Wanting, Having, and the Two Games

Buddhists found that “wanting” was a source of a lot of human suffering, so many of their adherents go to monasteries and live without anything, and as a result defeat wanting, but they’re not abundant either and still in lack consciousness; the best they are able to achieve with such a lifestyle is neutrality, not abundance. Christians also practice something similar to Buddhists with their monasteries and other tricks to […] Read more »

The Supposed Advantage of False Rhetoric

Here is an important refresher on the Trivium method of critical thinking, with the steps placed in the correct order.  I use the various synonyms for each step interchangeably, so please use the following as a foundation for understanding the rest of the article. Grammar (information, data, knowledge, input): asks/answers what (who, where, & when) questions Logic (reasoning, understanding, processing, processor):  asks/answers why questions Rhetoric (image, wisdom, output):  asks/answers how questions IMAGES An […] Read more »