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To: one_less who wrote (50754)	1/4/2018 11:43:33 PM
From: koan	Respond to of 358829

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To: one_less who wrote (50754)

1/4/2018 11:48:23 PM

From: koan

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Boy, you set that whole thing up as a trap. You are struggling aren't you? You don't need to struggle or be confused or intimidated, just read guys like Bertrand Russell (his biography) or Alfred North Whitehead, Hesse or Thomas Mann and then you will know what the great thinkers know. It is that easy and much better than bullshit.

one-less:"
<<Ideology refers to a rigid set of beliefs and doctrines that back a certain institutionalized social construct. There is no thinking involved, there is only submission and acceptance. An ideology belongs to a particular group and it's adherents belong to the ideology.

Not according to Webster: "The science of ideas, the study of their origin and nature.

i·de·ol·o·gy

?ide'äl?je,?ide'äl?je/

noun

1.

a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.

"the ideology of republicanism"

synonyms:

beliefs, ideas, ideals, principles, ethics, morals; More

2.

archaic
the science of ideas; the study of their origin and nature.

one-less:"Over these past few years I have challenged you to think for yourself but I have repeatedly failed to get you to free yourself from ideology even on a single instance. I originally thought there was hope because you claimed to be a philosopher of sorts. I have long abandoned that expectation.

I think you need to learn to think for yourself before giving me advice..

My ideas are based on reading the ideas of many people whom we have recognized for their thinking. We all know who they are and there is no better way to learn than learn from the masters.

Nothing more and nothing less. And I have no problem replacing bad ideas.

<<Ideology refers to a rigid set of beliefs and doctrines that back a certain institutionalized social construct. There is no thinking involved, there is only submission and acceptance. An ideology belongs to a particular group and it's adherents belong to the ideology.

Thinking is the opposite. It is the open, individual, personal, philosophical and pragmatic attempt to understand life and circumstance as it is, and perhaps some principles that help govern beingness. Over these past few years I have challenged you to think for yourself but I have repeatedly failed to get you to free yourself from ideology even on a single instance. I originally thought there was hope because you claimed to be a philosopher of sorts. I have long abandoned that expectation.

>>>What is the difference between an ideologue and a thinker?<<<