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FreeEnergy

['Member']Joined: June 03, 2019 at 12:45Last active: July 02, 2019 at 11:321 discussions9 comments

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In: How does one deal with an existential crisis?  — view comment
Did both, I'm fine. The urge to label pessimists as mentally/physically ill instead of really tackling the arguments is understandable but quite annoy...
June 03, 2019 at 17:39
In: How does one deal with an existential crisis?  — view comment
You confuse between simplicity and length, Sam Harris explanation isn't complex - it's just long. That's the TL:DR: A choice can be made in two ways a...
June 03, 2019 at 17:35
In: How does one deal with an existential crisis?  — view comment
No free will - Quite long, but it's a complex issue. When I say I believe in rationality I mean only towards what I think is true or false in the worl...
June 03, 2019 at 16:16
In: How does one deal with an existential crisis?  — view comment
Agreed, No narrative that I heard until now convinced me.
June 03, 2019 at 15:35
In: How does one deal with an existential crisis?  — view comment
I don't really stick to them, the only thing I stick to religiously is rationality in the larger sense. I believe in things that make sense. Do you fe...
June 03, 2019 at 15:34
In: How does one deal with an existential crisis?  — view comment
Nothing, Happiness is just bodily sensations it's obvious the world outside won't make you happy. Maybe wireheading will help? Maybe other things? I d...
June 03, 2019 at 15:17
In: We're conscious beings. Why?  — view comment
You might enjoy this lecture by Peter Watts on the exact question you proposed. The TL:DW is "No one knows, maybe consciousness is a parasite?, anyway...
June 03, 2019 at 15:05
In: How does one deal with an existential crisis?  — view comment
I'm pretty well traveled, been to like 20 countries. That's another issue: I feel like I did all the big things I wanted to do in life.
June 03, 2019 at 14:57
In: How does one deal with an existential crisis?  — view comment
My ambitions had to do with the belief that if I'll make my life better I would become happy, I don't believe in this anymore. In terms of the feeling...
June 03, 2019 at 14:55
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