RE: Responsibility transfer for atheists - dealing with uncertainty
November 22, 2015 at 11:03 am
(This post was last modified: November 22, 2015 at 11:06 am by Catma.)
Hi, thanks!
1) "Uncertainty" in this context refers to uncertainty about the outcome of an event, usually with a social component. These events may take some planning, but should be executed fully in the moment once the planning is done. Examples would include business proposals, meetings, dates, negotiations, hanging out with new people, etc. Harboring this uncertainty can distract you and cause you to become flustered when things get off script.
2) I'd like to conceive of the universe as a place of abundance again because of the psychological benefits. If you conceive of good things as scarce and random, it contributes to a frightened, conservative mindset which struggles to accomplish things and can be easily derailed. An optimistic mindset is a resilient one, which encourages perseverance and shrugs off the frequent blows that people are dealt on a daily basis. There's a reason that awful book "The Secret" was so popular, and not just because people like easy answers. An optimistic attitude is a powerful tool, though you also need planning, critical thinking, and actual effort to accomplish your own goals alongside it (part of your balanced breakfast!)
As for the universe vs. earth... very few things happening off the planet will ever have any impact on me, so for the purposes of this discussion, we can go ahead and use those terms interchangeably.
1) "Uncertainty" in this context refers to uncertainty about the outcome of an event, usually with a social component. These events may take some planning, but should be executed fully in the moment once the planning is done. Examples would include business proposals, meetings, dates, negotiations, hanging out with new people, etc. Harboring this uncertainty can distract you and cause you to become flustered when things get off script.
2) I'd like to conceive of the universe as a place of abundance again because of the psychological benefits. If you conceive of good things as scarce and random, it contributes to a frightened, conservative mindset which struggles to accomplish things and can be easily derailed. An optimistic mindset is a resilient one, which encourages perseverance and shrugs off the frequent blows that people are dealt on a daily basis. There's a reason that awful book "The Secret" was so popular, and not just because people like easy answers. An optimistic attitude is a powerful tool, though you also need planning, critical thinking, and actual effort to accomplish your own goals alongside it (part of your balanced breakfast!)
As for the universe vs. earth... very few things happening off the planet will ever have any impact on me, so for the purposes of this discussion, we can go ahead and use those terms interchangeably.
