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[–] 4 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Yep, this is why it's possible to "reason" ourselves into any position over time, we just have to feel a certain way for long enough for rational justifications to seem plausible.

(Makes it damn hard to derive meaning from anything after a while)

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago

    And feelings/emotions are just mental shortcuts or high speed memory caches like in a cpu. They can be changed as well. Read "how emotions are made" by Lisa Barrett Feldman if you want to know more.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago (2 children)

    Meaning sure, but enjoyment is still right there. Maybe a little absurdity too, for a taste of the numinous.

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