r/StoicMemes • u/zenoofwhit • 14d ago

physics

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u/Rosencrantz18 14d ago

I think Aurelius and the gang would forgive us for advancing our understanding of physics by 2000 years from their time.

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u/PICAXO 13d ago

How is one supposed to live in conformity with reason and nature if he dogmatically refuses the scientific method and its prowesses

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u/Wacokidwilder 12d ago

Because you can read the writings of great thinkers without treating them the same way that people treat saints and scripture.

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u/PICAXO 12d ago

Yes okay but in what way is this supposed to be an answer to my comment

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u/Wacokidwilder 12d ago

Maybe I mistook your comment because you switched from using “one” to “he.”

I assumed you met how does “one”: a person in general.

And “he”: the author such as Marcus Aurelius

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u/PICAXO 12d ago

Oh oh my bad, I am not a native speaker of this language and the neutral gender in my own is masculine, therefore me making this mistake

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u/Wacokidwilder 12d ago

No worries!

I agree with your sentiment with the original intent. If we ignore facts and and new information then we do ourselves and our perspectives a disservice.

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u/PICAXO 12d ago

I truly believe the scientific method and scientific skepticism are very well represented by different aspects of stoicism, and that while the ancients themselves may not have had such method or way of thinking, it seems to me the logical continuation of their work, yet in my eyes this appears discreet in today's communities centered around stoicism, and I find this a real shame for it allows the philosophy to be as anchored in reality as possible, thus allowing it more credibility and its learners a greater ability to live a better life

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u/ShermansMasterWolf 14d ago

It sounds like modern astronomical theory but ending with the big crunch.

Interesting.

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u/manfredmannclan 12d ago

Yes, im here for the Philosophy. Not the religion.

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u/alex3494 12d ago

“Stoicism is when not sad”.