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Then what does it mean? "You are the only conscious thing in existence "..that's literally what Leo says..then what are "other people "in this worldview? And that's exactly what I'm doing .I've done a lot of introspection and contemplating..and I'm sharing my honest results. I don't fucking know!

I'm dead serious dude ..are you fucking kidding me with this solipsism nonsense? You really think other people are NPCs?

@Razard86 yes I'm contradicting myself. I used to believe in solipsism. Not anymore Solipsism is just a big pile of horseshit. I don't buy it . And I don't care If I got banned for saying this.

Watch your bullshit. Don't talk about things you have no clue about .

If you are God..then to you belongs all that is in the cosmos. You are the creator of the entire universe. Everything you've ever wanted belongs to you . Isn't that fucking fantastic?

Forget to mention. Stay away from bad habits like smoking ..stress and overthinking..and too much sugar. That's a libido killer .

I like this ?

I guess Alcohol? Yeah that one is a bitch . Luckily I'm not the kind of person who will miss around with Alcohol. Cigarettes are more than enough for me . I also suffered from intense anxiety last year .now I see a therapist and I take SSRI’s and I'm completely healed . What do you mean by "cyclical "? think of it from a Myth of Sisyphus perspective. It seems like if you believe suffering is a choice.. then you’d say :well.. we have to imagine sisyphus happy because he believes one day the rock will stay at the top. He has found meaning in his task..so he does not suffer. But it’s not like he "chose" to be rolling the rock every day . he has to. And if he couldn’t find meaning in the task..that’s not his fault.. is it? You can’t force yourself to not suffer. You don’t have control over these things. I did some googling and it seems I am in the minority..most people agree that suffering is a choice. Can anyone here explain to me from a philosophical viewpoint why that is?

What kind of suffering? Would you mind sharing some of it ? Also..do you make that classical distinction between pain and suffering? I was recently told by my therapist that while pain is inevitable and a part of life. suffering is a choice. I strongly disagree..suffering comes with pain and isn’t a choice at all. I feel that by saying suffering is a choice.. you are saying that people who are suffering just aren’t trying hard enough to improve their situation or that they /want/ to be in the pain that they are in.

Oh dear Leo..where were you absent man ?got me worried about you. Anyways..glad you are still doing good ,I suppose. Why so pessimistic though ? Does it have anything to do with your health problems?

Why do you think that is ? How do you know? Self fulfilling prophecy. So we should live just like animals? Without entertaining our mental facilities? Great ?. Thanks.

You see? ..you are creating a duality between 'you' and 'You '. As if there is a false self and a true Self . And that just isn't the case . The term nondual points to that there is not two . So yes ..everything in the entire universe is yours because 'you ' is God .its too Good to be true isn't it ?

What's the difference? The two are identical.

You will eat every single Pizza that has ever been eaten ever. ?

A belief is the acceptance that something is true without having proof cause if we have proof we just know it. Can you not believe in religion,in ethics, not even to yourself? So can we make decisions without calling it truth just by calling it an opinion or theory living in uncertainty? Can a human function this way or is it too much to handle? If people chose subconsciously by some instinct of self preservation to believe in their first rationalization just cause it makes them feel better with purpose then what about people who call themselves unbelievers(not just about god) are they above self preservation instincts? Can you function with "rationality" and skepticism? Are all our opinions biased and limited so probably all wrong(does that make them wrong)?.

@Yimpa haha ..I wanna know what you are high on ..

My problem is exactly the need of beliefs i know that just .Because you need something doesn't make it true or right but understanding that does not prove that you have eliminated beliefs from your thought prosses.Maybe aspiring to destroy believes is impossible.But i don’t want to act pretentious cartesian doubt as a term is a gap in my knowledge so i surrender to the intellectually sloppy part. Proof is the antidote to beliefs. The fact that most people assume that it is possible to construct concepts that fully correspond to some aspect of reality objectively does not mean that such a thing is achievable. That's just a convenient illusion that confuses those who need security. All knowledge is only an approximation in my opinion. It is impractical to seek refuge in absolute knowledge. So yes we need beliefs.

Thanks . So sweet . Namaste . btw..if you don't mind ..where are you from ? Are you Indian (I'm asking because only Indians say Namaste ?).

@Theplay what is the "heart "?

Good example. If belief is just choosing subconsciously the rationalization you find more comfortable to justify the world then is acting surprised when you Don't find the car was triggered by your belief that objects Don't just disappear for no reason.? So you have to believe that objects just don't disappear just cause. What I want to know if you can escape irrationality. For instance..When you give a task to a person and you say you trust him i think you subconsciously calculate his chances success and call it trust.You don't have the processing power to calculate the person or the universe(if that's even possible) so you act on probability..on percentages. If your actions are based on probability then they can be wrong but you have to act..action is life..decision is life.So if decision is acting on probability then isn't decision a belief?Maybe with calculation and proof the universe doesn't need beliefs but in a lifetime of a person aren't all our actions based on belief?If decisions are just bad math(and life is a decision)they have no absolute purpose you can choose love..hate..virtue..suffering..pleasure,or just end it all and you can't say any of them is right or wrong. Yea i came to something of a similar conclusion myself and i was looking for something that opposes this thought.

Yes but to what degree exactly we should not mix truth with belief? What is the criteria to distinguish truth from belief? It is a practical matter. A question of resources. It is not necessary to verify every belief. This should only be done when necessary. Each concept always has a probability less than 100% of corresponding to reality. There is no way of knowing which of our concepts have an absolute correspondence. So acknowledging beliefs as beliefs is not as Easy as it may sound .

So if we need belief in order to function..that doesn't make a belief true . But you are saying it might not be verified as true but we 'need it '. This is called pragmatism . yours is the pragmatic and accepting view. IMO. In our real lives..there is much uncertainty. more than many would care to admit. Correspondingly ..there is less knowledge..and much more belief than some are happy to discuss.

Two examples: 1-That there isn't a Chinese teapot revolving around planet Mars. I believe that. Without evidence. 2-that you are conscious just like me .

Men who are average looking..never get matches..and don’t get a chance to show who they are. Women who are good looking get accosted by waves of men..and this makes the woman very very selective . Which reduces the chances of men getting a match. Online dating just results in good looking men having lower self esteem and being exhausted of dating. While the bad ones keep going un-deterred. And the good women are constantly under threat of dick pics and sexual harassment..they can’t have normal interactions. Hearing my single friend tales of his experience with Tinder is so disheartening. I feel so lucky to be in a stable relationship for half a year now. I do not know how I would find someone else if my girlfriend dumped me . Especially since she is not from India (but she told me she finds Indian guys to be hot). Share your experience with online game .any failure or success.

Before online dating, the dating pool was a lot smaller, and people were forced to meet IRL in a local setting. Looks were somewhat important, but people were able to complement their image with their personality and character. In present day with online dating, pretty much only looks matter. You can't show your character and charisma without matching first. Photos are the first thing that a user sees. Other traits can be mentioned on a profile, but are subordinate.