Has suffering become a taboo?

apop said:But look, let me drop one last truth about Chris on you—it’ll probably be the greatest bit of wisdom you ever encounter in your short life, since you don't exactly seem like the most perceptive type: 😂😂

'Chris wasn't a dog's brother.' 👍

You talk about wisdom like you actually know what it is,

but true wisdom is knowing how to separate the essential from the trivial, the eternal from the fleeting, good from evil, and useful from useless—it's finding the path to the ultimate goal.

And honestly, watch your language; you shouldn't be throwing names around like that here.

I'm done arguing with you!

🙂

LONG LIVE BAD! BAD IS GOOD! GOOD IS BAD! 👍 Look, you can't lecture someone who just doesn't get it. Faith is basically just a tool for the masses, right? Religion isn't some personal ID card you carry around—it’s either pure corruption or just something marketed to consumers. God is the ultimate equilibrium; there's no such thing as good or bad, left or right. You idiots! Absolute morons!
Denial is never the answer. Real faith is just denying God altogether. Christianity is nothing more than Satanism. Long live Gnosticism! AMOUN! 👍😂😂😂😂

masterblaster said:It feels like we’re all just drowning in it lately. But there’s this modern, relentless pressure—this absolute mandate—that you have to be happy, or at least work yourself to death trying to become happy. What happens if we simply can't get there? Has experiencing pain somehow become something we should be ashamed of?

Some people will argue that suffering is actually the whole point of this existence. And frankly, I’m inclined to agree. I’ve always preferred looking at the bigger picture rather than chasing fleeting comforts. People might call me a fool for thinking that way, and I suspect most won't stand by my side. That’s fine by me; I’ve always had a certain fondness for being in the minority.😉

John - since 1983:
Some people claim that suffering is the whole point of being alive, and honestly, I’m inclined to agree. I always tend to put that perspective first. Some might call me a fool for thinking that way, but I've never really cared about being part of the crowd; I've always preferred standing with the minority.😉

I actually see things the complete opposite way—to me, life is all about chasing pleasure and those moments of pure ecstasy. If other people want to go out of their way to suffer, that's their business.

Thanos said:Honestly, I feel the exact opposite. To me, chasing pure pleasure and total ecstasy is the whole point of being alive. If some people want to go out of their way to suffer, let 'em.

HOLY SHIT! Every single day I become more convinced that absolutely nobody is ever going to top or even move past what Aleister Crowley was doing! 😲

So, what am I gonna say? I’m totally agreeing with myself here! 👍😂😂

Thanos said:I couldn’t disagree more, because honestly, I think chasing pleasure and pure ecstasy is the whole point of being alive, and if some people want to go out of their way to suffer, then that's really on them.

Desire doesn't really have anything to do with the matter, since nobody actually seeks out pain—that just isn't how we're wired, whether you're talking about humans or animals.

But it does make you wonder, what happens when it turns out that suffering actually serves a purpose or carries some kind of deeper meaning?

Blaise said:Desire isn't really the issue here. Nobody actually wants to suffer—that just isn't how humans (or even animals) are wired.

But what happens when it turns out that suffering actually serves a purpose or carries some kind of meaning?

That’s just desperate nonsense. You’ve basically just spelled out a formula for pure evil! 😁🙂