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Pain is certainly a main ingredient of Christianity. So some fanatics celebrate Jesus crucifixion by getting nailed to a cross themselves. I am not sure sure good old Bene approves of such madness …

Ouch.

orangeguru (03-24 4:59) | 2 Comments | Permalink
Pain Porn on YouTube - show me were it really hurts

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At the moment the VERY painful video of Eduardo da Silva’s accident is all the rage on YouTube - and is a big hit with the kids. One has really to wonder why watching such a painful video is all the rage?

Scientists have long proven that we empathize and re-live such experiences simply by watching other humans doing (stupid) stuff. So I can only extend this idea in this way: we watch pain porn to train ourselves for such moments and try to cope with it’s consequences - even when it isn’t happening to us.

YouTube is full of fight videos that concentrate only on knock outs and bloody scenes, you can also find tons of accident and crash videos that show only the nasty bits.

Do we simply need some blood and nasty stuff from time to time? By watching terrible stuff happen to other does that help us to enjoy our less painful life?

orangeguru (02-25 13:44) | No Comments | Permalink
Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness - Part 3. Seneca on Anger

Written by Alain De Botton / 25 min.

Part 1: Socrates on Self-Confidence
Part 2: Epicurus on Happiness
Part 3: Seneca on Anger
Part 4: Montaigne on Self-Esteem
Part 5: Schopenhauer on Love
Part 6: Nietzsche on Hardship

More? Alain De Button @ Wikipedia and Seneca @ Wikipedia

orangeguru (12-27 9:15) | No Comments | Permalink
Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness - Part 5. Schopenhauer on Love

Written by Alain De Botton / 25 min.

Part 1: Socrates on Self-Confidence
Part 2: Epicurus on Happiness
Part 3: Seneca on Anger
Part 4: Montaigne on Self-Esteem
Part 5: Schopenhauer on Love
Part 6: Nietzsche on Hardship

More? Alain De Button @ Wikipedia and Schopenhauer @ Wikipedia

orangeguru (12-27 9:08) | No Comments | Permalink
Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness - Part 6. Nietzsche on Hardship

Written by Alain De Botton / 25 min.

Part 1: Socrates on Self-Confidence
Part 2: Epicurus on Happiness
Part 3: Seneca on Anger
Part 4: Montaigne on Self-Esteem
Part 5: Schopenhauer on Love
Part 6: Nietzsche on Hardship

More? Alain De Button @ Wikipedia and Nietzsche @ Wikipedia

orangeguru (12-27 9:05) | 8 Comments | Permalink



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