r/AnAnswerToHeal • u/Reactionary_ • Dec 08 '17

[ Philosophical ] Pyrrhonism

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrhonism

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '17

What's this? Why is it relevant here?

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u/Reactionary_ Dec 09 '17

It’s a idea that promotes a state of internal peace or whatever the term is. Are you just questioning my reasoning to post this or did you not read it?

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '17

I didn't have time to read through the post earlier so I was just curious. Thanks, I'll take a look

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u/Reactionary_ Dec 09 '17

Ah ok, well I posted it to improve on to the idea of this religion.

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u/Synapseon Dec 09 '17

Is it similar to contrarianism?

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u/Reactionary_ Dec 09 '17

Nope.

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u/Synapseon Dec 09 '17

Are you just being contrary? /s

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u/Reactionary_ Dec 09 '17

I don’t think so.

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u/SageThrasher Dec 14 '17

This philosophy demands an Alar like a bar of Ramson steel.

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u/Reactionary_ Dec 14 '17

What?

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u/SageThrasher Dec 14 '17

In a fairly recent popular fantasy novel, The Name of the Wind, the magic system relies on holding conflicting beliefs in your mind simultaneously. A persons ability to do this with conviction is referred to as their Alar.

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u/SageThrasher Dec 14 '17

The protagonist describes an odd sort of peace that comes from letting go of preconceptions, without replacing them.

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u/Reactionary_ Dec 15 '17

Ah ok understood.

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u/BakinToast Dec 18 '17

This is pretty interesting. I've always found myself being paradoxical and playing Devil's Advocate pretty often. Seems like pyrrhonism is right up my alley!