Make Virtue Ethics Great Again - by Joel Anderson
Something I’ve noticed lately is an increasing number of people unable to take any action in their lives. I don’t mean they don’t do stuff, but that they don’t change anything, despite claiming dissatisfaction with the status quo. Why is that? As far as I can tell, chronic anxiety arises from inaction, and inaction arises from not having a consistent way to make decisions. One that carries more weight than any other is a lack of any kind of belief system.
Something I’ve noticed lately is an increasing number of people unable to take any action in their lives. I don’t mean they don’t do stuff, but that they don’t change anything, despite claiming dissatisfaction with the status quo. Why is that? As far as I can tell, chronic anxiety arises from inaction, and inaction arises from not having a consistent way to make decisions. One that carries more weight than any other is a lack of any kind of belief system. Religion has steadily fallen out of favor for decades now. This doesn’t surprise me. What does surprise me is how few people make any…
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