Poll: Philosophies, Ideas, and other Wise words

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MichaelTheBold

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yep so any thing you wanna say that could be wise in some way. go ahead. anything for the sake of knowledge~

OP: there is no hell because over time things that torture humans eventually becomes a fetish instead of a torture.
 

NinjaDeathSlap

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There is no such thing as an absolute truth, or is there?. Our experience of the world is always going to be limited by the amount of senses we have, how sharp those senses are and the capacity of our brains to make sense of the stimuli around us. Therefore we are basing our understanding of 'truth' on factors that are finite and restrictive.

For example. I am looking at a table. The table is there, it exists. That is the truth. But is it? It is only a table because a human being, a mortal with a flawed understanding of the universe, named it a table. What it really is is a formation of atoms built to resemble a shape. Except every noun and verb I just used in that last sentence is also just a name that we have given to make sense of something when our understanding is hopelessly limited.

Imagine if there were an alien here, with 10 senses, all of which sharper than mine, and with a much larger brain to process all the stimuli. What is the table to him? Can he see things that I can't? Maybe it emits a sound that I can't here but he can? Maybe it is radiating something else entirely that none of my senses can register, but he has a sense specifically for it? Maybe his mind can understand the very basis of the table in far more depth than I can? What would he end up calling the table? How would he define it? He will experience the world around him in a very different way to me, and therefore his 'truth' will be different. But even then it is still based upon limiting factors, just slightly better ones, so his truth cannot be absolute either.

If our understanding and experience of our environments will always be limited, then how can we ever be sure that the statements we make are 100% 'true'? As a result I can't even say 'there is no such thing as an absolute truth' as a blanket statement, because it undermines the very point. I have no idea what 'the truth' is and I never will.
 

SckizoBoy

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MichaelTheBold said:
yep so any thing you wanna say that could be wise in some way. go ahead. anything for the sake of knowledge~
Surely it's less to do with knowledge, and more to do with wisdom...

OT: Have a care not to desire destroying the monster overly much, lest you yourself become that same monster.
 

tobi the good boy

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Not really wise or intelligent but I once came up with this strange concept of god that was dimensional based.
The way I worded it was something like "If humans are able to create images in the second dimension, making us in a way, "God's" over that dimension, would god simply be a painter in the 4th dimension? And if so if M theory is correct and there are 11 dimensions that implies that there are, in fact god's that control gods that control gods. also would those gods be able to interact on the universe we reside in or are we only limited to a set limit of dimension below us?"

It was more a thought. We can create things in the second dimension but not truly interact directly with them on a personal level but we can control the current of events in the second dimension, i.e. if there is a picture of a flame burning people to death could the painter not simply transform the image of fire to water thus saving the people?
 

Nudu

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So I'm sitting here and I'm thinking that the transcience of the perception of the object negates the constructed medality inherent to understand the essence of the epistomological question "What is I?" Is "I" the intersubjective average focal point as converged upon by the hierarchical ...Actually, I'm talking gibberish, so no.
 

Jakub324

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Everything we do in life, our every act and every thought is part of our legacy.

Life is worth what you make it.

Nothing in life is meaningless. Every action has a consequence, and every person has a role to play.

A bad man prospers but is hated. An ordinary man survives but lives largely unnoticed. A good man scrapes by but is loved.

Crucial in a leader is the ability to listen to subordinates and know when to act on their input.

Plans? Their only purpose is to give people false hope and then send their world crashing down around their ears.

Bad lying destroys trust. Good lying make so much good and bad possible.
Just some thoughts.
 

Casual Shinji

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"Drink plenty of fluids."

It may not be the philosophical bees knees, but it's damn good advice... Especially for old people.
 

Richardplex

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tobi the good boy said:
Not really wise or intelligent but I once came up with this strange concept of god that was dimensional based.
The way I worded it was something like "If humans are able to create images in the second dimension, making us in a way, "God's" over that dimension, would god simply be a painter in the 4th dimension? And if so if M theory is correct and there are 11 dimensions that implies that there are, in fact god's that control gods that control gods. also would those gods be able to interact on the universe we reside in or are we only limited to a set limit of dimension below us?"

It was more a thought. We can create things in the second dimension but not truly interact directly with them on a personal level but we can control the current of events in the second dimension, i.e. if there is a picture of a flame burning people to death could the painter not simply transform the image of fire to water thus saving the people?
An intriguing Idea. I've always thought that anything that can decide what lives and what dies are gods in their own right, including humans. I might implement this into my ideas.
 

GLo Jones

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(On the condition there is no god:)
There is no meaning to life, and nothing we ever do (as individuals, or humanity as a whole) will amount to anything worthwhile. Our existence is the pointless result of coincidence.

'Good and 'bad' are the creations of the human mind, and are meaningless.

Also, there is no such thing as a selfless act. Everything we do, we do for ourselves, either to avoid negative sensations, or receive positive ones.
 

dimensional

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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.

There is only one good -- knowledge; and only one evil -- ignorance.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Just some Socrates and Confucius there for you I would try and come up with my own proverbs but they would probably sound a bit rubbish.
 

X10J

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Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

A wise man knows that he assumes, a fool assumes that he knows.
 

SenseOfTumour

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MY big theory is that karma works, but it's not an individual thing. If you do good things, it adds in a small way to the global pool of 'good', and 'bad' actions detract from it globally. It's fairly simple and I imagine makes sense to others too, if everyone did one more good act and one less bad act each day, the world would improve for everyone.


Unfortunately, it strips away the 'reward' concept of doing good, as there's no personal reward for being a decent human being, and that may explain why the world's going to hell right now, heh.

What my plan has over most religions, is that it's not telling you can't do stuff, or you should dislike anyone who doesn't agree, just to do more good than bad.
 

Scarim Coral

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When you are face with two difficult paths that would not please anyone in any of the two path make a third path for yourself and it may please both.
 

manythings

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SckizoBoy said:
MichaelTheBold said:
yep so any thing you wanna say that could be wise in some way. go ahead. anything for the sake of knowledge~
Surely it's less to do with knowledge, and more to do with wisdom...

OT: Have a care not to desire destroying the monster overly much, lest you yourself become that same monster.
Well clearly that is why we have INT and WIS.

OT: If the same thing happens twice and you treat it differently just because someone else did it you're a douche.