Personal philosophy - intentionally living a stupid, irrational, life

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>>9218512
>15
>rational

>>9218522
That's the age where I felt like I had started to think about it 'seriously' (by reading Dawkins admittedly, but hey, everyone's got to start somewhere). I never thought that atheism (or agnosticism) was definitely accurate though, I just accepted that as my default position at the age of 15 and have tried to challenge that ever since (24 now) but never found an argument compelling enough to make me change my mind.

>>9218512
>What are your thoughts
You stopped thinking and became happier. Who would've predicted that, right?!
>Have any philosophers written...?
Stop trying to pretend to be what you're not. You have the privilege of being able to stop thinking and just practice sports, socialize, stop reading, stop philosophizing... so, don't come here and ask for validation for your lifestyle from philosophers. If you're happy, that's all that counts, right?

>>9218608
I don't know, I'm more happy in general, but at the back of my mind I wonder if I choose to live my life this way I might get to mid-life and be depressed that I didn't try to make more of an impact in the world.

>>9218696
I see. Yeah that makes sense.
Idk anon, youre trapped in a contradiction, same as me.. what can I say? Good luck with your choices. We will eventually make peace with ourselves. And if we dont,we will make peace with the fact that we cant find peace. I know one that did the latter

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>>9218512
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_kF4zLNKio

>>9218512
>>9218588

One ought not to try to 'prove' God, as the notion is inherently fallacious. Theology is divided between the positive (what God is) and the negative (what God is not). I encourage you to pick up some stuff on Negative Theology. (Maimonides, Pseudo-Dionyseus.etc)

You might also want to try Spinoza for some shits and giggles.

In regards to philosophers writing about this shit, Camus would probably be your guy.

The issue is that you think that the purpose of life is happiness. What is noble, virtuous, truth, beautiful.etc should all raise above pleasantries of happiness. SJM goes so far as to say that Socrates unhappy is better than a fool happy.

Also, if you feel 'happiness' in this new life, you might find refuge in the Hobbesian line, paraphrasing: Happiness is to constantly pass, sadness is to be constantly overpassed.

>>9218907
>muh virtue ethics in current year
socrates pls go

please take this shit to /adv/.

>>9220390
Thanks for bumping a thread that hadn't had a reply for hours, and returning it to /lit/'s front page.

Live your life by the philosophy that gives you the greatest satisfaction and fulfillment. Note that this is different than living a life dedicated to indulging in pleasure, mindless hedonism is rot, it will eventually leave you empty and in a worse place than you would have been. You need introspection and wisdom to find your place within the universe and accept that place. The wisdom needed to live a satisfying and fulfilled life isn't hidden, it's been known for millennia. Buddha, Lao Tzu and Christ all taught the same fundamental ideas (with a few esoteric individual ideas thrown into the mix).

1. Stop making material possessions the centerpiece of your life. More shit does not make you happy. Break the cycle and find satisfaction with what you have, don't mindlessly run on the treadmill of wanting more things and when you acquire them switch to wanting something else.

2. Be mindful of the present. Don't fret about the future or worry about the past. Immerse yourself in what is going on right now and find pleasure in that instead of letting your mind wander around and stressing yourself out.

3. Focus on only positive emotions. Don't hate for the sake of hating and when you can forgive people to let go of negative emotions against them. See the good in people, not the bad and don't make judgements against people when you don't know their circumstances.

That's more or less it. It's been known for as long as humans have lived in civilizations that the path to fulfillment means living by those three precepts and yet very few ever bother to do so.