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2010-10-30 02:24:00
Neither. As a Chaote, I place very high value on /utility/. Perhaps an example..
Generally, people of various degrees of involvement in their religion are tied to a single religion. Regardless of whether they are actively involved in religious service or performing a mundane task, their religion and, to a lesser degree, their belief system or /paradigm/ remains the same.
As a Chaote, I value my flexibility of belief, as I am constantly evolving, transmuting and often simply changing my paradigm to suit the occasion or provide the highest utility.
When I go camping alone, I lean towards an Animistic paradigm, for company and security. When I engage in philosophical discussion, more often than not I'll simply adopt the opposite position of the others involved, to better stimulate discussion and introspective thought.
In summary, I consider myself a constant work in progress, as I constantly strive to learn about new paradigms and belief systems, evolve my own paradigms and practice implementing the most appropriate paradigm for the current situation, ie. the one that provides the most utility.
Perhaps a little more convoluted than I expected, but props if you managed to follow and understand that!
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Generally, people of various degrees of involvement in their religion are tied to a single religion. Regardless of whether they are actively involved in religious service or performing a mundane task, their religion and, to a lesser degree, their belief system or /paradigm/ remains the same.
As a Chaote, I value my flexibility of belief, as I am constantly evolving, transmuting and often simply changing my paradigm to suit the occasion or provide the highest utility.
When I go camping alone, I lean towards an Animistic paradigm, for company and security. When I engage in philosophical discussion, more often than not I'll simply adopt the opposite position of the others involved, to better stimulate discussion and introspective thought.
In summary, I consider myself a constant work in progress, as I constantly strive to learn about new paradigms and belief systems, evolve my own paradigms and practice implementing the most appropriate paradigm for the current situation, ie. the one that provides the most utility.
Perhaps a little more convoluted than I expected, but props if you managed to follow and understand that!