/lit/ - Literature

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>um okay maybe it's just socially constructed and less stable than one might think
Yes it arises in dependence on conditions, therefore having no intrinsic existence. But this is also true of all such phenomena not merely imputed selves. Buddhist philosophers are the sort who will go to lengths to demonstrate there is no pot or chariot or table
>Okay maybe it's the human condition to want more always but a lot of life is fine
"Life is fine" is the most therapeutic reading of experience there is. If you are content with that you will get nothing from any religious or philosophical system because all they do is rock the boat