me thinking to much.

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

is the way we perseve things really the way they are? Do they even exsist?
If so why do they exsist?

[Associate Justice PiT]

     We have no way of knowing that what we see is objectively true. We just know that we think they're true. We have no choice but to accept these things, but we always must remain aware that other interpretations are possible & that those that we hold are by no means objective.

     Congratulations, though. You have stumbled upon the underlying thesis of the Continental school of philosophy. Don't feel bad if you don't understand everything I just said.

[© tweed]

doesn't matter; doesn't matter; doesn't matter



in 'The Sun Also Rises' there is this great paragraph, that is basically a stream of conscious thought by Jake Barnes, which which he basically states the entire theme of what Hemingway has ever written.  in a paraphrased nutshell: stop worrying about what 'it' is and learn to live in 'it.'  religion is just a sedative for those who can't accept that there is a very decent shot we have no objective purpose or reason for existing.  

"We are all part of the same compost heap" - Tyler Durden

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

what do you mean it does not matter. It takes away what we were born to do. WONDER. If  we don't wonder then we don't learn anything new or interesting and our economy never grows. Also humans as a species would never evolve.

[© tweed]

what do you mean it does not matter. It takes away what we were born to do. WONDER. If  we don't wonder then we don't learn anything new or interesting and our economy never grows. Also humans as a species would never evolve.

no economic growth can be attributed to existential crisis.  but this thread is probably a waste of my time.  not that my time means anything, come to think of it, so I'll stick around.

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

     We have no way of knowing that what we see is objectively true. We just know that we think they're true. We have no choice but to accept these things, but we always must remain aware that other interpretations are possible & that those that we hold are by no means objective.

     Congratulations, though. You have stumbled upon the underlying thesis of the Continental school of philosophy. Don't feel bad if you don't understand everything I just said.

i got it. your words weren't long enough.

so chairs do not exsist? we sit on them if they weren't there then you would fall over.

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

what do you mean it does not matter. It takes away what we were born to do. WONDER. If  we don't wonder then we don't learn anything new or interesting and our economy never grows. Also humans as a species would never evolve.

no economic growth can be attributed to existential crisis.  but this thread is probably a waste of my time.  not that my time means anything, come to think of it, so I'll stick around.

if it is not worth your time then don't stay around.

[© tweed]

what do you mean it does not matter. It takes away what we were born to do. WONDER. If  we don't wonder then we don't learn anything new or interesting and our economy never grows. Also humans as a species would never evolve.

no economic growth can be attributed to existential crisis.  but this thread is probably a waste of my time.  not that my time means anything, come to think of it, so I'll stick around.

if it is not worth your time then don't stay around.

what the Hell else am I going to do?  I sit here counting down the days to a day that will never come.  don't worry, you're the least of my wastes of time.  carry on.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     We have no way of knowing that what we see is objectively true. We just know that we think they're true. We have no choice but to accept these things, but we always must remain aware that other interpretations are possible & that those that we hold are by no means objective.

     Congratulations, though. You have stumbled upon the underlying thesis of the Continental school of philosophy. Don't feel bad if you don't understand everything I just said.

i got it. your words weren't long enough.

so chairs do not exsist? we sit on them if they weren't there then you would fall over.

     I was talking about things slightly more philosophical than that. However, I am reasonably certain that the chair I am sitting on exists. I am not absolutely certain though. For all I know, it could be a sophisticated hologram generated by aliens.

     The point is that it doesn't matter. I believe that it's a chair. I don't know that that's metaphysically true, but I don't need to. Everyone else in the world could be an android for all I know. However, as long as I believe that they're organic & they lead me to believe I'm right, it isn't important.

[Alcon]

This topic is funnier than it should be.

[© tweed]

This topic is hilarious for so many reasons.

SamSpade-esque condescending swipe from the sidelines omg you're so funny

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

ok so what about seeing the same event with your friend but when you both wrote about it and it came out two diffrent ways?

[© tweed]

ok so what about seeing the same event with your friend but when you both wrote about it it came out two diffrent ways?

you remind me of one of my ex-girlfriends, though a stride or three less intelligent.

[Alcon]

This topic is hilarious for so many reasons.

SamSpade-esque condescending swipe from the sidelines omg you're so funny

Hey now, I downgraded the Durden/Hemingway shtick from 'hilarious' to 'funnier than it should be.'  Give some reverence.

[Associate Justice PiT]

ok so what about seeing the same event with your friend but when you both wrote about it and it came out two diffrent ways?

     Who are you talking to?

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

you.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Okay. Well, if two people view the same event differently, sure, that's an example of what I'm talking about. Actually, you should watch Rashomon.

[Хahar 🤔]

Nothing is real, really.

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

Nothing is real, really.

so you are not real. matter does not exsist?

[Хahar 🤔]

Nothing is real, really.

so you are not real. matter does not exsist?

More or less.

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

Nothing is real, really.

so you are not real. matter does not exsist?

More or less.

explain why don't you.

[Platypus]

Nothing is real, really.

so you are not real. matter does not exsist?

More or less.

explain why don't you.

We can't be sure that things exist, we can't be sure they don't exist. To shorten it: everything's a maybe, and the way we interpret maybes can be different.

Now start thinking about whether or not you exist

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

I already did that. As matter of fact I do exist. if you take a microscope and took as my cells they are there. but then why does everyone call a table a table if our perceptions are diffrent?

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

Also are our thoughts real if they are not one of the five senses?

[King]

Sweetheart, don't dwell on these things.  Life may have meaning and then it may not.

If you enjoy it, then it matter either way.