12-21-2015, 04:54 PM
(12-21-2015, 04:46 PM)Aion Wrote: Why? I guess people regard themselves with a certain seriousness that I've never really understood. So many serious attitudes in the world. I understand that humour can be hurtful, but I don't understand why people take themselves so seriously.
It's likely that I just don't know how to identify with the sensitivity. Course, on that note, gentility is usually taken to be compassionate. I just find it strange how intensely people invest in their ideologies and beliefs, just in a general sense, this discussion is just a good example.
It always blows my mind a bit when people make absolute statements about the world based on philosophy. Of course, where philosophy ends and 'fact' begins is different for every person.
You are quite right that I can be a serious person, but I do not take myself too seriously. I was trying to say something about members in general. You are free to laugh at me all you want, and I will be glad to join in. Ultimately, I think laughing at one's self is a great skill.
However, I can take a subject seriously. It would be difficult for me to find any humor in suffering. So I can be quite serious when it comes to this particular subject matter. However, laughing at human folly is another story.