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about Death

I feel you so much. I used to have extreme existential anxiety so much so that sometimes I couldn‘t sleep. Lately this has changed I can’t exactly pin point why but there’s a couple of thoughts that calm me down. Firstly we as humans always think we have it all figured out and we know what happens after but even if you are atheist you don’t know what’s going to happen and probably never will. For me the fear that there’s just nothing after death just lights out was scary but how would we actually know this is going to happen, we see ourselves as omniscient although there are so many things that we will probably never discover or understand. You have to learn how to live with the uncontrollability and uncertainty of it. Secondly time passes anyways and death is inevitable no matter what you do. If I worry or if I don’t worry I’m going to die, might as well enjoy my time. Life is absurd. I think my existential dread calmed down a bit when I started reading Camus. Maybe life doesn’t have to have a meaning. If you’re interested in philosophy i definitely recommend reading Camus or there’s also youtube videos that summarise his Philosophy. I really liked „the fall“ and „the stranger“ and am currently reading „the myth of Sisyphus„. Maybe some of these things resonate with you :))

@lilli2000

Oct 29, 2024

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Paradoxes And profound truths

I have been thinking about contradictory ideas and paradoxes. the idea that two opposing things can exist at the same time without the validity of either being negated. paradoxes are interesting because they challenge understanding and logic and push the limits of binary thinking. they can reveal profound hidden insights about existence, perception and knowledge. 1. The double-slit experiment paradox: light and matter behave as both particles and waves. but when observe, they collapse into one definite stat, as if reality “chooses” a form only when measured. profound truth: observation influences reality. the nature of nature of matter itself seems to change depending on weather it is being watched, suggesting that consciousness and physical reality may be deeply intertwined. 2. The Color Perception Paradox paradox: we assume everyone sees colors the same way, but we can never truly confirm that your “red“ is my ”red.” the way colors appear could be entirely be entirely different individuals. profound truth: our internal experience of reality are private and unverifiable. this suggests that consciousness itself is an isolated phenomenon, with no direct way to compare subjective experiences. 3. The liar paradox paradox: “this statement is false.” if the statement is true, then it must be false. But if it’s false, then it must be true. profound truth: truth is not always absolute or binary. it suggests that language and logic have limitation, and some truths might exist beyond rigid definitions.

@blacksnowbunny

Feb 19, 2025

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true belief

i've been wrestling with this idea for a little while let me know if you have any insight i'm fascinated by the idea of true belief. i want it, i admire it, i respect it. i also think it is scary and it can cause so much damage. lately i've been thinking how everything we see we process through our own perception, so all of reality is subjective. we can interact with nothing as it is, but only as we are. if you think about synchronicity too, all meaning projected onto the world becomes valid and true. everything exists only to confirm what you're experiencing. if you believe the phase of the moon being the same at two points in time holds meaning, it does because it's just another part of your mental map. but when it comes to religion and politics it can be so destructive. i wasn't raised with religion but i have always felt myself drawn towards it. i am at the same time very critical of it, especially how the human aspect of organized religion tends to be used for control, but i truly admire true belief. but seeing the results of it, like the persecution of trans people in american politics, is scary and sends me back to the critical mindset. but there's still some appeal i can't shake. what if there were a geocentrist today? someone who worked a normal job, went about an ordinary life, they just happened to believe the earth was at the center of the universe. that's kind of a beautiful thing. if you only draw conclusions from your own experience, of course the earth is at the center. everything seems to orbit around it. and there's still a purity in believing only in what you have found for yourself. the world would live only in their mind, and each world created by each person is all the more precious for being unique and reflective of its individual. i'm just rambling at this point, but what do you guys think? true belief: yes or no?

@FFH

2d ago

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Paradoxes And profound truths

I have been thinking about contradictory ideas and paradoxes. the idea that two opposing things can exist at the same time without the validity of either being negated. paradoxes are interesting because they challenge understanding and logic and push the limits of binary thinking. they can reveal profound hidden insights about existence, perception and knowledge. 1. The double-slit experiment paradox: light and matter behave as both particles and waves. but when observe, they collapse into one definite stat, as if reality “chooses” a form only when measured. profound truth: observation influences reality. the nature of nature of matter itself seems to change depending on weather it is being watched, suggesting that consciousness and physical reality may be deeply intertwined. 2. The Color Perception Paradox paradox: we assume everyone sees colors the same way, but we can never truly confirm that your “red“ is my ”red.” the way colors appear could be entirely be entirely different individuals. profound truth: our internal experience of reality are private and unverifiable. this suggests that consciousness itself is an isolated phenomenon, with no direct way to compare subjective experiences. 3. The liar paradox paradox: “this statement is false.” if the statement is true, then it must be false. But if it’s false, then it must be true. profound truth: truth is not always absolute or binary. it suggests that language and logic have limitation, and some truths might exist beyond rigid definitions.

@blacksnowbunny

Feb 19, 2025