neonspectraltoast

Never mind. *eyes roll forever*

"As Long as I can explain it, I can sound smart! AnD tHaT's All tHaT mATtERs."

So anything you can't explain is simply nonsense that doesn't matter. That's real productive. Have fun stagnating.

If a leaf had an identity it would effect it's choices and would impact where it ended up. What causes identity, though? How do I come to know that I'...

I never made a choice that imbued me with an identity. I just simply could realize that I was me. And something about the identity is immutable, regar...

That has nothing to do with the role our identity plays, though. It belongs to us, regardless of a block universe.

You don't own life.

There is more basis the more aware you are. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, people are too caught up in their lives - their future happiness - ...

No. You gotta wake up sometimes. Solaris would turn your psyche into goo. You'd just be some anencephalic atrocity going from one dead fantasy to anot...

Once you have walked, you have always walked.

So far we haven't proven a cause, though there are theories that our actions are predetermined. I don't think so...I think individual identity is a wi...

Could human action in a large part be said to be the same, without a cause?

Yes it could change, but the same person would have to deal with it. There's only one continuous "me." I don't have multiple mes.

No, I guarantee you there is something in your pocket. Nothing can't "be" anywhere. It's main attribute is that it has no being.

It seems the more reasonable assumption would be to assume they come from something, since something is what exists and where they occur. They're not ...

It's not literally nothing causing these things. Nothing can't do anything, and they are one in the same as something.

Virtual particles obviously require something to exist. If none of this were here, there's no reason to assume they would be here either. I can just a...

Imagination is more than just the ability to synthesize an object in the mind's eye. It is the ability to create fictitious scenarios that allow one t...

Identity is a sublime thing that transcends one's actions. Ultimately, we're stuck with one, unless we just slowly die emotionally. Otherwise, even in...

I believe we are causes with effects, and those effects can't be entirely extrapolated from the cause. The identity is a dynamic thing, and exists in ...

We're all aware of the subconscious, but for some reason seem to think there's not much we're not aware of. Become aware of more, and you'll have your...

At no point is anyone not connected to reality. To be mistaken is not to be unreal.

No. It's some kind of paradox. Because of its truth it is made untrue.

There exists in reality the subconscious, and it is full of surprises.

Just because people are inquisitive and get excited about their thoughts. It's just fun to think. Unfortubately, ego is a factor for most people, too,...

The idea that there's some grand purpose to life is false. It serves no ultimate use. However, being a part of the universe, it must be essential to i...

I'll ignore you, too. Nothing but a pretentious nag.

"Language is insufficient for describing reality." "BuT youR uSINg LaNgUAgE!"

And I still maintain that I don't know anything. Everything is relative. Am I speaking to you or your idealized version of you? I don't know.

It's not nihilism. It's simply the truth. Not lying to people and telling them they're absolute geniuses capable of implicitly understanding everythin...

Do you have any points that aren't moot? I don't know what English is, exactly. Neither do you. Simply calling our mode of communication "English" exp...

No, I don't. And if you really think about it, neither do you. Tell me the nature of language, the nature of the atom, and the nature of reality, and ...

I think it's virtually meaningless to speak of a physical world when we don't know what the physical world is. And again, I can just as easily claim t...

It isn't. Understanding implies language. Language isn't the nature of direct experience. All we can do is try to understand via descriptions of our e...

Like I think I said in my first post, though, I think we just need to be careful about how far we take it...how much we take for granted. I can't expe...

It may be the root of all faith. We're forced to make assumptions by our very nature.

I said I believe in an objective reality. I can't prove the existence of one. No one can.

He's trying to imply that because we can be objective about knowing little, we can be objective about knowing a lot, which obviously makes no sense.

And like I said, I believe in an objective reality we know next to nothing about. To say that it's an objective truth that we know little about realit...

They'd care if I had enough money. And whether they cared or not wouldn't determine the truth of the statement. There are literally a million truths n...

Oh, he would be removed. And so would they. If by force if necessary.

Of course he has to act within accordance of the constitution. If he didn't he's be removed from office. But precedence has power over any document. I...

He said he has total authority, though. He is very deluded.

The problem is in the precept that all that can be known is what is perceived. There is a real subconscious world we have as yet only had the faintest...

Part of the joy of life is the attempt to verbalize our thoughts in such a way that others can see the deeper meaning of our words. There is security ...

It was really disturbing to hear Trump speak recently of total authority. Obviously a deadly precedent.

Two worlds have collided.

The universe is a gold record, eternal. The mind is the needle which makes the music.

It's still a compliment pertaining to themselves. A person isn't just a thought.

There is no conceivable way of truly understanding language. It is too dynamic of a thing. To get to its roots would consist almost entirely of conjec...