Posted March 16, 2018 Is there really individuality? I question that considering all selfs/egos are the products of the stream of thought. Thought being conditioned by culture/society and also generations of the past. Thought is the response to memory, knowledge, and experience. We think we think but actually our thoughts are not ours. Thought is not yours or mine but we and what we think are the products of past thought. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 16, 2018 @Faceless Individuality happens because of ignorance of the truth. And it's not real. Nothing is separated, everything is unity. Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) @abrakamowseEverything is a whole but unfortunately that is not ‘actually’ embodied and a reality. But yes as I said, there are really no individuals at all. But individuality is a fact as it is responsible for the current behavior of man kind. Thought is what brings about this division, fragmentation, segmentation. Edited March 16, 2018 by Faceless Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 16, 2018 @Faceless Yes, I agree with that. Thought is what creates division, and the problem is that we think we are the thinkers. Crazy, right? Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 16, 2018 6 minutes ago, abrakamowse said: @Faceless Yes, I agree with that. Thought is what creates division, and the problem is that we think we are the thinkers. Crazy, right? Very crazy ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) I'm a fan of Cosmopolitanism. When you're exposed to a lot of differences, it's hard to form too many prejudices. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmopolitanism Edited March 16, 2018 by Joseph Maynor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 16, 2018 Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 16, 2018 12 minutes ago, abrakamowse said: Yep Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 16, 2018 8 hours ago, Joseph Maynor said: I'm a fan of Cosmopolitanism. When you're exposed to a lot of differences, it's hard to form too many prejudices. Seeing yourself as different psychologicaly makes for more divisions though right. Morals will inevitably be different if we see ourselves as different/unique to one anohter. Not saying I reject anything, but the absense of morals seems like a more efficient way to bring about orderly relationship. But idk ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 16, 2018 Nationalism or Globalism, someone is coming to your door and threatening you with prison time if you don't pay your taxes. I think I'd like Globalism if it was run by a Artificial Intelligence (no humans in charge!). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 16, 2018 31 minutes ago, StephenK said: Nationalism or Globalism, someone is coming to your door and threatening you with prison time if you don't pay your taxes. I think I'd like Globalism if it was run by a Artificial Intelligence (no humans in charge!). Then the A.I. sends some Robots to threaten you with prison time if you don't pay your taxes. Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 16, 2018 @abrakamowse You telling me if this cute little guy told you "Death or Taxes", you'd have a problem with it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 16, 2018 30 minutes ago, StephenK said: @abrakamowse You telling me if this cute little guy told you "Death or Taxes", you'd have a problem with it? Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 16, 2018 @StephenK I was thinking something like this one Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
