I don't think I would attribute depression to lack of belief in anything. I think everyone has beliefs of some kind, and it is more the gap between be...
I don't buy into the butterfly effect. The flapping of a butterfly's wings is inconsequential when compared with the larger forces at play. Put a thou...
Yes, but given the choice, on which planet would you choose to live? I think these principles apply to an individual's finite existence as well. If on...
I think the good for humans is mostly objective in this case, if we can agree that the minimization of suffering and maximization of contentment are g...
Why the cryptic silence? Perhaps he didn't have a strong opinion on the matter, and felt there was nothing to be gained from such a disclosure. Admitt...
I think evolution can be regarded in a positive way if we can agree that the continuance of life in general is considered to be good. If organisms don...
Perhaps he was just a very advanced thinker for his time, and wanted to bring about peaceful revolution, by providing a less harmful unprovable altern...
I wouldn't say the brain/mind is digital, because that suggests every operation is a yes or a no, which disregards degrees of intensity. Intensity bri...
I think, like us, he could neither prove nor disprove God. He probably thought that people needed some form of moral guidance, and that Karma and rebi...
How Many Ways I can love you in a car. I can love you from afar. I cannot love you less than that. I love you like I love my cat. I can love you in a ...
@"Reformed Nihilist" Yeah, I find medication is useful for getting someone to a place where they can start to work on the things that may have caused ...
@"Reformed Nihilist" Your above statements provided some support for the ways I've started to think over the past few months. As you know, it can be q...
Yes, until a few weeks ago, I had relied on cognitive behavioral therapy, and a number of self-help writers, in dealing with the major depression I ex...
McGregor will win. Age will be a big factor. Conor will be faster and stronger. He has never been knocked out, and has finished 18 of his 21 professio...
Thanks! I believe being a part of the forum, and bouncing ideas around, has helped my mental health somewhat, by developing a healthier outlook on the...
@"Sapientia" Let's see if you can 'Hanover' this one... Medusa Damn you Medusa! You've turned me to stone again. I'm trying to run away, But my feet w...
I think there's a big difference between what is unknown, and what is supernatural. Despite scientific explanation, I can't really understand how tiny...
If there were a God, we would have reached 18 in his eyes a long time ago, probably after the World Wars (the early teens, hormones raging). This is n...
Poetry Time! Feel Nobody feels anything, Numbed by need And greed And thought. Wanting, Consuming, Filling a hole That has no end. Hurting, Self-destr...
@"daldai" Let's see if I'm getting closer to understanding your situation. You have logically concluded that there is no grand purpose or meaning to l...
If that spermatozoid hadn't reached the ovum first, 'you' wouldn't be here. 'You' are a unique combination of that spermatozoid and that egg. It is th...
OK, that's reassuring. I've played soccer for more than 20 years. I gave it up for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai kickboxing, but now I do all thre...
Is there a preference as to what is posted here? Are certain types of posts discouraged? Should posts in this thread be humorous and/or thought-provok...
@"larkspur" I think you may be on to something there... Without being able to express concepts using language, it's hard to imagine the brain reaching...
I started a discussion recently that I think addresses what you are asking. In it, I wrote: Here is the discussion link if you want to see what others...
I think Descartes got it backwards. It should be 'I am, therefore I think'. You are your brain. You are attached to your brain because the physical co...
Your beliefs are what they are at any given point in time. They are based on what you've been taught, what you've observed, and what you've experience...
I guess that depends on your view of life. In the animal kingdom, survival, procreation, and minimization of suffering seem to be the driving factors ...
My mind seems to have trouble finding satisfaction in a worldview, when part of me can't seem to find the value in a finite existence. However, having...
Yes, just trying to 'Solve for Happy' (Mo Gawdat), without relying on a belief in grand purpose, or any sort of afterlife. It continues to amaze me th...
Very interesting interview. What I get from it is that instead of just 'being', the brain gets caught up in 'becoming' something more, and protecting ...
Thanks to all for the excellent discussion. I think this is very much in the spirit of what I am proposing - being conscious of identity and how it fo...
Perhaps 'discard' is not the right word. I don't think it's possible to completely erase a sense of identity. The intent is to be aware of its existen...
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