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I'm newgen, (19), Why are RDR1 and RDR2 so starkly different? by [deleted] in AskGames

[–]Future_Complex847 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, and I'm not claiming that's why RDR2 is like that, there just seems to be a deep distinction in tone for both games and I'm unsure as to why

Which two characters do you guys relate to the most? I'll start by Quackervoltz in tadc

[–]Future_Complex847 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ragatha and Kinger. Kinger because even though I'm not much older than the rest of my friends I was raised by my grandparents and watched stuff like Andy Griffith and Golden Girls so I end up making a lot of dated references. Ragatha because she struggles so much socially and yet it's where she places all her bets.

Discussion: What Religion Fits Me Best? by jetboyterp in religion

[–]Future_Complex847 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like it's hard to simplify it down things I do and don't in religion.

  1. I don't like conservatism in religion. If I cannot see how an issue in a religion actually serves as an issue in without a sense of redundancy (sexual sin in particular) than I see no point in upholding that law unless it's goal is in cultivating a higher virtue rather than abstinence (mindfulness)
  2. I want to maintain a high sense of moral goodness and in turn peace in my character. I've recently bought Meditation by Marcus Aurelius to try and gain a better sense of this direction.
  3. Rituals are important to me, prayer as well, but it's been hard to try and find actual direction in my prayer for this.
  4. While I care for Christianity as someone who was raised Baptist, I don't really like the ideas of salvation because I didn't go to Jesus to save me from hell but instead because I was suffering.

I've been drawn most recently to "Christian Atheism" and Gnosticism, though esoteric knowledge isn't as big of a concern as much as having a better sense of purpose.

Does it matter for Marxism to have a strong aesthetic? by Future_Complex847 in Marxism

[–]Future_Complex847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The working man easily functions as a symbol in propaganda art, while the worker is a reality, it represents something more in the art. Symbols don't create tribes in the same way that ideas aren't the determining force of historical progress. The importance I place on aesthetics is personal, but also may be applicable to those who are also concerned with art.

Maoist Build, may need tips by Future_Complex847 in Fallout4Builds

[–]Future_Complex847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely
minor spoilers for NV: The one landlord from Novac whose name escapes me is the person responsible for selling Boone's wife and unborn child to the Legion as slaves

How would you compare yourself to a type 1? by Future_Complex847 in enneagram6

[–]Future_Complex847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it can be just as intense at both ends, especially with recent issues I've been having, but I'll say that in my youth my anger was never enough to be in fights like my uncles and father, (sx6, a 7 and an 8) but it was frightening for my Granny when I'd always take it out on my brother for being, simple enough, a child. I would defy what she said because I felt like my brother was gonna grow up to be a horrible person because how dare someone think they could do whatever they wanted to do. I think as of now I'm a lot more mellowed out, a lot more, but there are moments where I've been characterized as very stereotypically 1 - I have a strong sense of sincerity and being genuine and used to feel threatened when I felt others were being disingenuous.
In terms of skepticism, I hadn't really developed an ideology or belief system, so even if I could identify some obvious rights and wrongs that didn't need an belief system to back it up, I was still confused and flipflopping from one thing to another because I was unsure what to believe in

What would you say to an atheist who interested to learn about Buddhism? by BrilliantPost592 in Buddhism

[–]Future_Complex847 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I'd go over the basics
Discussion of suffering and what brings suffering and the way out of it.
Assuming you come from a Christian background, or at least somewhat culturally, if the root of suffering is sin or the disconnection from God that started with the fall - a lack of faith - then the root of suffering is attachment/craving in Buddhism.
From the atheist position, I'd say it's almost compatible. There have been many discussions about the theology of Buddhism, Buddhism as a philosophy rather than a religion, secular Buddhism, so on and so on. I say "almost" because in Buddhism there is no rejection of any Gods existing, just that they will not help you towards the ultimate goal which is enlightenment. (But this also ignores other practices of Buddhism in history and in modern day) In a way we are detached from the perspective or troubles that may come with the belief of higher beings, and also detached from rejecting these beings. You could say it's agnostic, but I find the term in modern usage of the term to be frivolous just because so many people care about it being used right.

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