Toughest Philosophical Questions

I only speak of what I know, of course that should be obvious. How could I even speak of something which I didn't know?

Your being stuck on this should be all the evidence you need.

PS: Admitting(to yourself) that you don't know what you're talking about is beneficial!

It's also obvious to most of us that you are unawares of your protagonist, JLN.

It always cracks me up when people give advice they clearly don't follow themselves. Good advice though.

Yes, I'm always aware of that dynamic. Have you noticed how rarely I attack the individual in a debate?
But thanks for the reminder.

Don't mention it.

I think I see a spot on his shirt, why don't you get that while you're at it?

Since you're the one who sees the "spot," why don't you "get it?"

Everything is in existence because we want it to be.

Our purpose is to absorb information, to experience reality, to grow and evolve. Our consciousness is unbiased, does not feel hate or love, it only craves experiences and information.

Though the ultimate goal eludes me, not knowing it is what keeps me learning.

Messier3184 and JDSNZ141, welcome to A2K. You've both made interesting and provocative statements. Hope to hear more from you.

You said:

"Everything is in existence because we want it to be."

First of all, there are no 'things', nor is there any 'existence' for them all to be 'contained' somehow there-in. Also, there isn't anyone who could 'want' them to be there. There is only you, Be-ing.

You also said:

"Our purpose is to absorb information, to experience reality, to grow and evolve. Our consciousness is unbiased, does not feel hate or love, it only craves experiences and information."

There is no 'purpose', that's a word you use when you are trying to prove to yourself and others your own point-of-view. 'Purpose' is just a word, a word which YOU have derived from you, the same from which this word had been derived is its subsequent 'proof'. Same goes for 'reality'. You cannot 'grow' or 'evolve' into that-which you already are, that's like telling a cow to become a cow, ridiculous. Your last sentence is semi-accurate, however I am disgusted by your choice of words.

Using words like 'our consciousness' only abstracts the statement which you are trying to get across. You also use words like these because you know they are familiar and will be 'acceptable' to most who read them(in other words, you're selling out).

Again, there is only you, Be-ing.

This is consistent with a statement like "Everything is in existence because we want it to be."

No, actually, it isn't.

Care to elaborate on that?

The plaintiff has the burden of proof, not the defendant.

Actually, the prosecution and defense must prove their case; it's a two-sided affair. That's the reason it's called a 'trial.'

Only in criminal cases, besides, I wasn't aware that anyone here was 'on trial'.

This is not a trial. It is not a competition. We are not adversaries or enemies. There is no judge. You should be grateful for this.



You insinuated that someone is on trial by calling up the imagery.

The only thing I meant by my original statement is that YOU are the one who 'called me out' by saying I said something which simultaneously proved with the 'sham' of dis-proving that "Everything in existence is there because we want it to be."

What are your grounds for this assumption? You did not make it clear in your original post.

I understand the statement "Everything in existence is there because we want it to be" as saying that everything we know is a matter of defining our perceptions.

I think of perception to be something which is more 'automatic', all that there is to do is to 'think' about them or not.