Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Disillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that
states:
1. Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts tend to converge.
2. This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
3. This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of suffering and trying to handle it, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
Are we addicted to myths? Our tendency to seek illusions has to do with our willingness to believe in myths and to forge a narrative. This narrative is a biased interpretation of the things that were relevant in our lives. We need those milestones, which in turn become myths. Thus, those myths are reliefs we are compelled to seek
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
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Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
5 Jan 2021
Topic of the week - Unveiling human nature via the pandemic Part 1: the meaning of "essential"
During the pandemic the question what is "essential" arose. That is to say that "I need" as opposed to "I want". The difference between wanting or needing something is the intensity of suffering that its absence would cause us. Interestingly, I want becomes I need while in our inner narrative.
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
Discover everything about Desillusionism
Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
13 Nov 2020
Topic of the week - The vaccine: omission accomplished
The only thing we do in life is avoiding suffering. Trusting makes "sleepwalking" smoother for us, because while we "sleepwalk", we do not suffer.
WHAT IS DESILLUSIONISM?
Mookie Tenembaum is the founder of the Desillusionism think-tank, a philosophy that states:
Reality as we experience it is a teleological narrative, i.e. goal-directed, in which material and illusory parts are confused.
This narrative facilitates and allows the individual to interact out of inertia, in synchrony and in tune with “the other” and “the others”.
This interaction occurs, in turn, escaping from and dealing with an endless string of sufferings and trying to handle them, with the threat of our own terrifying death always on the horizon.
Discover everything about Desillusionism
Music by Mookie "Brexit Anthem"
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