From Asceticurus: How can one be fully sure of his / her belief?

Here is a method:

1. Does the belief concern something real, that is, something that can be defined to be 'real' according to whatever definition of real you hold?

2. Can you reason in such a way as to verify for your mind that it is real? Can you justify your belief?

3. Is there sufficient reason to continue believing in it after much time has passed?

4. Is there no way in which you were wrong to hold this belief?

5. If you were wrong in some way, is there good reason still to believe that you were right?

6. Is there a necessity for the thing?

7. Does the thing serve a practical purpose?

8. Do you find significance in the thing?

https://www.quora.com/How-can-one-be-fully-sure-of-his-her-belief

Nathan Coppedge aka Asceticurus, in his Studio

The Asceticurean religion was founded recently by Nathan Coppedge, so I have adopted the name "Asceticurus" as a historical moniker in relation to that practice. This form of spirituality emphasizes aesthetic and ascetic virtues, specifically positive forms of existentialism, metaphysical literature, living inside museums, dieting, etc.

My Spiritual Writings are present online in video form, and a wider selection will soon be available on book form.

An earlier writing that is key for Asceticureanism is The Metaphysical Art, a masterful writing that is available for free, clarifying the metaphysical insights necessary to master metaphysics in 3 dimensions. That writing dates from August of this year, and was originally written on my blog.

A few additional quotes are available HERE.

Asceticurean on Time!

Via Quora (Post by Nathan Coppedge):


"I think a variable is more general than a particle, and much more specific than a field. But, nonetheless, it has a kind of universal relevance in our world. Relevance is a variable that extends beyond the bounds of time. And some worlds may even look similar, in a superficial way, when they are immortal. But we have to measure up before we get there (my spiritual view is Asceticurean, meaning that I practice Zen aesthetics, urbanism, and epiphanies, as rituals and a form of life. It also involves taking things lightly, with an eye to universal intelligence)."