This post points at something important, for sure, but I’m bothered a little by your choice of the phrase, “throw away your mind”. Specifically, it is hyberbole, and we wouldn’t want hyperbole to become routine around here.
If I decide to live in a strictly consequentialist, goal-oriented way, doing nothing for the sake of curiosity or fun, surely, I still have a mind. Although I might be significantly limiting its potential, I am not throwing it away.
This post points at something important, for sure, but I’m bothered a little by your choice of the phrase, “throw away your mind”. Specifically, it is hyberbole, and we wouldn’t want hyperbole to become routine around here.
If I decide to live in a strictly consequentialist, goal-oriented way, doing nothing for the sake of curiosity or fun, surely, I still have a mind. Although I might be significantly limiting its potential, I am not throwing it away.