> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 15 evergreens</em></s> #### [[Humans have decided to reject an unjust world]] We have flatly refused to believe that there is no purpose to life, no justice in death, and no hope for the future. Whether these [[belief]]s are true or not does not matter, because in the grand scheme of things it is only our resolve to push forward action by action that matters. That said, flat rejection leads to dismissiveness of the [[struggle]] that is required to persist in this world. ^[This is why [[pessimism]] cannot be a result of [[Knowledge of an unjust world is painful]] if we want to [[Be the change you want to see in the world]]] To promote a better world you must also have [[empathy]] for people who are simply unable to reject the [[injustice]] they see all around them. - answers:: [[What is the cognitive effect of living in an unjust world]] - counters:: [[Humans have decided to take advantage of an unjust world]] - [[Humans are a product of evolution]] - [[The ultimate goal of the mind is to keep thinking]] - [[Why do humans have such a high capacity for cognitive dissonance]]? - [[The materialistic view of religions examines why humans invented and clung to religion]] - [[Faith can be a useful tool for grounding yourself]] - [[Our ego is our subconscious defense of our self]] - [[Humans are primarily irrational, illogical, emotional beings]] - [[self-actualization]] - [[Happiness is enlightenment and sadness is delusion]] - remember:: [[You can't blame people for failing to rise above their circumstances]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SAPLING *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[human advancement]], [[Psychology]],