Added: Nov 18, 2008
From: stefbot
Duration: 32:11
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Tags: anarchy freedom iraq libertarian libertariansim objectivism objectivist philosophy politics rand war
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pipslingerz Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - Another way of looking at this is to say, if eveything you've done was right, then everything you've done is slightly to the left than it could have been - which is to say judgement is nonsense. Instead of saying everything was "right", you could say judging the past isnt something you do anymore.
stefbot Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - What do you believe is on that list?
tejayce Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - A is correct ... except for 2 exceptions: 1)maybe we can achieve more certainty in thousand years (which is C)2)there are a few exceptions .. which we can be certain about .. like death :P .. but the vast majority of things around us .. isntthe human urge for certainty is the root of a lot of problems on the planet (religion anyone?) ... and there should be no excuses made to believe in the lie of certainty.
tejayce Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - i am at minute 26, where you continue to repeat you are right with everything, and you cant find anything that you would think youve done wrong.think about it, thats exactly what people with less kognitive capabilities know all of their life. it would be kind of paradox if it would take you 40 years to find out, what most people already know. and more importantly, if everyone is right, but oppositional, how can everyone be right.
tejayce Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - what you talk about here, is kind of a self-medication, with simular effects like religion and such stuff.i dont know for certain ;) *hint* what the solution might be .. but i think in the case of right and wrong .. the idea of "nothing is right or wrong" seems more neutral to me but yet of a calming effect. and therefore i guess it should at least be prefered to the self-aggrandising "i am right".
pipslingerz Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - That I am self-aware. If your next questions are about the definitions of "I" and "aware", then I didn't make my point well. My point is, a purely logical approach to explaining things is not going to work unless you eliminate the human element, or a tautological answer is good enough for you.
stefbot Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - So you prefer the Cartesian approach, no problemo! Do you believe that I exist, or are you mostly talking to yourself?
pipslingerz Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - I have faith that you exist, I believe it, but I can't prove it. My approach is more Eastern (though I liked Descartes), where the self implies the non-self, and they are ultimately unified. What do you believe is on that list?
MetaMorphy Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - There is a difference between "known" and "directly experienced". These things are not matters of faith, but of evidence. It makes no sense to see how similar I am to others, see I am conscious, and then think others differ in that vital respect. When things share characteristics you assume they belong to the same class (and all characteristics) until you find evidence of difference.
MetaMorphy Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - You quote Neitzsche but didn't Neitzsche say something similar with his eternal recurrence.
stefbot Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - For that, have a look at my 'intro to philosophy' series! ;)
pipslingerz Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - 17 videos, it must be quite a list.
pipslingerz Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - I watched your Intro on "Reality", though you never said what you believed. Are these videos just for general education? Maybe I'm looking for something that's not here. You did castigate Zen as "nonsense", which is ironic because I think the Zen guys would say "You got it!", lol.
hewt30 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - good stef! exactly what I wrestle with all the time, but maybe you could do a video on this: I've tried different ways of doing things and it's rung true time and again that my way just works. Of course it could be thought that all the choices you make mold you into what you know and where you are but you have to consider that's nice but you can't really know that. It's the same as fate, people say they had to go through things but it happened, there wasn't any other way that happened.
pipslingerz Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - If you make a list of the things you can be absolutely certain of, I think you will find it a short list. Everything else must be taken on faith, and understanding this liberates you from the feeling that past decisions may have been wrong. You've gotten this far on intellect but you seem to disapprove of the non-rational. Free Will is non-rational. Others consciousness can never be known, and must be taken on faith.