[ExI] Open Individualism

[Jason Resch]

On Sat, Jan 6, 2024, 3:24 PM Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> On Sat, Jan 6, 2024 at 9:33 AM Jason Resch via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> It seems to me, but correct me if I'm wrong, that you have only recently
>> learned about open individualism and then philosophy of personal identity.
>>
>
> This is true, at least for open individualism.
>
>
>> I have been studying, thinking about, and writing about, this subject for
>> many years.
>>
>
> I have encountered many folks who had deeply explored some spiritualist or
> religious point of view for many years - some, most to all of their lives.
> I am aware of many more; one extreme case is a certain population in Israel
> (I believe they are called "Haredi") that loudly demands their men should
> receive government subsidies for spending their lives studying their holy
> texts (being "full-time yeshiva students") and not being a productive (in
> the secular sense) member of society.
>
> That never once made their point of view any truer.  Indeed, when they
> felt that they should rely on such appeal to authority, it was a red flag
> that their philosophy probably had some blatant holes that conflicted with
> the evidence, that they were quite used to ignoring until pointed out, then
> excusing with fallacious logic.
>

I mention it not as an appeal to my authority but as an explanation for why
I may say something that requires further explanation without realizing it.
If I say something that appears to make no sense, just ask for more
clarification, I am happy to provide it.

Jason
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