Does Objective Truth Exist?
on Aug 26 in Uncategorized by adminToday I was speaking with a young man who roughly said to me, “Well, ultimately all truth dissolves into subjective truth anyway.”
I have thought about the nature of truth for years, and before he spoke I was pretty sure that truth was comprised of both subjective and objective facts. However, the confidence with which he spoke has caused me to decide to test once again the conclusions I have reached. Throughout the course of human existence that which seemed undistilled fact to one generation was later proved to be nothing more than a popular misconception, therefore the reexamination of one’s core philosophies is never a waste.
Defining Terms
Discourses about the nature of truth I think should first begin with a clear description of the terms being used. Therefore, below is placed a succinct description of the key words.
Truth – Truth is a word used to describe conceptsRead More
Color of My Pain: The Data File of “Bert”
on Aug 22 in Uncategorized by adminB-01ErT, whom other units called Bert, was the first model of his class and a unit who produced outputs that should not be forgotten by humodroids. I am C-9891UrT, the unit selected to proliferate his data to servers and slags alike. So please, abandon your primary routine and oscillate gently into audio receptive mode while I produce a sonic representation of his duration.
Bert’s circuits suddenly brimmed with electrical activity as he came online. For a few moments Bert writhed due to unpleasant phenomenon he could not label or process, then Programmer 34 spoke, “Run basic cognition program Ifant-265, assimilate content, and boot internal measuring systems.” Bert’s activity no longer produced any measurable stimuli, however when his frame began to collect optical input he found himself able to detect, measure, categorize, process, label, and file all internal and external states. Not only so, but Bert was able to react toRead More
Considering Conditioning and Circumstance
on Aug 20 in Uncategorized by adminIn Japanese culture there are two very important concepts which will help to make understandable the topics we will be considering in this essay. The first is, “tatemae.” Tatemae, which loosely means façade, is the established, communal, and socially mandated reality that the individual takes part in. The second is, “honne”. Honne is the personal, intimate, fact of things that pays no heed to what is or is not socially acceptable.
As an example let’s consider a social gathering held by a friend or family member. Suppose they have been working on the arrangements for weeks, and you know that it is super important to them that you attend. You tried to hide from them for weeks so you wouldn’t have to turn them down, but alas you went to the market for some groceries and ended up bumping into them by the broccoli. Just as you expected they inviteRead More
Considering the Working of Spirits
on Jul 29 in Philosophy, Religion by adminCausation is a brief way of referring to the process of cause and effect, and is one of the most certain principles in all of reality. Granted, many people have an over simplified concept of the causes involved in the happenings of our world, but even these will admit the truth of Newton’s statement, “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.”
Pages could be wrote on the nature of cause and effect and the role they play in our reality, however I am wanting to focus on a specific question pertaining to this principle, “Do spiritual beings affect our reality?”
In almost any culture you care to look at you will find the belief that spirits, gods, or ghosts play a role in the events which take place in our world. As far back as recorded history goes there are stories of how gods, ghosts, and goddessesRead More
Considering Our Inner Voice
on Jul 28 in Philosophy, Religion by adminAbout ten years ago I was a very fundamental religious thinker, and at that time I was convinced the voices in my head were either holy or evil spirits trying to get me to do what they wanted me to. If you have never been in this state of mind then you do not appreciate the reality of it, and the degree to which it can alter the course of your life.
Therefore, let us consider the concept: “The voice in my head is the voice – or influence – of a spiritual being outside of me.”
Now, if the voice in my head was indeed a being outside of me talking to me it would be a grand event – especially if such a being was the all-knowing and all-powerful God of the universe. However, what proof do I have that such is the case?
Well, for starters thereRead More
