Cardinal Virtues Puns

Tohru:

1. Pride. Arrogantly views (most) humans as lesser beings.

2. Humility: Chose the life of a humble maid instead of a harbinger of doom.

Kanna:

1. Sloth. Love to take naps.

2. Diligence: Won the sports festival for her friends and family.

Lucoa:

1. Lust. Constant source eye-candy, whether intentional or otherwise.

2. Chastity: Respects boundaries when needed.

Fafnir:

1. Greed. Keeps a stache of treasure and loves to collect.

2. Charity: Offered his friendship to Takiya.

Elma:

1. Gluttony. Voracious love for sweets.

2. Temperance: Temporarily holds off on sweets to maintain order.

Ilulu:

1. Wrath. Psychopathic war-monger with a massive hatred for humans.

2. Patience: Ceased her attack on Kobayashi.

Emperor of Jerkass:

1. Envy. Jealous of Kobayashi being Tohru’s love interest.

2. Kindness: None.

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The following thought came to me:

There are the the four cardinal virtues...

• Wisdom
• Courage
• Justice
• Temperance

Don't we have to add a fifth cardinal virtue?

The empathy?

The ability to put yourself in other people's shoes... Or does this idea contradict the dichotomy of control? Because only the attempt to put yourself in the shoes of others is beyond our influence, since everyone has an individual mindset? Especially if you follow the philosophy of Stoic internally, but the person towards me does not.

And is this difference, in philosophical thinking to the other person, not exactly the reason to make empathy the fifth cardinal virtue? To live ab better live in the long run?

But maybe empathy is already part of wisdom, and i just make it complicated?

https://propertarianinstitute.com/the-book/reciprocity/

It starts with what I understand to be basically the will-to-power translated into economic transactions; that is, the powerful should not be forced to reduce their own vitality to avoid harming the weak and powerless. I completely disagree with Nietzsche on this, but it's at least a coherent philosophical premise and semi-original to his contemporaries which allowed for nuance.

But because these guys take it *literally*, it gets worse from there in, quickly collapsing into alt right conspiracy nonsense about the Judeo-Islamic takeover occurring around the Enlightenment with the only solution being eugenics and vioent suppression of 'parasites' (basically the working class and women who don't want to be housewives) lmao. Peterson has NOTHING on this, at least he cites Piaget. I wasted a good few weeks arguing with these guys.

I generally dislike deplatforming but I have no idea how to prevent this crap spreading, these guys are relentless, every time Doolittle gets banned he calls a lawyer or something and manages to get back on. Or he goes to another platform like Bitchute. Or he sets up his own website which is, ominously, sponsored. What the hell's going on?

"THE OPPOSITION

Liberal(feminine and socialist) strategy reflects the female reproductive strategy to increase the viability of her offspring regardless of its merit to the tribe, and to increase numbers in an attempt to prevent alphas from controlling the direction of evolution.

The conservative(masculine and aristocratic) strategy reflects the male reproductive strategy to increase the viability of the tribe in competition with other tribes, regardless of the interests of the uncompetitive individuals within it.

What happened instead, was that once the difference between male and female reproductive strategy was no longer constrained to the family, and that policy was no longer developed to advance the family, was that females first, and as a consequence, more recently males, have each pursued their individual reproductive interests in politics and law, instead of compromising them within the family, and voting in the interests of the family.

Ergo, just as socialism(non-merit) advances the interests of females and underclasses, aristocracy(merit) – what you call fascism – advances the interests of the male.

The institutional solution to this problem of conflict are eith

I've posted a few times about various fallacies, but something I've been trying to get myself to do is focus more on positive advice rather than negative. Rather than "here's what not to do," instead trying to say "here what to do."

While Christianity has the cardinal sins, which mainstream culture is pretty familiar with, we rarely talk about the cardinal virtues (chastity, temperance, charity, diligence, patience, kindness, humility).

Likewise, while I'm sure most of us can rattle off a list of logical fallacies, I don't think we really have much by way of logical virtues, other than the steel man. I think it's easier to get people on board with positive things they can do rather than negative things to avoid, and if you've followed my other posts I'm working on materials for my college freshmen, so I think this would have a good place there.

I'll start, but this is really just spur of the moment thinking in between going back to the stove to stir the onions I'm caramelizing for burgers in just a bit. Don't expect anything super profound:

Understanding -- Before you try to respond to someone, make sure you've really tried to understand them. If you don't understand yet, it's okay to ask clarifying questions.

Generosity -- One mantra I really like is "Be careful when you write, and generous when you read." When you read, give the writer the most generous interpretation of their ideas the writing allows. But, when you write, make sure your ideas are clear and minimize how much interpretation the reader has to do (don't assume a particularly generous reader). I suppose I can add a separate virtue of Precision to accompany it.

Humility -- Admit the limits of your knowledge. Now depending on the context, this might mean you need to do more research before continuing. But, sometimes you may just have to admit "I don't know" and continue on in light of that ignorance. This one I particularly like for college students because you can take a commonplace essay and make it really interesting just by highlighting gaps in knowledge. For instance, not as many women enroll in STEM majors as men, and the gender studies reason is they're discouraged, but I'd guess (I should do more research) there's not good data measuring the number of women who say they'd prefer to major in STEM but feel discouraged. Holy crap a more interesting essay explodes out of that. Should academic advisors ask non-STEM women why they aren't STEM? Should I, a humanities p

Was one vs the other (faith, hope, love vs faith, hope, charity) more commonly said pre-Vatican II, or more commonly said pre-late 1900s? Kind of like how in the west we used to more commonly say “Holy Ghost” but today most normies say “Holy Spirit”?

I've just finished the final of the Cardinal Virtues plot. The kinda job quests for Shadow Bringers. It took some time because I kinda forgot about them after doing the one that was required for my main.

However I've just blitzed the remaining ones and the story they tell is amazing. Learning more about each of Ardberts Warriors of Light was great and the line had some of my favourite duty fights to date. The rewards may not be up there with grinding out Savage runs, but the chance to experience the story was worth it.

So Im trying to create some bosses based on the cardinal virtues Temperance, Chastity, Charity, Diligence, Patience, Kindness and Humility. But I am having a hard time trying to come up with abilities that would fit the idea. Does anyone have some thoughts?

How many do you demonstrate on a regular basis?

When Pope Gregory defined the seven deadly sins that we should avoid, he also included a counter-balancing set of values  - the Cardinal Virtues - that we should espouse and adopt. These are:

1. Faith is belief in the right things (including the virtues!).
2. Hope is taking a positive future view, that good will prevail.
3. Charity is concern for, and active helping of, others.
4. Fortitude is never giving up.
5. Justice is being fair and equitable with others.
6. Prudence is care of and moderation with money.
7. Temperance is moderation of needed things and abstinence from things which are not needed.

How dare this game turn me into a sobbing, blubbering mess like it just did.

I always find it incredible and amazing how such stories can elicit such a strong emotional reaction out of me. Maybe I'm just a sentimental fool who's invested too much of themself into the story. It's pretty magical though, whatever the case may be.

Or is it an preferred indifferent

Almost exclusively a lurker here, Brothers, (and sitting in the corner at lodge dinner, always a bit shy), I was posting to share something I saw that made me smile. I was recently in Philadelphia and as a PA Mason was easily talked into visiting https://pamasonictemple.org, a spectacularly exciting and educational experience. Can recommend to any Brother with time and inclination!

Some of the items to be seen are inspirational, and the knowledge shared in casual conversation was equally moving. I found myself considering in more depth that evening how the cardinal virtues, especially visually imagined by Rush's works about Faith Hope and Charity on my mind.

I found myself over the days to follow inspired to reading more in depth and was wondering if there were specific readings or material that digs deeper into the Cardinal Virtues as they're applied to daily life and lodge work? How if at all do other Masons internalize and embody these virtues really?

Oh, and the "made me smile" part. We were literally walking out still processing the visit only to see masonic virtue in action in the form of a kind soul handing out what looked to be food and socks to a number of homeless folks. Shout-out to those folks at project HOME (where he said he was from). Just the synchronicity made me smile, like it was an emphasis. Anyway.

Good morning friends!

Something I've thought about a lot lately is how to define the subdivisions of the cardinal virtues wisdom, justice, self-control and courage (or whichever other translation one prefers), and what specifically exercising these virtues together would look like. Does anyone have any tips on how they approached this aspect of Stoicism?

If your favorite color is grey, you’re currently considering piracy in Luccini, and constantly worrying about getting “vendetta’d”, then this post isn’t for you!

Hi y’all, first time posting on this sub, and I could use some help creating memorable villains for my players.

In my 4e game set in Tilea, my players have begun uncovering the existence of an ancient Cult of Solkan. Though this is merely the beginning of a long and bloody investigation, I thought I’d go ahead and stat out some of the members most likely to “silence” the party.

THE INSPIRATION: The four cardinal virtues: Courage, Wisdom, Temperance, and Justice. A four-pointed compass rose theme seemed like a fitting juxtaposition to the eight-pointed star of Chaos. Also, let’s be honest: the movie Se7en.

THE FLUFF: The Four Virtues are the strong-arm of the Cult of Solkan in the Tilea region. These four men (or women, or something more sinister) have proven their absolute loyalty to the Cult, and their zeal has allowed them to rise through the ranks to the point where they can be considered a living embodiment of the Strictures of Solkan. Though they give up their name and identity, they are seemingly blessed with holy powers related to the Virtue they embody.

My question for you all is: if you were creating such a group, how would you have each Virtue represent their namesake? I’d prefer the members to be human, as the Cult of Solkan doesn’t take super well to the elder races, but this is not a hard requirement. Some Virtues seem easy: Courage as your stereotypical prideful paladin-type, Wisdom as a mage or priest of some sort, but others are harder to envision, like Temperance.

I can give more information upon request. Thanks for any and all considerations.

Which cardinal virtue theme do you like the most and why?

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