Good will is the final purpose of our existence; nothing else has value except in relation to it.
— Karl Jaspers
We have all heard about beating spears into pruning hooks, but NATO has done something much more adventurous. It has beaten a shield into a sword.
— Peter Hitchens
The study of republican Rome is of great interest as showing how a military development and imperialism led a democratic people to the loss of liberty and to dictatorship.
— Karl Jaspers
As a man who has devoted his whole life to the most clear-headed science, to the study of matter, I can tell you as a result of my research about atoms this much: there is no matter as such.
— Max Planck
On the way from the Renaissance to our days we have enriched our experience, but we have lost the concept of a Supreme Complete Entity which used to restrain our passions and our irresponsibility.
— Solzhenitsyn
Solzhenitsyn about the West’s “blindness of superiority”:
Very well known representatives of your [US] society, such as George #Kennan, say: “We cannot apply moral criteria to politics.” Thus we mix good and evil, right and wrong, and make space for the absolute triumph of absolute evil in the world. ...
[T]he fight for our planet, physical and spiritual, a fight of cosmic proportions, is not a vague matter of the future; it has already started. The forces of Evil have begun their decisive offensive.
— Alexander Solzhenitsyn, 1978
A regime which is nominally liberal can be oppressive in reality. A regime which acknowledges its violence might have in it more genuine humanity.
— Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Настоящая революционность требует духовного изменения первооснов жизни.
— Бердяев
These CIA cocksuckers are incorrigible.
If you still hope that some billionaires will fix social media, you're either stupid or blind.
I will not tire of repeating that we will not correct anything in our rotten civilization unless we correct the foundation of our worldview—our metaphysical views on the nature of the empirical reality of phenomenal consciousness. How we answer the question about what we and the world essentially are determines how we answer the question about the meaning and the right way of life, and this, in turn, determines everything else. Our world is rotten because the foundation of our worldview is rotten. The root of all evil is there.
ChatGPT:
Q: Suppose that ontological idealism is true, whereas humanity’s worldview is poisoned by the pseudoscientific metaphysical mythology of materialism (physicalism) which conditions people’s erroneous understanding of the nature of reality, the meaning and the right way of life, and causes their attachment to atheism, technocratism, consumerism, capitalism, nationalism, speciesism and other ills instead of a universal brotherhood with each other and other sentient beings on this planet. Is there a path out of this unhealthy state of humanity to a healthy state, and what is the healthy state?
A: The question of whether ontological idealism or materialism is true is a matter of philosophical debate and cannot be definitively answered by scientific means alone. However, assuming that ontological idealism is true and that materialism is a flawed worldview that perpetuates various societal ills, the path to a healthier state for humanity would involve a paradigm shift towards a more holistic and interconnected understanding of reality, one that recognizes the essential unity and interdependence of all beings. This shift would involve a deeper recognition of the subjective nature of reality, the interconnectedness of all phenomena, and the importance of cultivating compassion, empathy, and ethical behavior towards all living beings. It would require a move away from a narrow focus on material possessions and towards a more meaningful and fulfilling existence that prioritizes spiritual and ethical values. Such a shift would require widespread education and cultural change, as well as political and economic systems that prioritize sustainability and the well-being of all beings. Ultimately, the healthy state of humanity would be one in which individuals and societies have a deep understanding of the true nature of reality and are guided by ethical and spiritual principles that promote the flourishing of all beings.
The concept of material substance is perhaps the greatest obstacle on the path towards a true understanding of nature.
— Niels Bohr
ChatGPT on the nature of reality, dangers of AI, and Māra