Question by piscesisblue25: Why can’t I just live my life and not want to identify with a religion or philosophy?
I feel like I want to identify with a philosophy or a religion that agrees with what I believe, yet I can’t seem to find one that does fully. I’m an Agnostic/practicing Nichiren Buddhist but lately i’ve just started thinking what I believe is this:
There doesn’t seem to be much evidence to support the claim that God exists or doesn’t exists so who cares?
Everything in moderation. Keep your desires in check, etc.
Treat others with love, kindness and respect.
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Answer by Cody I’m sorry, but I can’t think of any religion that fits your ideas.
But to answer your titled question, human beings are simply too curious. It’s pretty much impossible to live life without having a need to identify with some philosophy. People have an innate, unquenchable thirst for knowledge, and the greatest, most significant knowledge we seek is that which explains why and how we are here.
Question by : I want to know what people think consciousness is?
Modern science, which by its methods, does not accept metaphysical reality, has yet to define consciousness. Quantum Physics has learned things some of its own researchers admit were part of ancient philosophy. In short, they are confirming metaphysical realities the ancients based their cultures on. But they both get stuck when it comes to consciousness, which was actually admitted by a Quantum Physiscist in the documentary, :What the Bleep Do We Know? Going Down the Rabbit Hole”. Their problem rests in the fact that they are trying to define the reality of consciousness within the parameters of physics. To me, its like scientists buzzing around during a live play, studying the physical nature of the stage props, to try to figure out what the play is about, and what all the movement is. In Ancient Kamitic (Egyptian) Philosophy, Reality, and every and anything in it, cxan be placed into two DUAL categories:
1. Material, which is MATTER (nothing more than dead lifeless building blocks that cant arrange themselves by their own accord), and ENERGY which is a material aspect of movement. Scientists seem to focus on the cMATTER, while quantum physicists focus a little more on the ENERGY aspects. To the ancients, energy moves matter, which dictates how it behaves.
2. NON-Material: Consciousness is NOT material. In fact, the ancients believe that matter and energy were initially FORMLESS realities, like a dead still body of water to put it symbolically. Consciousness initiated movement in the water, this movement being energy, which consequently orders matter to take its various forms. And what does Consciousness, the PASSIVE OBSERVER, move energy with? The second of the non-material realities: WILL.
The process of creation, literally, and in our practical life, is Consciousness orders matter to form or behave by willing energy to move it.
OK, what are your takes on this guys? Scientists? Philosophers? Laypersons (like myself!)?
I like everyones answers. I only have one problem with one of the answers, not as an insult, please. An inspirational speaker Dr. Dwayne Dyer, once said, “Years ago, people would ask a scientist,if he or she believes in God. They answered to them, ‘of course not, I am a scientist’. Now, if you ask a scientist if they believe in God, they more often respond, ‘of course I do, I am a scientist’ “. That isnt a word for word quote from him, but the point is, early in our scientific quest, many scientists set out to disprove all the religious and metaphysical explanaitions of life and the world we live in. to get the objective facts only, to answer all of lifes questions. Now, some scientists are realizing that for the Universe to ‘explode accidentally into existence (The “Big Bang”, that I partially agree with, but wonder where the previously non existent materials came from that reacted to one another to cause this accidental explosion), is kind of full of holes, because there is too much
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Answer by Abigail Consciousness is a chemical reaction in the brain.
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Cogito ergo sum, descartes compared to philosophy in the Matrix trilogy, rationalism, perception of the world, systematic This clip is taken from the documentary ‘Return to the Source – Philosophy and the Matrix’ See it in full length here www.youtube.com
Question by ?: If my life-motivation is learning and its the only thing I really want to do in my life– what should I do?
I would love to stay in college indefinitely, taking every class that interests me. I’d love to devote months and years of my life to particular subjects, learning all I can about them. Perhaps sort-of a modern philosopher.
But I can not have a vocation such as thus.
What do I do?
I’ve considered teaching…but I would want to teach college-level, and that usually requires extensive experience in the field… and I’d hate to my devoted to one subject.
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Answer by Cancer Man Perhaps you could teach. You could stay in an academic environment as a college professor.
Edit: Well then, maybe you could teach philosophy, since you expressed an interest in that field. I expect that that would be interesting enough to keep you occupied.
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I respond to Scientificdiscussion’s Ayn Rand is insignificant debate point. www.youtube.com I talk about why Ayn Rand is significant, how modern philosophers are not significant, and why I think Ayn Rand comes up in conversations. This also is a topic of credentials and why they seems so important but can mean so little…. which is a huge topic that I hope to discuss sometime in the future. But if YOU(people of the world) have any doubt…… Then this message goes out to you: YOUR ideas about life are worthless, YOU don’t have anything of value to say, and whatever YOU do say can be disregarded since YOU(all of you) are not referenced in my philosophy 101 book…. I looked in the index and none of you were there….. just so you know. Video Rating: 3 / 5
Question by icu812: I think I want to be a modern day philosopher. What do they do all day? How does one make money?
I don’t want to be a college professor but I am good at reading books and writing essays. I am a deep thinker and love history, religions and philosophy. Am I a good candidate?
Plus I have lots of opinions and don’t mind sharing them…lol.
Opinions are like bumholes… Everybody has one!!
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Answer by kimandchris2 LOL
i’m with you..let me know if you find out how, eh?
i want to get Phd and continue in every diff. way i can i want to study around the world and learn alot.so i am asking what kind of job can i get that will do that and pay reasonable.
I find that most people scoff at me when I say I have a great relationship with Jesus, but I study metaphysics. I believe in God, Jesus, and the Holy spirit. I also believe that God can and does communicate with us through spirits and apparitions. I have great faith in prayer, and also in meditation. However, it seems to me that the two are just not allowed to coincide. Why is that?
