Philosophy is fake

[MattMVS7]

It is our mental states that define the terms good, bad, love, joy, happiness, inspiration, suffering, despair, sadness, anguish, rage, etc. and it is not a matter of how we personally define them. Our mental states are what define those terms and not the other way around. How we personally define them does not define our mental states. For example, if you said that you being dead is a peaceful, joyous, or sad experience for you, then this would be false.

The activity of our brains is what defines all our experiences (mental states). It is us being alive and conscious that gives us all our experiences. So if you were dead, then you couldn't experience anything. It would be nonsensical for you to say that you are having a peaceful, joyous, or inspirational experience while you are dead. That is, if you are not a religious believer and don't believe in any supernatural experiences. But either way, it would still be nonsensical to say that.

So you can clearly see here how it is science that defines all terms. The world of morality and philosophy which is the world of personally creating our own meanings in life, this whole world is fake. So in order to have (perceive) good meaning, bad meaning, love, joy, happiness, suffering, despair, rage, etc., then we need to be in the actual mental state of perceiving those said things in our lives. It would have to be a matter of science (our mental experiences from our brains) that determines if we have those things in our lives or not.

As I said before, our moods are the sole determining factor here. If we are in a good mood, then we have good meaning, love, joy, happiness, and inspiration in our lives. If we are in a bad mood, then we have bad meaning, suffering, despair, rage, etc. in our lives. If we are in an apathetic mood, then we have neutral (neither good or bad) meaning in our lives.

Edited September 28, 2015 by MattMVS7

[Reg Prescott]

I'll never be the same

[Strange]

Philosophy is fake ...

 

As you posted this in the philosophy forum, presumably it is fake. In which case, I won't bother to read it.

[imatfaal]

This seems to be a rehash of your previous posts with precious little new to warrant a separate thread.

 

If you wish to seriously discuss the impact of self and the subjective environment on wider philosophical questions then I would recommend a quick read of the Roman Stoics and their concepts of autarky and ataraxy which in modern terms could be thought of a positive positive feedback loop (and yes I meant two positives).

 

This is a self-reinforcing (ie positive loop) idea of using the ideas of philosophy to enable the person to practise mental exercises through a regimen that is beneficial to clear thinking and decision making (ie positive ends) - this in turn allows the person to gain greater understanding of their personal philosophy and the freedom to act on this, which in turn...

 

To be honest the Stoics ideas were pretty bleak and involved meditation on death, and the worse things that could happen to you - reality was bound to be better (although in the court of Nero I am not sure this was actually true). If you are thinking on this as personal project in reality then please do search on hypomnemata - the idea of a journal of notes in which ideas, conclusions, faults, etc. are noted before polluted by time, over-thinking, and reflection.

 

And an unofficial word to the wise - if this thread continues on the same topic as your others then it will almost certainly lead to closure due to redundancy. You can take up my ideas or throw in new ones; but a change is necessary.

[swansont]

And an unofficial word to the wise - if this thread continues on the same topic as your others then it will almost certainly lead to closure due to redundancy. You can take up my ideas or throw in new ones; but a change is necessary.

 

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