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Philosophy (from Greek φιλοσοφία, philosophia, literally "love of wisdom"[1][2][3][4]) is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language
originally posted by: grainofsand
a reply to: ChaoticOrder
So what is your main philosophical point in this thread then?
originally posted by: ChaoticOrder
originally posted by: grainofsand
a reply to: ChaoticOrder
So what is your main philosophical point in this thread then?
Well if you're such a connoisseur of philosophy you should be able to figure out the underlying points I'm making. Although I guess the main point I'm trying to make is that we need to be realists in how we view the world, and understand that the people on the other "side" are often facing all the exact same problems, we just need to have a bit of empathy and we will realize that fact.
but the "objective truth" is something I simply have let go of, as being attainable.
But one thing they made clear to me is that they do not see themselves as our buddies, and do not aspire to be. (speaking of relations between our countries, not individuals).
They do see us a rivals, and it is deeply ingrained, and from their point of view, there is a lot to critisize us for and more than enough reason to want to see us fall as a world power.