"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Nietzsche On The Death Of God

This is interesting. When Friedrich Nietzsche diagnosed the death of God 150 years ago, he made three predictions. 1. As a result our culture will shake to the roots.
2. We will become nihilistic or totalitarian in response and he predicted one hundred million people would die as a result of the rise of communist powers.
3. We will invent our own values.
But Jung said you can't create our own values because we are not masters of our own selves. There are multiple forces at work in us. Freud said they were biological forces. But Jung said that biology is more sophisticated than we think. There are many instincts at work.

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