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> I don't know why you were downvoted for this On HN everybody is a temporarily embarrassed billionaire. See "Internalised capitalism" - when you feel guilty for resting: https://p…

You are really missing the point and my sarcasm here...

...also a bit insulting to all the innocent victims in some poor countries.

It has to do with the risk and impact of your work. Medical doctors, engineers, lawyers, researcher, teachers - they all do important things and need training, selection and accoun…

Giving the philosophical roots of Zen, this is like writing "peaceful war"

> he didn't get more "respect" for his labor (highschool teacher) > we will all have the dignified life of middle class westerners What a sad irony. If he was a highschool teacher …

There is significant doubt about the existence of Jesus. The historical records are less than scarce.

> Statues and idols as a form of respect and reminder, no. On the contrary, the Buddha explicitly and clearly prohibited his followers from making statues and other depictions of h…