You're going to cause me to put you in a class with Rich if you keep going on like this... Cause isn't a physical thing to be sensed. It's a term desc...
It may be difficult to pinpoint the root cause... but I could say that this discussion caused the idea of poking myself. I could say my intent to poke...
If its actions are truly random, then the mind would not be "setting its own initial conditions". To set its own initial conditions in any coherent wa...
Am I not understanding your definition of 'cause'? If I grab a pin and poke myself in the arm, am I not causing myself to experience the pain of being...
What information would be considered when choosing the initial conditions? It would have to rely on expected results based on existing information, on...
Maybe when taken out of context. You still attach some magical quality to Mind that is the final factor in decision-making, independent of the experie...
It probably doesn't help that I work at an old-age home, where most of the people don't know who they are anymore, can't carry a conversation, and/or ...
I think that's a common drive for a lot of people; one that comes from this learned need to be somehow different from or better than others. I know th...
There's that magical Mind again, that is uninfluenced by the experiences it has experienced, and unaffected by the results it expects. Just because th...
I'm surprised to see that so many otherwise seemingly fairly intelligent people believe in NDEs and OOBEs... ;) I mean, anything's possible, but you w...
@"Agustino" I think the problem is that I spent a good portion of my life chasing the wrong points, and the consequences of those actions are interfer...
@"JustSomeGuy" @"schopenhauer1" I continue to exist because I can't bear the thought of causing unwanted suffering in others, even though I would like...
Causation/determination exists, regardless of how many factors are interwoven. That is not to say that someone could predict even the simplest seeming...
Anyone have some cheerful advice for a dad facing the possible relocation of his daughters? I think the odds are very much in my favor, given that the...
I still say it's better to change tracks and minimize the unwanted suffering. I would change the track even if it were one person and someone's pet li...
There's no murder involved - it's simply minimizing the damage that will occur in the circumstances. It's kill three, or kill one. Not kill three, or ...
I think there is a tendency in most people to make decisions that will minimize the level of unwanted suffering in others. Being forced to make a deci...
It's like you say, our level of belief in any particular idea is determined by our biology, and our environmental feedback to date. You can want to be...
Unfortunately, man currently doesn't have the means of explaining such paradoxes (otherwise they wouldn't be paradoxes!). How could something always h...
It would make far more sense if nothing were to exist. But... here we are! Since we exist, and can't begin to truly comprehend ideas like infinite and...
Also, morality is a man-made concept. It makes no sense to discuss it outside of the context of living things that experience a sense of goodness or b...
I can't believe this discussion is still going... The way @"SonJnana" is defining objective, it is an absolute truth, like 1 + 1 = 2. Morality is by d...
Since we're discussing human morality, I think it makes sense to discuss it in terms of human biological instinct, no? You can't have morality without...
Parasitic organisms don't know they are causing harm to another conscious entity. There is no morality involved when the organism isn't capable of ass...
Humans are biologically programmed to survive. In that context, human survival is good. It follows that any intentional act extending human survival, ...
I would say morality can be objective, at least in the context of our biological programming. Our survival instinct would be the most obvious one. Any...
Whenever I consider this type of question, I try to imagine one or more people born on an island, isolated from any sort of existing human culture. I ...
Amen! Only with lots of therapy and/or medication. Or with a very solid upbringing that recognizes the sick state of society, and offers proper tools ...
In honour of my ongoing mobility/custody battle... I think the odds are very much in my favor, but the thought of losing consistent quality contact wi...
I answered 'No', because if a God exists, I have to believe he's not a complete dick, which is what he would be if he condemned someone to eternal dam...
If you could remove trauma and dysfunctional thinking, I think the normal state of mind would be contentment, assuming that all of your basic needs ar...
Ah, just venting... my ex is trying to move with my 2 daughters to a city 6 hours away. Pretty sure she won't be able to, but still causes unneeded st...
I've been trying out this outlook on life over the past few months, and it seems to be conducive to continuing peace of mind. At my psych appointment ...
It's Mental Health Awareness Week! It's been almost 3 years since my last episode of major depression. I still experience depression-like thoughts fro...
Comments