Peas

Introduction I've found it undesirable to fit in with groups or to be like others. This came up in therapy once, and my therapist at the time assigned me a question to think about how I could still participate among others without losing my individuality. I ended up responding with an essay, thinking about this … Continue reading Peas →

Peh

Premises What if my premises are wrong? Then my conclusion does not follow. Premises can consist of beliefs which can be fact-based or opinion-based. Facts are either right or wrong while opinions are neither right nor wrong. People can come to find that what they took to be true isn't true, or they could change … Continue reading Peh →

Angst

The fact that I exist continues to get to me. There's what's called existential therapy but it's all about responsibility which I'd rather avoid. Would rather focus on the moment and not think about the future with its unwanted obligations and consequences for not obliging. Would like my life to be as simple as comfortably … Continue reading Angst →

Slipknot

Lately I've been resistant and contrarian. I realize that my perspective is merely that–a perspective–yet I have difficulty being open to the contrary. I think it's at least partly because I think I have reached this perspective from logical conclusions. Perhaps I am afraid of letting go of what I consider to be logical. The … Continue reading Slipknot →

Reason

Reason can be viewed as a golden crown atop humanity. "Look at us. We're so smart. We can reeeasooon." But reasoning has its flaws. Deductive Reasoning Deductive reasoning is starting with a set of premises to form a conclusion. Premise 1: All chocolate bars are tasty.Premise 2: A Snicker's is a chocolate bar.Conclusion: Therefore a … Continue reading Reason →

Paradoxes

I googled "why do paradoxes exist," and I saw this part of an answer on Quora: In general, inconsistencies can exist, because we can conceive of them, and paradoxes exist because we try to match the physical world with our conceptual view of it, and we often fail. So a paradox may simply be a mismatch between our … Continue reading Paradoxes →

Cuuuuuubes!

You're in a cube and you can only ever see inside your own cube, but you could have a one-way window that you could look out and see that there are other cubes other than yours, but you can't see inside them, and your cube is the only cube that you can ever see inside. … Continue reading Cuuuuuubes! →

Spinny Wheel of Existence

What if humans desire the feel-good things like meaning and connection merely because, in the past long ago, those that didn't desire or have those things died out? With lack of meaning, the ones who died out saw no reason to try to survive. Thus maybe the only reason we have this deep-seated need for … Continue reading Spinny Wheel of Existence →

Models

Models can be made to fit and explain the data. Data from research can be shaped and interpreted to say what one wants it to say. Likewise, people can make their own models to explain life, to fit their reality. The data can be interpreted to say what they want it to say. Some people … Continue reading Models →

Perspectives

We're all just telling ourselves stories, it seems. We're all just picking and choosing, it seems, creating our own subjective realities, limited by how and what we perceive. "This is right for me because..." "This is wrong for me because..." And then a bunch of people trying to convince you otherwise, trying to get you … Continue reading Perspectives →