Suffering

Solzhenitsyn: Most Profound Highlights of The Gulag Archipelago (3/3)

July 22, 2021 Mark Stanley Podcast Comments Off on Solzhenitsyn: Most Profound Highlights of The Gulag Archipelago (3/3)

Groupthink is when you inherit the ideas of the masses without thinking them through for yourself. Although Solzhenitsyn was a true Communist until his party betrayed and enslaved him for cheap labor, some underwent a similar fate and never changed changed their minds about Communism because they were terrified of existential exile. Solzhenitsyn discovered that humility and the ability to listen to others can keep you from Groupthink and set you on your own journey towards individuality and truth.

Nietzsche on God and Suffering

September 30, 2019 Mark Stanley Christianity, Philosophy Comments Off on Nietzsche on God and Suffering

One of Nietzsche’s keen observations has to do with human suffering. In the Genealogy of Morals, Nietzsche points out that whenever we suffer, no matter how alone we feel, there is a deep suspicion that someone is witnessing our pain. This witness, says Nietzsche, allows us to escape the unacceptable idea that our suffering is senseless and meaningless.