/lit/ - Literature

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Why would I start with the Greeks when I have two thousand years of progress to choose from?

We moved on from those dark ages. Our society has iterated past those savage years. Why do you choose barbarianism over progress?

And I’m not talking about metaphysics or epistemology, but rather the sort of philosophical crap that says “humans are by nature this way” or “suffering makes us better/worse”.

Why make these sorts of statements with no evidence? Why not just put them to the test, scientifically? I immediately zone out when I hear someone or read someone saying these sorts of things. It’s just dogma at that point.