and fly but never reach our destination.
Oct 7, 2020
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it reminds me of a definition of TRUTH:

from the article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth#Consensus:
Very interesting. "Consensus theory of truth" is a nice name for what I had in mind. I guess with this I can say my previous statement with less words:

"You are worth what others agree upon, and others base their agreement on what OP has originally described: your achievements, belongings, likeability etc."
 
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