It seems that all the threads I contribute to inevitably become philosophical discussions. Therefore, I invite all people interested to participate in a new thread dedicated to the issues that come up.
Some of the questions might include:
What does it mean to exist? (Ontological thought)
Do humans have free will?
Does the self really exist?
Is morality an objective truth or a social construct?
and related: If God doesn't exist, can a system of morality really matter?
My own philosophical beliefs lean towards the physical sciences. I view myself as a complex physical system, incapable of free will and morally irresponsible. This is close to a nihilistic (belief in nothing) view. I am a fleeting moment in a chain reaction that reaches back for infinity as far as I know.
My basic personal anxiety has often been self's attempt to be real in the face of a momentous realization and truth: my self does not exist seperately as an entity but is instead a construct of energy and matter.
Some of the questions might include:
What does it mean to exist? (Ontological thought)
Do humans have free will?
Does the self really exist?
Is morality an objective truth or a social construct?
and related: If God doesn't exist, can a system of morality really matter?
My own philosophical beliefs lean towards the physical sciences. I view myself as a complex physical system, incapable of free will and morally irresponsible. This is close to a nihilistic (belief in nothing) view. I am a fleeting moment in a chain reaction that reaches back for infinity as far as I know.
My basic personal anxiety has often been self's attempt to be real in the face of a momentous realization and truth: my self does not exist seperately as an entity but is instead a construct of energy and matter.
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