I feel like one of the problems EA has is that it is a community that largely rejects metaphysics in a society that is based on numerous metaphysical claims. EA doesn’t say there are “good people” and “bad people” who “deserve” certain outcomes, only delving into metaphysics briefly to claim that certain outcomes are “good.” So, as an apostate, I feel like I’m still sort of running on the “I’m inherently a sinner...unless” → “I deserve to suffer...unless” from my time as a Christian, and since EA doesn’t offer a strong alternative metaphysics due to rejecting the category, I’m just sort of stuck there, trying to tone down my earlier thoughts rather than having something else replace them. IDK, though. Maybe if I grew up in a society that didn’t tell me I was inherently worthless, I’d still need a source of positive self-worth, but probably not as badly as I do now.
I’m also a bit unsure whether claiming “I’m inherently valuable” even is against truth-seeking norms. After all, this may not be expressing something that even has a truth-value. It may be meaningless language, so you’re essentially just hugging yourself when you make that seeming claim (I’m not quite a logical positivist, so I think I disagree, but...).
I feel like one of the problems EA has is that it is a community that largely rejects metaphysics in a society that is based on numerous metaphysical claims. EA doesn’t say there are “good people” and “bad people” who “deserve” certain outcomes, only delving into metaphysics briefly to claim that certain outcomes are “good.” So, as an apostate, I feel like I’m still sort of running on the “I’m inherently a sinner...unless” → “I deserve to suffer...unless” from my time as a Christian, and since EA doesn’t offer a strong alternative metaphysics due to rejecting the category, I’m just sort of stuck there, trying to tone down my earlier thoughts rather than having something else replace them. IDK, though. Maybe if I grew up in a society that didn’t tell me I was inherently worthless, I’d still need a source of positive self-worth, but probably not as badly as I do now.
I’m also a bit unsure whether claiming “I’m inherently valuable” even is against truth-seeking norms. After all, this may not be expressing something that even has a truth-value. It may be meaningless language, so you’re essentially just hugging yourself when you make that seeming claim (I’m not quite a logical positivist, so I think I disagree, but...).