New: cynicAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzansteemhive-183959photographyhive-180932hive-166405hive-185836uncommonlablifehive-150122hive-183397hive-144064bitcoinhive-188619krsuccesshive-139150hive-101145hive-103599hive-124908hive-109690hive-180301hive-184714TrendingNewHotLikersaiplusfinance (58)in hive-174578 • 5 years agoAI - Is it a fad, fiction, doomsday or opportunity?I and @ddrfr33k are having an interesting conversation about AI in my latest post on the (new) economics of self driving cars and I thought to throw it out to the wider steemit community to see…idikuci (61)in funny • 6 years agoI like alcoholIt helps me pretend i like people.bstanley1 (25)in cynic • 6 years agoEyes of the CynicYou come to the poets, for laments and lampoons For affairs of the loin, and laughs of a loon To the eyes of the cynic Nothing holds weight Forever suspending judgment meeting each day without…waterzeong (43)in freedom • 7 years ago干物仔的摘评1、是谁拍了垃圾桶? 忽如一夜朝鲜来 也许当一个事物无法改变的时候,我们就会转而让自己认为它是天经地义的,面对一个既不认可又无法改变的东西是痛苦的,而承认它的合理性则会让人觉得舒服。havok777 (68)in dmania • 7 years agoI'm Not Educated Enough To Be A Cynic!View post on dManiabrandonh (57)in blog • 7 years agoSong of the day #106Probably one of the best known songs by Cynic. I have this album, and it is the only Cynic album I own. I really like their music. I need to take a month to listen to a few of their albums and…travelmaster (43)in cynic • 7 years agoWise Man Words About CynicIt all depends on what you're talking about helping. That's the wonderful think about just about every religion on the planet - they're all so incredibly selfish. Author: Derek Landyjacksfishing (25)in skeptic • 7 years agoSkeptical Cynic Channel IntroductionWelcome, I am the Skeptical Cynic and this is my channel. On this channel we will research, debate and come to a conclusion based on the truth as it exists. I invite you to engage but be civil…travelmaster (43)in cynic • 7 years agoWise Man Words About CynicListen, O lord of the meeting rivers,things standing shall fall,but the moving ever shall stay. Author: Basavaroomerkind (56)in philosophy • 7 years agoWanting Little or Wanting NothingSelf sufficiency ( αὐτάρκεια ) is sometimes attributed to the Cynics, but with little reason. The word is rarely used in writings relating to them. In Bion's treatise περὶ αὐτάρκειασ…santiagodobles (33)in pestilence • 7 years agoPestilence - Multi Dimensional 1st Single released from new album HadeonEnjoy New Music from Pestilence. I played the Lead guitars on this album. Hope you all enjoy this song. You can order the album here. www.hammerheart.com/order/pestilence-h Thank you for…havok777 (68)in dmania • 7 years agoNot Educated Enough To Be A Cynic.View post on dManiaroomerkind (56)in philosophy • 7 years agoLiving From Day to DayἘφήμερον signified improvidence or living in the present. Gregory Nazianzen says: "Come, O philosopher and wise man. . . . Come Dog, not with shamelessness but with freedom of speech, not with…roomerkind (56)in philosophy • 7 years agoThe City Swarms with These VerminThe Cynics rejected learning but professed to possess wisdom. A question arose as to the manner in which this wisdom was obtained. Dio Chrysostom said that the wise man is "noble by nature" and…roomerkind (56)in philosophy • 7 years agoPhilosophers Who are No PhilosophersἈμαθία (ignorance) was a natural result of the Cynic indifference. "Diogenes, being asked who were the noblest men, said, 'Those despising wealth, learning, pleasure and life; esteeming above them…roomerkind (56)in philosophy • 7 years agoFor a young man not yet; for an old man never at allἈγαμία (celibacy) was a Cynic principle in spite of the tradition that Crates had a wife and children. "Being asked what was the right time to marry, Diogenes replied, 'For a young man not yet;…roomerkind (56)in philosophy • 7 years agoExtreme Public IndecenciesSometimes ἀδοξία was used in a positive sense to mean disrepute or infamy, such as might result from the perpetration of crimes or shocking public opinion. It was in this sense that ἀδοξία…roomerkind (56)in philosophy • 7 years agoContempt of the Opinions of OthersThe Cynic did not regard anything as inherently evil. A thing became evil only when a man allowed himself to become enslaved by it. The Cynic's objections to pleasure were not based on moral…roomerkind (56)in philosophy • 7 years agoA Man Should Live Contented with Present ThingsἉδιάφορον (indifference) expressed the attitude of the Cynic toward all the circumstances of life. "It is not on account of our indifference to everything that they call our philosophy Cynic, but…roomerkind (56)in philosophy • 7 years agoI Speak Plainly as an Interpreter of ApathyAπάθεια (callousness or insensibility) was sometimes used to mean avoidance of pleasure and pain. "Apathy ( ἀπάθεια) they (Cynics) regard as the end and aim" (Julian 6, 192). Teles in his…