The fundamental question one would need to ask himself to determine if he is ascentist or descentist is the following:
- Is there value in preserving and extending life?
- Is there a shared external truth?
Descentism is not the opposite of religion or science. Religion, science, and spirituality are all ascentist because they embrace productions and value the preservation and extension of life. The pure descentist…
Every worldview I’ve ever encountered in my lifetime has been ascentist. The descentist differs from the ascentist in several key ways:
- He understands that life is death delayed, and that everyone here is lost and doesn’t know it.
- He does not believe in an objective truth. Truth is merely a vehicle for getting somewhere. The truth you
- He understands that beliefs, whether objective or subjective, are the key to control where he goes.
- He understands that
- He understands that his destiny, at any point in time, is the same: to return home.
- He understands that the totality of everything is known to him at any point in time.
However, if there were an instruction guide for repeating it, it would look like this:
- Would you prefer to simply not be here or not to have been born? This is actually a very tricky question, and your first answer may not be your real answer.
- Are you prepared to change completely and totally? If yes, then…
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