He was also a Phoenician (aka Semite) and was a slave at some point. Basically, Stoicism was a Graeco-Phoenician slave philosophy that spread throughout the Roman Empire and somehow managed to become an aristocratic elite philosophy. Does it remind you of Christianity? No coincidence. Stoic philosophy was both an object of criticism and a source of inspiration for Christians
Do you really enjoy being callous about things you interpret in a wrong way just to justify your position? Ironic, that your position is nihilistic. Of course, it's easier to deny things than examine them, but I wonder, why are you even on LULZ? To BTFO people with your hot opinions?
>life-denying religion is a religion where noble birth as a human is the most precious thing cause it's the only way to stop the suffering
Do you understand that the only way to overcome a Sansara is to be born as a human? It's in sutras, you know. But you read that 'DESIRE BAD' and made infantile and uneducated judgment. Read more, my man.
I see Stoicism more coherent in its ethical teaching. Also, Stoicism can be followed even without any metaphysical belief. Buddhism requires belief in samsara and karma. Therefore I choose Stoicism.
If we are talking about the metaphysics, even in that field, Buddhism is beaten by Hinduism, thanks to great teachers like Shankara and Ramanuja. I pick Hinduism over Buddhism.
>stoicism >any metaphysical belief
What is providence >but you don't need to believe in providence to be Stoic
Neither you do not need to believe in Sansara or karma to follow the Eightfold path.
I considered myself a Stoic for many years until I started learning about Buddhism. I'd pick the latter because it's more applicable to daily life and has thousands of years of continuous practice to draw from.
Reading Stoic aphorisms is nice, but eventually you reach a point where you ask, "Ok, but how specifically do I practice this? How do I get better at doing what Epictetus tells me to do? I want to live this ideal, but how do I get there?"
Stoicism is pretty light on answers to these sorts of questions, partially because we've lost so many important Stoic works (literally everything written by Zeno, half of Arrian's transcriptions of Epictetus' lectures, etc.). Buddhism, on the other hand, can provide extremely detailed and specific instructions on how to attain the way of living and thinking that it recommends.
Stoicism because im White and anyone who picks buddhism is a weeaboo homosexual
>I’m white
FYI this is the founder of stoicism
It's called a tan
He was also a Phoenician (aka Semite) and was a slave at some point. Basically, Stoicism was a Graeco-Phoenician slave philosophy that spread throughout the Roman Empire and somehow managed to become an aristocratic elite philosophy. Does it remind you of Christianity? No coincidence. Stoic philosophy was both an object of criticism and a source of inspiration for Christians
I would pick beating the shit out of wojakposters. OP reminded me once again that the way in which wojaks get used is cancer, thanks.
Gay.
I would pick Taoism.
Which is basically just a Chinese Approved™ version of Zen Buddhism
Its a separate religion.
Both are hella gay
Christ is the truth, yes many christians are ignorant
Mens life cannot be complete without God
Buddhism is just nihilism disguised as religion, which is why so many Westerners are drawn to it. Genuinely disgusting ideology.
Do you really enjoy being callous about things you interpret in a wrong way just to justify your position? Ironic, that your position is nihilistic. Of course, it's easier to deny things than examine them, but I wonder, why are you even on LULZ? To BTFO people with your hot opinions?
>Literal life-denying religion
>"Actshually, you're the nihilist"
>life-denying religion is a religion where noble birth as a human is the most precious thing cause it's the only way to stop the suffering
Do you understand that the only way to overcome a Sansara is to be born as a human? It's in sutras, you know. But you read that 'DESIRE BAD' and made infantile and uneducated judgment. Read more, my man.
Buddhism is Cynicism,
Taoism is Nihilism,
there is no Asian Stoicism.
>there is no Asian Stoicism.
Confucianism at least shares the same motif of civil responsibility, no?
Buddhism has caused at least one civilisation to collapse.
Buddhism tempered with protestant work ethnic would work
Neither because I'm not immersed in the ennui of decline.
I see Stoicism more coherent in its ethical teaching. Also, Stoicism can be followed even without any metaphysical belief. Buddhism requires belief in samsara and karma. Therefore I choose Stoicism.
If we are talking about the metaphysics, even in that field, Buddhism is beaten by Hinduism, thanks to great teachers like Shankara and Ramanuja. I pick Hinduism over Buddhism.
>stoicism
>any metaphysical belief
What is providence
>but you don't need to believe in providence to be Stoic
Neither you do not need to believe in Sansara or karma to follow the Eightfold path.
I considered myself a Stoic for many years until I started learning about Buddhism. I'd pick the latter because it's more applicable to daily life and has thousands of years of continuous practice to draw from.
Reading Stoic aphorisms is nice, but eventually you reach a point where you ask, "Ok, but how specifically do I practice this? How do I get better at doing what Epictetus tells me to do? I want to live this ideal, but how do I get there?"
Stoicism is pretty light on answers to these sorts of questions, partially because we've lost so many important Stoic works (literally everything written by Zeno, half of Arrian's transcriptions of Epictetus' lectures, etc.). Buddhism, on the other hand, can provide extremely detailed and specific instructions on how to attain the way of living and thinking that it recommends.