How Do You THINK?
72- repstrydiefly
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Obviously, we all have a brain. The question is: How do YOU use your brain to think?
Do you research all your ideas?
Do you ask all of the questions that your brain creates?
Do you hold back a lot of secrets?
Do you use your thoughts for creativity?
Do you judge people or accept people and love them for who they are?
Please tell me how exactly do you use your brain in this world of thought.
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Well, to be quite honest with you and myself- I finished a very long study of religion, which has lead to present way of thinking.
And, no I'm not a religious nut.
I have had a unique experience while researching many questions I wanted answered. It took quite a long time to find the answer and I enjoyed the journey it took to get here now.
I've found a new clarity about life, in general, and how people can simplify their own life, if they want to try. If you don't want to try, then you don't have to. The choice is yours.
How ever, I found that life can be broken down into several component pieces:
(1) You're human - you possess a consciousness.
(2) You're to guide your life via your individual conscience.
(3) You're to understand the nature of man and woman.
(4) You're to understand the truth about what reality is.
Knowing these 4 things, eliminates anyone from gaining control of your life. Unless, you willingly give up your own control.
The human consciousness is what tells each person that they are alive. This single characteristic allows you to think for yourself. Meaning, you have control of your mind- the thought process and you have control of whatever actions your body takes.
You are equipped with a right and wrong indicator, known as your conscience. That's self-explanatory.
To understand the nature of man and woman is to understand that each person has to put SELF before others. Your individual survival is a must and everything in your power should be focused on that.
To understand reality is to see it for what it is- reality exists. Reality exists freely from independent thoughts, desires, will or wishes. Reality is all knowable.
That means, anything that doesn't register on your 5 senses isn't real. If you cannot see, taste, touch, smell, or hear it, then it isn't real.
I live myself by making my own decisions, guided by my own moral conscience and I refuse to understand the misguided notion that mankind requires government or religious leaders to tell them what to do.
Government and too many laws- rights restrictions.
Religious leaders- liars, deceptively shameful people.- 72
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Cagsil wrote:
Well, to be quite honest with you and myself- I finished a very long study of religion, which has lead to present way of thinking.
And, no I'm not a religious nut.
I have had a unique experience while researching many questions I wanted answered. It took quite a long time to find the answer and I enjoyed the journey it took to get here now.
I've found a new clarity about life, in general, and how people can simplify their own life, if they want to try. If you don't want to try, then you don't have to. The choice is yours.
How ever, I found that life can be broken down into several component pieces:
(1) You're human - you possess a consciousness.
(2) You're to guide your life via your individual conscience.
(3) You're to understand the nature of man and woman.
(4) You're to understand the truth about what reality is.
Knowing these 4 things, eliminates anyone from gaining control of your life. Unless, you willingly give up your own control.
The human consciousness is what tells each person that they are alive. This single characteristic allows you to think for yourself. Meaning, you have control of your mind- the thought process and you have control of whatever actions your body takes.
You are equipped with a right and wrong indicator, known as your conscience. That's self-explanatory.
To understand the nature of man and woman is to understand that each person has to put SELF before others. Your individual survival is a must and everything in your power should be focused on that.
To understand reality is to see it for what it is- reality exists. Reality exists freely from independent thoughts, desires, will or wishes. Reality is all knowable.
That means, anything that doesn't register on your 5 senses isn't real. If you cannot see, taste, touch, smell, or hear it, then it isn't real.
I live myself by making my own decisions, guided by my own moral conscience and I refuse to understand the misguided notion that mankind requires government or religious leaders to tell them what to do.
Government and too many laws- rights restrictions.
Religious leaders- liars, deceptively shameful people.
That is fantastic that you have found all of that out about religion. I just recently started studying about religion: origins, mistakes, lies, etc.
I agree with simplifying your life that is mainly what I have been trying to do because I am sick of giving in to all the lies from the government and churches about what they believe is the only right thing to believe or you are damned and burn for eternity. And the government's mind control and slavery of debt. All growing up I knew there had to be so much more, but I just never asked the questions that I had. I regret that, but I am also researching any thoughts I have and also asking questions that I have.
I also went against my conscience for way too long and that is another thing I regret, but now I know that is my most valuable trait and I NEED to listen to it no matter what.
I understand that everybody has to put themselves before others to survive in this world these days, but also I believe people need to accept everybody for who they are and nobody will be perfect no matter what. Love is all that matters. Without love this world would have been long gone, distinguished, blown up, melted away, or anything of that nature. But I think that if MORE people started loving instead of lying, deceiving, murdering, being selfish and all that stuff then the world will begin to be a better place.
I agree that reality exists and it is what you sense with your senses, but how do you know that reality is supposed to exist the way it is? Is there anything that you THINK could be done to make the world a safer and more secure place to live?
I believe if life was lived like what each individual sees in their dreams then it could begin to be a better place, for when somebody is dreaming, that is what they are thinking about in their subconsious mind. And if they could make whatever they dream or think about come true in their reality then they would be much happier and love the world and the people for who they really are.
It is definitely a gift and a blessing that people like you and I can think for ourselves and make our own perceptions on life instead of listening to all the "right ways" that are usually actually wrong in reality. Independence is definitely a virtue.
Thank you for providing your insight and keep doing you. 
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I think everyone does all of that to an extent.
~thranax~
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Cagsil wrote:
Well, to be quite honest with you and myself- I finished a very long study of religion, which has lead to present way of thinking.
And, no I'm not a religious nut.
I have had a unique experience while researching many questions I wanted answered. It took quite a long time to find the answer and I enjoyed the journey it took to get here now.
I've found a new clarity about life, in general, and how people can simplify their own life, if they want to try. If you don't want to try, then you don't have to. The choice is yours.
How ever, I found that life can be broken down into several component pieces:
(1) You're human - you possess a consciousness.
(2) You're to guide your life via your individual conscience.
(3) You're to understand the nature of man and woman.
(4) You're to understand the truth about what reality is.
Knowing these 4 things, eliminates anyone from gaining control of your life. Unless, you willingly give up your own control.
The human consciousness is what tells each person that they are alive. This single characteristic allows you to think for yourself. Meaning, you have control of your mind- the thought process and you have control of whatever actions your body takes.
You are equipped with a right and wrong indicator, known as your conscience. That's self-explanatory.
To understand the nature of man and woman is to understand that each person has to put SELF before others. Your individual survival is a must and everything in your power should be focused on that.
To understand reality is to see it for what it is- reality exists. Reality exists freely from independent thoughts, desires, will or wishes. Reality is all knowable.
That means, anything that doesn't register on your 5 senses isn't real. If you cannot see, taste, touch, smell, or hear it, then it isn't real.
I live myself by making my own decisions, guided by my own moral conscience and I refuse to understand the misguided notion that mankind requires government or religious leaders to tell them what to do.
Government and too many laws- rights restrictions.
Religious leaders- liars, deceptively shameful people.
This sounds a bit like Objectivism.
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what you do and think depends on how you perceived and process things it is affected by the social environment and culture you belong, plus the way you are raised, your conditioning depends on past experiences too.
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repstrydiefly wrote:
Obviously, we all have a brain. The question is: How do YOU use your brain to think?
Do you research all your ideas?
Do you ask all of the questions that your brain creates?
Do you hold back a lot of secrets?
Do you use your thoughts for creativity?
Do you judge people or accept people and love them for who they are?
Please tell me how exactly do you use your brain in this world of thought.I constantly argue and debate myself. I wouldn't learn if I always agreed with myself.
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@empressfelicity
That might seem what it looks like, but I've studied various others Ayn Rand, Aristotle, Plato, Socrates and others of past centuries.
I even looked in existentialism, just to get an overall for philosophy. I used science evolution by man to determine the fundamentals for Life.
Btw, are you saying that it is a bad thing- Objectivism?
I understand that it is not our nature to see things outside our own reality, which is determined by our 5 senses and knowledge.
If a belief is formed - it MUST be based on facts, knowledge and how well you understand the knowledge you do have.
If any of your knowledge is wrong, then your belief is wrong, because you don't understand the knowledge you do have.
My clarity about isn't as complex as everyone else, because I'm not using religion or any religious text, to confirm my existence. My existence was confirmed by the birth certificate I have of my own birth.
That PROVES my own existence. And, since I exist- it my own responsibility to set a purpose for my life, which I have done.
I'm not connected to the mind-set - I am a weak human being and I need to have authority of others over my life.
I've come to a self-realization - that self-responsibility is lost in the world today and before it gets completely out of hand, some has to start making people aware of what's happening.
And, I mean the underlying cause and not the spin politics puts on things. - 81
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prettydarkhorse wrote:
what you do and think depends on how you perceived and process things it is affected by the social environment and culture you belong, plus the way you are raised, your conditioning depends on past experiences too.
Not soley based on any of what you said. Yes, each thing you suggest has an impact, but knowledge and understanding super-cedes all actions takes.
You must think before you can react or act. If you perceive something- the knowledge you have about life and the understanding that goes with it- will shape that perception. Your social environment will a very little impact, as long as you allow yourself to be self-responsible about your thoughts.
Remember, learn and confirm what you learn, so your understanding is true and can put you on a solid foundation for a 100% sound belief system.
To do anything else is irresponsible. - 81
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marinealways24 wrote:
repstrydiefly wrote:
Obviously, we all have a brain. The question is: How do YOU use your brain to think?
Do you research all your ideas?
Do you ask all of the questions that your brain creates?
Do you hold back a lot of secrets?
Do you use your thoughts for creativity?
Do you judge people or accept people and love them for who they are?
Please tell me how exactly do you use your brain in this world of thought.I constantly argue and debate myself. I wouldn't learn if I always agreed with myself.
Well, I guess that would depend on the topic we are talking about.
You will always agree with yourself as long as you have true knowledge and you understand that knowledge.
If you are arguing about something you know little about, then obviously you can not agree with yourself, because your conscience tells you it would wrong to do, because you don't have all the facts to begin with.
But, in some case, I can see you being always correct.
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Cagsil wrote:
Btw, are you saying that it is a bad thing- Objectivism?
No, although I would never want to become an Objectivist myself. I was just pointing out the similarity.
Cagsil wrote:
I've come to a self-realization - that self-responsibility is lost in the world today and before it gets completely out of hand, some has to start making people aware of what's happening.
And, I mean the underlying cause and not the spin politics puts on things.I totally agree about the self-responsibility part, although when it comes to world events, we as individuals can't be sure of a lot of the underlying causes anyway - we might *suspect* the truth, but that's not the same as being 100% certain.
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Cagsil wrote:
marinealways24 wrote:
repstrydiefly wrote:
Obviously, we all have a brain. The question is: How do YOU use your brain to think?
Do you research all your ideas?
Do you ask all of the questions that your brain creates?
Do you hold back a lot of secrets?
Do you use your thoughts for creativity?
Do you judge people or accept people and love them for who they are?
Please tell me how exactly do you use your brain in this world of thought.I constantly argue and debate myself. I wouldn't learn if I always agreed with myself.
Well, I guess that would depend on the topic we are talking about.
You will always agree with yourself as long as you have true knowledge and you understand that knowledge.
If you are arguing about something you know little about, then obviously you can not agree with yourself, because your conscience tells you it would wrong to do, because you don't have all the facts to begin with.
But, in some case, I can see you being always correct.
Thank you.
I think it is possible to be logically correct always if the explanation is logically flawless. The only way a logical explanation can be proven wrong is if it's believed or put together with faith. On not having facts, you are right. Logical facts can not be explained when there are gaps. Then again, nothing is absolute unless you believe it is. - 81
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But, there are some absolutes about life. And, you saying there is no absolutes, seems to be a lack of knowledge on your part.
I understand the absolutes exists, whether or not, I choose to believe in them.
Absolutes are solidly based on facts, science and philosophy.
Science verfies the absolute.
Philosophy verfies your understanding that the absolute exists.
An example: Your conscience is an absolute- it is an indicator to tell you right from wrong. Nothing else can tell you what is right or wrong- you have to figure it out for yourself through listening to yourself.
That fact that many people negate their own conscience would be a good explanation for many atrocities committed in the world today.
I'm not attacking what you believe, but rather want to share my understanding with you.
Everything in life boils down to knowledge and your understanding of that knowledge(wisdom). That's all. - 89
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marinealways24 wrote:
I think it is possible to be logically correct always if the explanation is logically flawless. The only way a logical explanation can be proven wrong is if it's believed or put together with faith. On not having facts, you are right. Logical facts can not be explained when there are gaps. Then again, nothing is absolute unless you believe it is.
Don't confuse logic with facts LOL. Something can be logical yet completely stupid and not based on facts at all.
For example:
"All cats speak Klingon. Fluffy is a cat. Therefore she speaks Klingon"
is logical, yet it's obviously nonsensical, since we all know that cats don't speak Klingon! 
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EmpressFelicity wrote:
marinealways24 wrote:
I think it is possible to be logically correct always if the explanation is logically flawless. The only way a logical explanation can be proven wrong is if it's believed or put together with faith. On not having facts, you are right. Logical facts can not be explained when there are gaps. Then again, nothing is absolute unless you believe it is.
Don't confuse logic with facts LOL. Something can be logical yet completely stupid and not based on facts at all.
For example:
"All cats speak Klingon. Fluffy is a cat. Therefore she speaks Klingon"
is logical, yet it's obviously nonsensical, since we all know that cats don't speak Klingon!Yes, when the statement "All cats speak Klingon" is absolute. Absolutes contradict logic as well. There is no logic in an absolute statement or belief.
repstrydiefly wrote:
Obviously, we all have a brain. The question is: How do YOU use your brain to think?
Do you research all your ideas?
Do you ask all of the questions that your brain creates?
Do you hold back a lot of secrets?
Do you use your thoughts for creativity?
Do you judge people or accept people and love them for who they are?
Please tell me how exactly do you use your brain in this world of thought.I research the ideas I have that peak a certain level of interest, the others, I just forget about.
I ask tons of questions, but of all the ones my brain creates, I try to narrow it down to the most relevant
with two teenagers in the house I really can't keep any secrets,
heck, I can't keep the change in my top drawer for that matter...
I constantly use my thoughts for creativity
I am accepting of others and love them for who they are. Judgment is something I do not appreciate when done to me, therefore I treat others as I would like to be treated.- 89
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marinealways24 wrote:
EmpressFelicity wrote:
marinealways24 wrote:
I think it is possible to be logically correct always if the explanation is logically flawless. The only way a logical explanation can be proven wrong is if it's believed or put together with faith. On not having facts, you are right. Logical facts can not be explained when there are gaps. Then again, nothing is absolute unless you believe it is.
Don't confuse logic with facts LOL. Something can be logical yet completely stupid and not based on facts at all.
For example:
"All cats speak Klingon. Fluffy is a cat. Therefore she speaks Klingon"
is logical, yet it's obviously nonsensical, since we all know that cats don't speak Klingon!Yes, when the statement "All cats speak Klingon" is absolute. Absolutes contradict logic as well. There is no logic in an absolute statement or belief.
Ah, but.
"On planet Earth, the sun always rises in the east at dawn. It is dawn now. Therefore the sun is rising in the east."
...an example of a statement being both absolute *and* logical. Not to mention factually true as well! - 92
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EmpressFelicity wrote:
marinealways24 wrote:
EmpressFelicity wrote:
Don't confuse logic with facts LOL. Something can be logical yet completely stupid and not based on facts at all.
For example:
"All cats speak Klingon. Fluffy is a cat. Therefore she speaks Klingon"
is logical, yet it's obviously nonsensical, since we all know that cats don't speak Klingon!Yes, when the statement "All cats speak Klingon" is absolute. Absolutes contradict logic as well. There is no logic in an absolute statement or belief.
Ah, but.
"On planet Earth, the sun always rises in the east at dawn. It is dawn now. Therefore the sun is rising in the east."
...an example of a statement being both absolute *and* logical. Not to mention factually true as well!The planet Earth is not absolute nor is the sun. These are names we termed them. Again, absolutes contradict logic. There are no absolute facts unless they are believed.
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repstrydiefly wrote:
Obviously, we all have a brain. The question is: How do YOU use your brain to think?
Do you research all your ideas?
Do you ask all of the questions that your brain creates?
Do you hold back a lot of secrets?
Do you use your thoughts for creativity?
Do you judge people or accept people and love them for who they are?
Please tell me how exactly do you use your brain in this world of thought.i have no idea my thoughts just attack sometimes
