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[Anonymous No.11770679]

>mfw Pythagoras was a shaman that could be put next to Buddha or Jesus

[Anonymous No.11771344]

Nah bro, he was CLEARLY an enlightened STEMlord (like me), he didn't believe in ur mystical woo-woo, he BTFO illogical Zeusfags and even watched proto-hentai (raunchy shadow puppets.)

Get with the TIMES, hippie!!

[Anonymous No.11771348]

>>11770679

Eh, not necessarily. Jesus was a prophet and Buddha achieved enlightenment. I'm not sure of Pythagoras holds either of those qualities, but he was certainly erudite.

[Anonymous No.11771359]

>>11770679
The difference is he contributed something worthwhile to the world.

[Anonymous No.11771386]

>>11771359
Buddha or Jesus didn't contribute anything worthwhile?

[Anonymous No.11771393]

>>11771348
>achieved enlightenment

[Anonymous No.11771397]

>>11770679
that's what you get when you start with the egyptians

[Anonymous No.11771398]

>>11771359
>le edgy memelord
>*tips hat* m'lady

[Anonymous No.11771407]

>>11771386
I mean, their anime was pretty good

[Anonymous No.11771408]

>>11771393
??

[Anonymous No.11771432]

>>11771408
these neo-catholic weirdos don't believe enlightenment exists. They think existence is just the suffering of being ashamed of your boners until you die and that it cannot be transcended.

[Anonymous No.11771472]

>>11771432
Can you articulate what enlightenment is?
(no)

[Anonymous No.11771481]

>>11771472
Well, he hasn't experienced it but his guru's guru's guru has and says it's the best feeling ever and he would never lie because he's enlightened.

[Anonymous No.11771492]

>>11771472
Enlightenment is like everyday consciousness but two inches above the ground.

[Anonymous No.11771493]

>>11771348
Pythagoras had a full-blown religion and his followers thought he was a living god.

[Anonymous No.11771499]

>>11771492
Oh im laffin

[Anonymous No.11771511]

>>11771472
christ—"just because we cannot comprehend God's mysterious plan doesn't mean..."—cucks demanding articulations, that's FUCKEN RICH

[Anonymous No.11771528]

>>11771472
Can I articulate a state of being in which abstractions such as words are transcended? Um, no. To understand enlightenment one must experience it.

[Anonymous No.11771702]

>>11771511
Despite all your rage / God works in mysterious ways

[Anonymous No.11771771]

>>11771702
right, so if to have any meaningful spirituality in my life I need to take some leap, I prefer to leap into the eastern traditions, which are about experiential truths, not dogma, and which can answer my doubts about my own life and the universe in more complete, satisfying ways.

[Anonymous No.11771777]

>>11770679
Pythagoras got punked hard by basically any of his contemporaries with half a brain, he’s not the kind of guy you take seriously

[Anonymous No.11771832]

>>11771771
>eastern tradition isn't dogmatic
>objective truth / true knowledge of oneself can come from augmented meditation on our physical reality alone, from fasting, from acupuncture...
>being the best version of myself is all the satisfaction and fulfillment I need! :)
JUST

[Anonymous No.11771860]

>>11771832
>>eastern tradition isn't dogmatic
pic related
>objective truth / true knowledge of oneself can come from augmented meditation on our physical reality alone, from fasting, from acupuncture...
yes. yep. That's what I believe.
>being the best version of myself is all the satisfaction and fulfillment I need! :)
I don't really get this one. Christianity is also about altering one's behavior and way of life on this earth to become, in some sense, the best version of one's self. A christian is supposed to model their life on Jesus', follow his example, etc.
All religions say that this good behavior down here gets you a better deal in the afterlife, but regardless of this, I think we can all agree that any tradition that teaches us to live well and in harmony with one-another has intrinsic value, no?

[Anonymous No.11771990]