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Mike Sweeten's avatar

You're a gifted writer and extremely intelligent but everything you're saying is from your vantage point as a gifted elite at the top of the meritocracy. Of course you don't think theism is the way forward. Of course modern man is too rich to have his nose in a prayer book. I wonder who you're referring to. This would make for a fine entry into your diary, but the disconnect to the real world and real people is huge. Again Elon, you're an elite. Spirituality is the only game in town elites suck at. To further that, Jesus introduced a kind of inreverse meritocracy, which places rich elites at the bottom of the foodchain. So your negative feelings are more than expected and quite human. It doesn't exclude you, but the inner resistance is much more formidable. The only way to approach God is as a child. Compared to God, the intellectual difference between you and a 3-year old is indistinguishable. If you could manage such a perspective, you might have a chance. But elites struggle greatly in this regard. Being an elite is a blessing and a curse. I was raised by elites, and the people I admire the most are elites. Most of the Team Reality heroes of 2020 are elites. My view of them is a combination of respect, admiration, and a touch of sympathy.

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Nom Nom de Guerre's avatar

Congrats! I expected good writing from you after years of Twitter but this exceeds.

The "marshmallows" comment is spot on. Cozy and wholesome.

I also like how "rich" in "Modern man is too rich to have his nose kept pressed in a prayer book." can be read not only as meaning "affluent" but also as meaning "diverse". And modern man seems unfit for the prayer book in this sense as well. How do we reconcile a single, objective reality with the need for bespoke spirituality?

Looking forward to more!

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