First, you should probably read the documents we refer to as the Sequences before you try to “correct” us.
There’s plenty of others who disagree with you, I think, based on my experience writing with others here.
We all know this.
Yet a lot don’t really know it, by that I mean actually experiencing. (no absolute truth I get it, but let’s not make maps without understanding that we are)
You seem to be referring to meditative states. A lot of us do this, for various reasons. It really has little to do with rationality or arationality. Quieting down and dissociating from one’s thoughts certainly helps with clear thinking.
The meditative state is always the case, of course, we may practice meditation more intensely. Not being attached to thoughts is baseline in my opinion, if it can be done for oneself.
Just because you’re in a meditative state of thoughtlessness doesn’t mean that you’re doing anything beyond engaging with yet another set of maps.
That’s not correct during the meditative state? The state can be constant.
Again, lots of us meditate, and we’re all about beauty. Not sure where you’re getting this perspective.
I’m sure that’s likely, but there can be a lot more to meditation we think, trying to understand who we truly are and what is actually more likely to be the truth?
I see buried in here a sales pitch for engaging in some kind of meditative or mindfulness practice. I admit that the foundational documents of Less Wrong don’t explicitly advocate for taking up meditation, but it’s a popular community topic.
It’s increasing awareness so we can less be attached to the map of our maps and so forth. It’s like a layer on top of it all in my opinion, while simply being as it is.
There’s plenty of others who disagree with you, I think, based on my experience writing with others here.
Yet a lot don’t really know it, by that I mean actually experiencing. (no absolute truth I get it, but let’s not make maps without understanding that we are)
The meditative state is always the case, of course, we may practice meditation more intensely. Not being attached to thoughts is baseline in my opinion, if it can be done for oneself.
That’s not correct during the meditative state? The state can be constant.
I’m sure that’s likely, but there can be a lot more to meditation we think, trying to understand who we truly are and what is actually more likely to be the truth?
It’s increasing awareness so we can less be attached to the map of our maps and so forth. It’s like a layer on top of it all in my opinion, while simply being as it is.