“It’s not enough to be productive. It’s not enough to be successful. I need my joy triggers. Joy triggers are not rational. Bring them into your daily life, because I really believe that it’s all a part of how we can bring balance into our life—getting joy from simple but beautiful things.”

There are 4 main neurochemicals that are fundamentally linked to pleasure and well-being:<ol><li class="ql-align-justify">Dopamine: It drives motivation and our desire for reward. It is released when we accomplish a goal or complete a task.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Serotonin: Often referred to as the "happiness molecule," serotonin helps regulate mood and is targeted by antidepressant medications.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Oxytocin: Known as the "love hormone," oxytocin is released during physical touch, social bonding, and positive interactions.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Endorphins: Acting as natural painkillers, they are released in response to physical activity, laughter, and other forms of pleasure.</li></ol>

The Key Neurochemicals of Happiness

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Endocannabinoids are self-produced cannabis and were recently discovered. </li><li class="ql-align-justify"><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22442371/">Research</a> shows that humans and dogs have higher levels of endocannabinoids after running, making it a possible explanation for the runner's high.</li></ul>

Discovery of Endocannabinoids: Self-Produced Cannabis

There are two ways to define your joy triggers — retroactively or in the moment:<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Retroactively: Sit down and remember all the times you felt happy, comfortable, or excited, and write them down. However, <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797614542274">research</a> suggests we tend to forget small things easily, so this method may not capture all of your joy triggers.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">In the moment: Be mindful of moments that bring you joy and record them (via journal or voice notes over phone) as they happen. This method can be more effective since we more easily remember what's happening now.</li></ul>

Discovering Your Joy Triggers

Joy Triggers cycle

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Collect joy triggers: Create a dedicated note called “joy triggers” on your phone and add to it every time you feel good. You will end up with a list of small sources of joy in your life.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Keep your list accessible: Ideally, your joy triggers should be simple activities that you could easily repeat any time you need to quickly improve your mood. E.g., drinking a cup of nice tea, listening to a specific song, looking at memes, going for a quick run, photos of past trips, play with your pet(s), call a close friend, dance!</li></ul>

Define your joy triggers

Use your joy triggers to boost your mood:  Feeling down, stressed, or anxious?Instead of ignoring these feelings, try these simple tips to find joy:<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Stop what you're doing</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Choose one activity from a list</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Focus on being present and mindful</li></ul>Remember, this won't solve all your problems, but it can help you get through the day!

The beauty of this approach lies in its simplicity and accessibility. No matter what challenges you face or how busy your schedule may be, there’s always an opportunity to pause and savor life’s little pleasures.

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">So, start building your own collection of joy triggers, and make a habit of turning to them whenever you need a quick pick-me-up. </li><li class="ql-align-justify">And consider sharing these little moments with others – by doing so, you’ll not only enhance your own well-being but also inspire those around you to find more joy in their daily lives.</li></ul>

Action, action, action!

Embracing the small, everyday pleasures and understanding your brain's happiness chemistry can transform your mood and unlock constant positivity.

Joy triggers are simple ways to feel instantly happier, such as drinking a cup of your favourite tea, listening to a specific song, or petting your dog.

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Understand that just because something is immoral doesn't mean some people won't do it. Having faith in people as a whole doesn't translate into trusting random strangers in the street. Be careful who you're talking to, and what their intentions might be.

Not Everyone Is A Saint

Avoid sketchy roads. This isn't some kind of game where we take unnecessary chances. We've all seen how corny thrillers end. Try picking roads that are busy, have lighting, or a popular shop nearby that you can always ask for help in case of emergency. Have your keys in your hands so that you won't have to spend time looking for them and expose yourself to danger when you arrive.

Be Proactive

You can't go around using your headphones and staring at your mobile phone while walking down a road alone at 2 AM. The music and your super important Instagram notifications can wait a few minutes. You are throwing away your vision and your hearing, which are mainly responsible for your everyday survival. Avoid being drunk or under the influence of anything that restricts your ability to understand what's going on around you. Avoid the corners and build a distance between you and any possible threat. Make space so that you are able to react faster if something happens.

Be Aware Of Your Surroundings

Do not argue/fight especially for things that won't matter tomorrow or even in 2 hours time. You never know what the other person is carrying on them, you don't know if they're under the influence of anything and you don't know if they're malicious. Martial arts can help as a last resort but if you have to choose between fight and flight, ALWAYS choose the latter, the problem can't harm you if you're not there to let it do so. If you ever get caught and the situation seems threatening, give up the desired belongings, they're never worth your life.

Avoid Conflict

Never have something like a knife or a taser on you unless you know how to use it perfectly. It can work as a warning for the other person but if they're not intimidated they could very well use your weapon against you if it comes in their possession. The person attacking you is probably much more experienced at this than you are. Again, if you do have them on you, it's absolutely last resort. Always prefer running away from the situation. It's literally the best defence.

Double Edged Sword

Ask for help. Have a group of friends take you home after a long night. Get a taxi. It's better to "waste" some money and get home safe than risk encountering an experience that might even negatively change your life forever.

Better Safe Than Sorry

Given the fact that we live in dangerous times, we have to build up our ability to cope in an urban setting.

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"Doing comedy alone onstage is the ego's last stand."

Darkness is essential: If light is thrown on the audience, they don't laugh; I might as well have told them to still and be quiet.

"The comedian's slang for a successful show is "I murdered them," which I'm sure came about because you finally realize that the audience is capable of murdering you."

"This book is not an autobiography but a biography, because I am writing about someone I used to know. Yes, these events are true, yet sometimes they seemed to have happened to someone else, and I often felt like a curious onlooker or someone trying to remember a death."

"I could not sing or dance, and the only acting I did was really just shouting. Thankfully perseverence is a great substitute for talent."

"Despite a lack of natural ability, I did have the one element necessary to all early creativity: naïveté, that fabulous quality that keeps you from knowing just how unsuited you are for what you are about to do."

"I have learned there is no harm in charging oneself up with delusions between moments of valid inspirations."

"Any new social philosophy is good for creativity."

"Teaching is, after all, a form of show business."

"I felt that a career in the irrational world of creativity not only made sense but had moral purpose."

"Comedy is a distortion of what is happening, and there will always be something happening."

"It was easy to be great. Every entertainer has a night when everything is clicking. These nights are accidental and statistical: Like lucky cards in poker, you can count on them occurring over time. What was hard was to be good, consistently good, night after night, no matter what the abominable circumstances."

"The few hours I spent in the clubs and coffeehouses seemed like a full existence."

"Celebrities want fame when it's useful and don't when it's not. That argument is absolutely true."

"Movies were social; stand-up was antisocial."

"In psychoanalysis, you try to retain a discovery; in art, once the thing is made, you let it go."

Quotes from one of the greatest multihyphenates of all time, Steve Martin.

Steve Martin has been an international star for over thirty years. Here, for the first time, he looks back to the beginning of his career and charmingly evokes the young man he once was. Born in Texas but raised in California, Steve was seduced early by the comedy shows that played on the radio when the family travelled back and forth to visit relatives. When Disneyland opened just a couple of miles away from home, an enchanted Steve was given his first chance to learn magic and entertain an audience. He describes how he noted the reaction to each joke in a ledger - 'big laugh' or 'quiet' - and assiduously studied the acts of colleagues, stealing jokes when needed. With superb detail, Steve recreates the world of small, dark clubs and the fear and exhilaration of standing in the spotlight. While a philosophy student at UCLA, he worked hard at local clubs honing his comedy and slowly attracting a following until he was picked up to write for TV. From here on, Steve Martin became an acclaimed comedian, packing out venues nationwide. One night, however, he noticed empty seats and realised he had 'reached the top of the rollercoaster'. BORN STANDING UP is a funny and riveting chronicle of how Steve Martin became the comedy genius we now know and is also a fascinating portrait of an era.

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A great man once said, everything is about sex. Except sex. Sex is about power

You don't know what's it like to be an outsider. To always be afraid. To be ashamed of how you were born. To have to hide who you are.

You don't need to make formal alliances with people you trust.

"Power is a lot like real estate. It's all about location, location, location. The closer you are to the source, the higher your property value."

An apology doesn't mean anything if you're not looking the person in the eye.

People do what's in their best interest, regardless of who gets hurt. Is it evil to take what one wants, to satisfy hunger even if doing so will cause another suffering? What some would call evil, I believe to be an appropriate response to a harsh and unfair world.

Maybe it's up to me to do what good people can't. Or maybe there are no good people. Maybe there are only good decisions.

“Explain to me why it is more noble to kill ten thousand men in battle than a dozen at dinner. The price was cheap by any measure.”

Family is everything, but if you're not a family, really, what is everything?

I've always found the idea of death comforting. The thought that my life could end at any moment frees me. To fully appreciate the beauty and art and horror of everything this world has to offer.

Part 3 of the series. Enjoy reading and learning from them! 

Quotes from villains who were completely right in their motives or views? Perhaps you're skeptical about the title of this article considering that villains are usually the bad, often unreasonable characters in fiction. But though villains may be on the wrong side in the fictional universe their movies, TV shows, and books are set in,…

Understand yourself and those around you.

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<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">In the 1960s, Joseph Weizenbaum created Eliza, a simple computer program designed to mimic human conversation.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Despite its superficial understanding, users often attributed human-like qualities to Eliza, highlighting our tendency to anthropomorphize machines.</li></ul>

Historical Context: Eliza and the Perception of AI

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Identifying when AI systems have become conscious poses a significant challenge due to our limited understanding of consciousness.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">While AI may exhibit advanced capabilities and convincingly mimic human behavior, distinguishing genuine consciousness from sophisticated simulations requires a deeper comprehension of the nature of consciousness itself. </li></ul>

Sentience, Sapience and Consciousness

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Sentience: The ability to feel pleasure and pain and experience subjective phenomena (a dog feeling pain when injured).</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Sapience: The capacity for reasoning, abstraction, and complex thought, often associated with human-like intellect (a human solving a math problem).</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Consciousness: Being aware of one's own existence and experiencing emotions and sensations (a person reflecting on their own thoughts and feelings).</li></ul>When a model for understanding consciousness which can confidently verify that an AI possesses subjective experiences and self-awareness is built, then we may recognize it as conscious.

Seeming Human-like<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Human-like Interaction: advanced AI, like ChatGPT, can seem eerily clever and creative, generating content that appears to reflect human-like understanding and creativity.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Emotional Engagement: AI systems that engage with humans in ways that press emotional buttons reserved for other humans might lead us to attribute consciousness to them, even if they are not actually conscious.</li></ul>

Indicators of AI consciousness

Behavioral MimicryPassing the Turing Test: If an AI can consistently engage in conversation that is indistinguishable from a human, it might be considered as appearing conscious, although this is not definitive proof of actual consciousness.Complex Tasks and Problem Solving: AI that can handle complex tasks, organize activities, or generate creative content might be seen as indicators of consciousness.

Self-ReportingClaims of Internal Experience: An AI that claims to have an internal emotional life or subjective experiences might be an indicator, caution is advised against taking such claims at face value without objective verification.

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Today's advanced AI systems, like ChatGPT, demonstrate remarkable creativity and conversational skills.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">However, they fundamentally operate through predictive text algorithms, lacking true understanding or consciousness.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">These systems are essentially advanced forms of autocomplete, processing vast amounts of data to generate human-like responses.</li></ul>Update: new <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJbu3NEPJN0">GPT 4o</a> features!

Current Capabilities

"We have no way of verifying Consciousness right now...we will shortly be building entirely convincing mind-like things that touch our emotions that we trust, decades, maybe even centuries before we can confirm or deny whether there's any feeling or understanding or thinking going on in there."

The future of AI could diverge in two primary directions:<ol><li class="ql-align-justify">Complex Yet Centralized Systems: If the resource demands (e.g., water and cooling for GPUs) remain high, AI development may slow, leading to centralized, specialized systems.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Distributed and Simplified AI: If AI technology becomes more efficient and scalable, we might see widespread, decentralized AI systems, capable of influencing various aspects of daily life.</li></ol>

Potential Futures: Two Scenarios

AI alignment problem is addressed by ensuring that AI systems' goals are consistent with human values and interests.This involves:<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Ground Rules: Implementing strict controls, such as physical air gaps to prevent AI systems from accessing the outside world.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Assuming Trickery: Always assuming that the AI might be trying to manipulate or deceive, given its superior intelligence and creativity.</li></ul>

The Alignment Problem

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Verification and Caution: Not trusting the AI's intentions without rigorous verification and offering to turn off the system if necessary.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Avoiding External Connections: Preventing the AI from making any arguments for its release or external connections to safeguard against potential threats.</li></ul>These measures aim to prevent AI from developing harmful objectives or acting unpredictably.

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Currently, AI operates based on algorithms and data processing, lacking true subjective experience. </li><li class="ql-align-justify">However, if we develop a model for understanding consciousness, we might be able to verify AI consciousness by confirming the presence of genuine subjective experiences within the system. </li><li class="ql-align-justify">This could involve observing AI exhibiting behaviors indicative of self-awareness, emotional responses, and a sense of individual identity. </li></ul>

Identifying AI Consciousness: An Ongoing Challenge

"That's not just building intelligence into silicon but subjectivity...systems that can experience love and disgust and curiosity and emotions and states of mind we have no words for."

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">However, until we have a clear understanding of consciousness and can reliably detect its presence, distinguishing between genuinely conscious AI and sophisticated simulations will remain difficult. </li><li class="ql-align-justify">Therefore, the ability to identify AI consciousness will likely depend on advancements in neuroscience, cognitive science, and AI research, which may take decades or even centuries to achieve.</li></ul>

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">What societal changes might occur if AI systems become indistinguishable from humans in their interactions and capabilities?</li><li class="ql-align-justify">How can we prepare for the potential impact of AI on employment, privacy, and personal relationships?</li><li class="ql-align-justify">What are the potential consequences if we fail to address the alignment and ethical considerations of advanced AI systems before they become widespread?</li><li class="ql-align-justify">How can AI technologies be developed to minimize resource consumption, such as water and energy usage?</li><li class="ql-align-justify">What ethical obligations do we have towards potentially conscious AI systems?</li></ul>

Food for mind

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">How should society regulate AI systems that can convincingly mimic human interactions to prevent misuse and manipulation?</li><li class="ql-align-justify">What criteria should we use to determine if an AI is genuinely conscious or simply simulating human behavior?</li><li class="ql-align-justify">How can we verify whether an AI system is experiencing subjective phenomena (qualia) rather than just mimicking responses?</li><li class="ql-align-justify">What advancements in neuroscience and cognitive science are necessary to understand and identify consciousness in AI?</li></ul>

"We used to worry that computers would become intelligent and take over the world. In reality, they stayed stupid, but took over the world anyway".

Siri, write this down immediately. "A movie where robots are performing reverse-Turing tests on humans to see if we're smart enough to be considered sentient." Yeah yeah email it straight to Spielberg, subject line, "Hi I live miserably alone with my cat and I'm going to make you millions of dollars. Could I have half a mil in advance pls for bus fare and stuff." 

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How Will We Know When AI is Conscious?

Harm Reduction is to help reduce negative consequences of doing drugs, which doesn't require complete and total abstinence.Understanding that person isn't ready, able or willing to stop, harm reduction can help them make positive change to protect themselves AND other people.It relies on the fundamental level, recognizing that people who use drugs (PWUD) deserve safety and dignity too. It does not treat drug use as a moral failing.

What Is Harm Reduction?

Harm Reduction (H.R.) uses a practical and transformative approach that includes community-driven public health strategies such as prevention methods, risk reduction, and health promotion. These things are to empower PWUD and their families. It gives them the choice to live healthy, self-directed, purpose-filled lives.H.R. works by addressing broader social issues through improved policies, programs and practices.Organizations that practice H.R. incorporate a spectrum of strategies that meet people where they are.

What Does Harm Reduction Do?

H.R. focuses attention in engaging directly with PWUD to try preventing overdose, infectious diseases like viral hepatitis and HIV from spreading, along with offering low barrier options for accessing health care services that include mental health and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment.Organizations that use the H.R. practice may also serve as a pathway to additional health and social services, including prevention, treatment, and recovery services. H.R. offers opportunities to reach out to those who aren't otherwise accessing healthcare services.

What Is The Goal For Harm Reduction?

Some examples of services offered include offering FREE Naloxone (Narcan) to reverse overdose or helping connect people to other needed services like treatment. Treatment Services like medication for people with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) could be co-located with H.R. services and offered as an option. Potential connections to treatments are CRITICAL, as data shows that:<ul><li>Only about 1 of 10 people that suffer from SUD have received treatment.</li><li>Nearly ALL people with SUD that didn't get treatment at a special facility did not think they needed it. </li></ul>

What Types Of Services Are Offered?

The U.S. is currently experiencing the MOST SIGNIFICANT substance abuse and overdose deaths it has ever faced. The epidemic is believed to be exacerbated by the recent COVID-19 worldwide pandemic and driven by the rapid increase of HIGHLY potent synthetic opioids (Fentanyl) and horse tranquilizers (Xylazine) into MANY types of drugs, like stimulants (Crack, Cocaine, and Methamphetamines) and counterfeit prescription pills.In 2022, there were more than 100,000 overdose deaths.

Why Is Harm Reduction Needed?

H.R. services SAVE LIVES by being available and accessible in a way that promotes the need for humility and compassion towards people who suffer from addiction. H.R. has many benefits to help PWUD stay safe. H.R. services have 8 principles that help prioritize giving love and care to PWUD, without judging or shunning them

Harm Reduction Sites And Practices.

<ol><li>Accepting, for better or worse, that illicit drug use is part of our world and choosing to work to minimize its harmful effects rather than simply ignore or condemn.</li><li>Understanding drug use as a complex, multi-faceted phenomenon that encompasses a continuum of behaviors from servere use to total abstinence, acknowledging that some ways of using drugs are clearly safer than others.</li><li>Establish quality of individual, community life and wellbeing – not necessarily cessation of all drug use – as criteria for successful intervention and policies.</li></ol>

The Principles Of Harm Reduction Practices (1)

4. Calling for the non-judgemental, non-coersive provision of services or resources to PWUD and the communities they live in order to assist them in reducing attendant harm. 5. Ensures that PWUD and those with a history of drug use routinely have a real voice in the creation of programs and policies designed to serve them. 6. Affirms PWUD themselves as the primary agent of reducing the harms of their drug use, seeking to empower PWUD to share information and support each other in strategies which meet their actual conditions of use.

Principles Of Harm Reduction Practices (2

7. Recognizing that the realities of poverty, class, racism, social isolation, past traumas, sex-based discrimination, and other social inequalities affect both people's vulnerability to and capacity for effectively dealing with drug related harm. 8. Does NOT attempt to minimize or ignore the real and tragic harm and danger that can be associated with illicit drug use.

Principles Of Harm Reduction Practices (3)

“One of the principle harms of the drug war is that society fails to treat people with dignity. And to me, a prosecutor disrespecting the wishes of a person who dies of drug overdose would just be one more act of turning their backs on people who needed help”

"Harm reduction does not coddle the drug addict... what's better, that people should inject with dirty needles using puddle water from the back alleys, or should they use sterile water and given human contact which would encourage them to seek help?"

Here I will be discussing what harm reduction is, its functions, why its beneficial to people with substance abuse and statistics.

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True value and beauty lie beneath the surface; to understand someone or something fully, one must look beyond appearances.

1. What Is Essential Is Invisible To The Eye.

Building and maintaining relationships require effort, responsibility, and care. The connections we form shape our lives and give them meaning.

2. You Become Responsible, Forever, For What You Have Tamed

Retaining a sense of wonder, curiosity, and openness from childhood can enrich our lives and help us see the world in a more meaningful way.

3. Childhood And Child Perspective

Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them. Many adult concerns and pursuits, such as the accumulation of wealth and power, are often trivial and distract from what truly matters in life.

4. Absurdity of Adult Preoccupations

Love involves dedication and sacrifice. The effort and care we invest in others make our relationships precious and meaningful.

5. Love and Sacrifice

"It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important."

"The Little Prince" teaches us to value what is truly important: love, relationships, and seeing beyond appearances. These lessons guide us to lead richer, more meaningful lives with compassion and wonder.

Conclusion

Five of the most impactful lessons from "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see, standing before him, the most extraordinary little fellow. "Please," asks the stranger, "draw me a sheep." And the pilot realizes that when life's events are too difficult to understand, there is no choice but to succumb to their mysteries. He pulls out pencil and paper...Thus begins this wise and enchanting fable that, in teaching the secret of what is really important in life, has changed the world forever for its readers. Often seen as a symbol of childhood innocence, Antoine de Saint-Exupery's best-selling book The Little Prince is cherished by children and adults alike across the globe. It is ideal for children aged 7 and up. This beautiful edition contains the definitive translation and all the original illustrations. The Little Prince joins the ranks of A Little Princess, The Secret Garden & Peter Pan as a genuine children's classic of the twentieth century. Antoine De Saint-Exupery was born in 1900 in Lyon. In 1921, he began his training as a pilot By 1926, he had became one of the pioneers of international postal flight. In 1945 he embarked on a record-breaking attempt to fly from Paris to Saigon. Nineteen hours into the flight, his plane crashed in the Sahara desert. He survived the crash but spent three days battling dehydration, limited food and hallucinations. On the fourth day, the was rescued. In part, this experience was the inspiration for 'The Little Prince'. He continued to fly until World War II, during which he took self-imposed exile. On 31 July 1944, he disappeared over the Mediterranean while flying a reconnaissance mission.

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Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupéry, simply known as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, was a French writer, poet, journalist and pioneering aviator. He became a laureate of several of France's highest literary awards and also won the United States National Book Award.

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"Losing weight is hard. Being overweight is hard. Choose your hard."

Eat a variety of whole foods, focusing on fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and whole grains while reducing sugar and processed foods.

Balanced Diet

Be mindful of portion sizes to avoid overeating, and try to eat smaller, more frequent meals.3

Portion Control

Engage in regular physical activity, such as brisk walking, jogging, or cycling, for at least 30 minutes most days of the week.

Regular Exercise

Drink plenty of water throughout the day, which can help control hunger and boost metabolism.

Stay Hydrated

Ensure you get 7-8 hours of quality sleep per night to support metabolism and reduce stress-related eating.

Consistent Sleep

"Health is not about the weight you lose but about the life you gain."

Find 5 simple steps to control your waistline with these simple ideas

"Natural Strategies for Effective Weight Loss"

Empiricism champions experiential knowledge, prioritizing perceptions gleaned through the five senses over innate ideas. This idea evolved into various strands such as Phenomenalism, Positivism, Scientism, and Logical Positivism, each refining the core principle in distinct ways.Simple Justification:Proposition 1: Everything we know comes from what we see, hear, feel, taste, and smell.Proposition 2: Not everyone believes the same things naturally from birth.Conclusion: Relying on what we experience through our senses, rather than ideas we're born with, makes sense for understanding the world.

Empiricism

Rationalism argues that knowledge isn't gained through experience but through innate ideas or logical reasoning. This idea influences the creation of foundationalism, intuitionism, and trancendental idealism.Simple Justification:Proposition 1: We're born with some knowledge already in our minds.Proposition 2: We can figure out more by using our brains to think things through, not just by experiencing them. Conclusion: Rationalism makes sense because it shows that our thinking and innate ideas are important for learning, not just what we see or feel.

Rationalism

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“The greatest joy of magic lies in searching for it”.

“I probably just want someone to remember who I am. Even if only a little. The purpose of life is to be known and remembered. Only a little. You just need to change someone’s life. That’s all, I’m sure.”

“Your attempts to get to know more about me give me overwhelming bliss.”

If you accept a reward from someone, they will not need to owe you. We are the Hero Party. ﻿What we should desire is to help people, not gain their gratitude. If they were to owe you for it, you would not truly be helping them.

“You wish to reconcile, right? ‘Thoughts’ have to be put into words for them to get across.”

If I sat and died in silence, all I’ve learnt about friendship, strength of will and courage. All those precious memories, we have made will vanish like they’ve never been made

The story’s premise centers on an elf and her companions who, after vanquishing the demon king, must adopt a new way of life.

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is a fantasy manga written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe. It has been published since April 28, 2020, and

Blissful quotes from 'Frieren: Beyond Journey's End' 

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