Just found out at the age of 26 that Taoists already figured everything out over 2000 years ago and western continental philosophy still hasn't caught up. Western continental philosophy gave us great empirical methods for deriving quantitative truths through trial and error of hypotheses but in terms of dealing with qualitative truths it's extremely lacking. Only Taoism (Or something complimentary) can compensate for this failure otherwise you're doomed to be dysfunctional until you die.Perhaps Jungian psychology comes close in terms of incorporating the shadow but this to me is a very incomplete theorem which can only be amended via Taoist ideas.
>>18761658Only taking in the teachings of the three teachers can help you find the way towards your truth
>>18761658If you just found out about it then you shouldn't prozelytize yet, imo.>Western continental philosophyIs Western Analytical philosophy superior to Taoism then? Why do you specify the continentals?>Only Taoism (Or something complimentary) can compensate for this failure otherwise you're doomed to be dysfunctional until you die.Millions of people have lived and died perfectly serviceable lives without knowing the first thing about Chinese philosophy or any form of Daoism so I highly doubt that,. Btw, it's written 'complementary', complimentary is something that is a gift. Also Jungian psychology is not a theorem. But how do you think Jung's dieas should be amended?
>>18761658>>18761736Western LARPers should stop learning about Taoism, it's for CHINESE only
>>18761752Daoism isn't an exclusive religion. Don't pretend it's some middle eastern Mystery Sect like the Druze or some other one. The Chinese are fine with other people doing daoism.
You're on the right path. Keep studying (or praying/meditating)
>>18761658Enjoy Hell.
>>18761803Enjoy your street tacos, Jose.
>>18761658>Just found out at the age of 26 that Taoists already figured everything out over 2000 years ago and western continental philosophy still hasn't caught up.Also Taoists>Bro cumming leads to loss of life force. Retain Semen by only edging during sex and eating it after masturbating. You'll be one of the 8 immortals bro.
>>18761844>Bro cumming leads to loss of life force. Retain Semen by only edging during sex and eating it after masturbating. You'll be one of the 8 immortals bro.This but unironically
>>18761736Comparing analytical philosophy would be like apples and oranges.I know the definitions, but I made a typo. What I meant by complementary was that you don't have to live out Taoism exactly to be functional, so the people you're referring to likely discovered their own version of this truth on their own without formal study.Also, I can speak about things colloquially and still convey suitable meaning, not everything has to be a formality. If you stopped analyzing everything like this is a competition, you might stop missing the bigger picture. For example, you picked up on my typo but you then went on to scrutinize something which was compensated for by use of that very word you wrote a sentence about, you didn't bother to look for the message, just errors.Jung's theory of integrating the shadow follows the idea we must accept the parts of ourselves we would rather hide and suppress. This includes desires we might have about things often considered immoral, but without a proper philosophical backing there's no way to know for sure if this is true or not, and the scientific method falls short of proving it, Taoism could help you realise how much truth such ideas hold and also offer a change in perspective such that you can observe similar phenomena happening everywhere and draw connections, this builds understanding of the world around you, western continental philosophy has been grasping at straws trying to achieve this for centuries.The main difference is that one recognises how our very biology and being shapes our perspective whereas as western philosophy carries with it an arrogance that asserts no such boundaries exists, it treats us like Gods when we are mortals.
Taoism is to the way what non-being is to being.
>>18761985And before you mention metaphysics and noumenon in relation to my last point. These are perfect examples of precisely what I am talking about, it's arrogance to believe you should even attempt to define such things, it's purely a person's ego talking which fuels the idea that they have zero limitations when they try to find truth in something that goes beyond their very being.
>>18761985>Comparing analytical philosophy would be like apples and oranges.As a tradition it's much closer to "deriving quantitative truths through trial and error of hypotheses" than the continentals. Though the scentific method predates the modern analytical/continental distinction. I still want to know why you chose to target continental philosophy specifically. It leaves large holes in your post. For example: What about schools of western philosophy predating modern philosophy?>What I meant by complementary was that you don't have to live out Taoism exactly to be functional, so the people you're referring to likely discovered their own version of this truth on their own without formal study.That is unfalsifiable. It also begs the question as it presupposses no functional non-taoists exist by saying anyone functional has inadvertently developed something complementary with Taoism in order to become functional. >The main difference is that one recognises how our very biology and being shapes our perspective whereas as western philosophy carries with it an arrogance that asserts no such boundaries exists, it treats us like Gods when we are mortals.This sounds a lot like what Christian traditionalist thinkers say about what they call modernism, the cure of which is obviously Christianity and Christian philosophy. Which does raise the question: What does Taoism bring to the table that another (non-complementary, in my opinion) belief system like Christianity or Buddhism cannot?
>>18762099You can think of western continental philosophy being to western analytical philosophy what Taoism is to western continental philosophy, I just thought I would be more specific in my comparison.Qualitative methods for deriving truth appear as obvious when you realise there are facets of your experience you alone are privy to (Those which cannot be written down or described) and to that end you have to put your own biology into perspective, how can you hope to make use of any of these methodologies when your own psychology is compromised? A lot of what you're talking about here is without limits, it's like you believe you alone can compensate for the infinitesimal nature of reality. It's fine for investigating but somewhere you must draw the line in terms of what you consider truth and to me it only seems sensible to decide on what seems intuitively reasonable (For that which can’t be compensated for by quantitative methods) and simply build from this position. You can reject this idea but I've found any other means of determining such things leads to confusion because there is no limit to extent by which you can improve upon such methods and so you become Sisyphus. Which is what I think this all ties into, Sisyphus had the choice that he could stop any time he pleased, he was only too egotisical to do it, either you accept there are certain limits, or you keep rolling that boulder up the hill. This to me is the underlying flaw of how many treat western philosophy.Certain truths only become obvious when you stop trying so hard to reinvent simplistic matters. At the core of your being is insecurity and you need to learn to accept this and only then can you overcome it.
>>18762099Christianity to me in part requires rejecting self in the form of sin, which builds this chronic sense of guilt and shame simply for existing. I find Taoism is more accepting of all human facets. Buddhism is largely an extension of Taoism but operates as more of a commitment where a belief is rigorously constructed and obeyed, Buddhism can be thought of as Taoism for those who believe that devotion to Taoism itself is necessary, but I hold no such belief.
