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silverback_79 t1_iw4bhs8 wrote

Reply to comment by that1anarchist in A cross between an Existentialist and an Old Testament prophet, Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard urged his "single individual" reader to follow the "highest passion" of faith rather than becoming one of the stereotyped pseudo-individuals of "The Crowd" by thelivingphilosophy

I found him in 2005 (age 26), I took a philosophy 101 to get enough scores to get into uni, changed my life. His mercy is the best mercy. Made me a humanist on the spot.

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HeavyLogix t1_iw4nz8r wrote

Who is His referring to?

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silverback_79 t1_iw6b0cu wrote

Kierkegaard has a charitable view of people, as is the basic position of humanism and existentialism. Jesus said "I bring the sword". Ie he gives people the choice to either love the other or get out of the way. You can't have the cake and eat it too, you can't help your friends and family while still retaining a confirmation-starved ego and putting yourself up as No.1.

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HeavyLogix t1_iw6r8t7 wrote

Was that supposed to answer my question?

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silverback_79 t1_iw6rko3 wrote

Not really, it was a description of selflessness, mercy. Judging by your tone I'm not sure you can relate.

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HeavyLogix t1_iw6rvj2 wrote

So you didn’t answer my question then tried to get snappy. Awesome job 👏

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