[eiurafhlfie]

I've made the same observation traveling in poor and rich countries. Corruption is Α & Ω. It is everyone's responsibility to not parttake in it. It seems to me that lying (using The Word, logos, in untruthful ways) and corruption (using your power in untruthful ways) are the most unholy sins.

[aldoushuxley001]

May I ask what religious tradition you are from? Just rare to see mentions of The Word & logos.

[eiurafhlfie]

I'm a native of Sweden, a secular protestant Christian country. In my understanding of the world, the Christian way of seeing the world stems from the Greek philosophers mainly, among others.

I think it's true that the prosperity of my corner of the world (including the non-European western nations too) is rooted in holding "The Word", logos, in the highest regards, even if I don't hold any metaphysical beliefs.

[aldoushuxley001]

hm fascinating. I didn't realize that "The Word" / Logos was held is such esteem in Sweden. Fascinating that it can be held ih high esteem even without any of the metaphysical beliefs, but at same time makes sense. Thank you very much for answering.

[eiurafhlfie]

Think it's very rare here. I certainly did realize those things before listening to Jordan Peterson's lectures on Genesis.

How about yourself? What's your take on those things?

Read some of your comments, totally gonna start carrying a notebook when using weed. You seem like a nice person, feel free to drop me a line if visiting the Scandinavia.

[aldoushuxley001]

Amazing to hear Jordan Peterson reaching as far as Sweden, it's incredible how often I travel and hear his name now. I'm also fond of his work and talks.

Personally, I've mainly heard Logos and "The Word" in the context of kinda borderline esoteric christians or sufi's like Rudolf Steiner, Gurdjieff or Gnosticism in general, etc. Which I guess makes sense considering they all share an appreciation of christian knowledge, language and understanding.

And definitely take notes while high! I honestly couldn't recommend it enough. I'm not sure if you read that Carl Sagan quote in my previous comment but it described it very well. The simple act of writing down the idea solidifies it and makes it more permanent... sort of anchors it in existence (where before it is more ephemeral), allowing you to refer to it again in the future. I always found it immensely relieving to know that I have written down an idea because then I don't need to think of it anymore and can let it go, knowning that it's effectively been internalized and will eventually come back to me with new inspiration.

The funny thing is that I've almost never read any of my notes, but the simple psychological comfort of knowing that I Could, and that my ideas are safely externalized and a history of them is relatively incorruptible... is profoundly comforting and ultimately, I believe, is what has enabled my ideas to evolve very rapidly. It's my belief that the simple act of writing notes while you're high seems to create a powerful internal psychological foundation for the rapid evolution of ideas.

And thanks for the invite! Likewise, if you're ever around Montreal or Toronto, drop me a line

[eiurafhlfie]

> And thanks for the invite! Likewise, if you're ever around Montreal or Toronto, drop me a line

Duuuuude(gender neutral)!!! I love going to Toronto and Montreal both! A very good friend of mine is Torontian, and I've spent a lot of time there and around Ontario and Quebec.

My Bitmessage address is in my HN profile description, feeling uneasy about publishing my email publicly.

> Personally, I've mainly heard Logos and "The Word" in the context of kinda borderline esoteric christians or sufi's like Rudolf Steiner, Gurdjieff or Gnosticism in general, etc. Which I guess makes sense considering they all share an appreciation of christian knowledge, language and understanding.

Then, let's take the word "The Word" back :-)