Posts by Jonathan Brown6

Mr. Pes said:Buahah! 🤣
Well, isn't logic just a joke? Honestly, what a load of nonsense. 🙂
Look, what you're saying is just your own subjective take. Besides, that thing doesn't even exist in any real sense—it’s nothing more than a basic chemical reaction. I guess it's all just science, really. 😛I mean, even your chemical reaction isn't going to be identical to someone else's if their atoms reacted differently in the first place. I guess it just doesn't work that way. Maybe it's just me, but science is pretty straightforward like that. 😁

Well, unlike your posts, obviously... 🤣

Based on how you reacted and the sheer volume of posts you’re putting out, I’m getting the vibe that you’re just some basement dweller who spends all day glued to a computer screen. It seems like you just sit there waiting for an opportunity to jump down someone else's throat, probably thinking that if you can tear someone else down for a mistake, it somehow makes you look better than everyone else. Maybe. I guess.

Thanks, everyone. Even if most of you spent the whole time tearing me apart, I guess it helped clear things up for me. That was kind of the point, anyway.

Jack Harris3 said:Everyone is just living in their own little delusions.

Well said. I guess I agree, so I'm done with this one. Take care.

moj_um_pali said:Is this some kind of apology letter?😢 😁
I mean, you're out here acting like philosophy itself is just pointless nonsense.
If none of this actually matters, then why even bother posting at all? 😁
If everything is just total garbage, why don't you just go tell a tree or a rock or something instead of posting it here? Since, you know, it's all just "the same old crap" anyway.

Look, you've got a point. I guess I've spent enough time overthinking things to realize that the whole concept of philosophizing is pretty much useless. That’s my take on it, anyway—just living life without all the deep thinking. Some people choose to dedicate their entire lives to debating these things, and hey, that's their call, I guess. But at the end of the day, it all just boils down to basic chemical reactions in the brain.

And I’ve got one more thing to throw at you guys.

I honestly think people aren't that different from animals. Every single move we make is just instinctual. I mean, sure, humans can juggle way more past experiences than some animal can, but every thought we have, every action we take, it's really just an instinctive reaction built on stuff we've already lived through. The only real difference is that we have a much larger database to pull from, so I guess we're just better at combining those inputs.

Skandalouz said:The whole idea is just a chemical reaction, but things aren't as predetermined as you seem to think. By your logic, a person would basically be a NON-LIVING object since everything happening to them would already be set in stone.
And based on how you're thinking, it's pretty obvious you're an atheist, which honestly just suggests YOU haven't reached a high enough level of critical thinking or self-awareness to be lecturing us like this. I feel bad that you're living in such a delusion, but I guess that's something you'll have to figure out on your own.

You guys are so blinded by your own convictions that you completely shut yourselves off from any thought that doesn't fit your worldview. Thank God I'm an atheist so I can actually think objectively, unlike you people who let faith stop you from seeing the "truth."

Every single one of your posts makes it clear that you approach philosophy with this subjective attitude, acting like your beliefs are the only right ones. If you had even a little more sense, you'd realize there isn't really a "right" or "wrong" answer when we're talking about philosophy. And I don't know where you get the nerve to tell me my beliefs are wrong, especially when they're totally objective and have nothing to do with some imposed dogma.

Maybe try thinking for a second—though I guess that’s hard when you're clinging to something that might not even exist. Once you grow up a bit, you'll realize reaching an absolute "truth" is impossible. Like I said before, philosophy is just a waste of time because you're never going to reach whatever it is you're hoping for.

Sure, a human is alive by biological definition (eating, reproducing, etc.). But at an atomic level, we aren't really any different from a rock you'd find on the side of a highway in Ohio (not that I'm talking about composition).

Pandora said:Stop playing philosopher and go pick up a shovel... understanding clearly isn't your strong suit...

Look, I said I’m done with philosophy because I finally realized what it actually is. It isn't about grasping the universe through logic; it's just people lying to themselves so they can believe in some kind of soul.

What if everything you see—rocks, flowers, animals, people, molecules—is nothing more than an image projected by your mind? Just a basic chemical reaction. You're basically stuck in a pool of sludge, and your whole life is just chemistry while machines wage war outside and the sun stays hidden behind thick clouds...🙄 [/B]

The "image of my mind"... if you want to call it that, fine. But maybe you guys just can't push your thinking far enough to see the world from the other side—without all the feelings, biases, and emotions getting in the way.

You're basically stuck in a pool of sludge, and your whole life is just chemistry while machines wage war outside

There's really no need for the outbursts. We can have a normal conversation here. From this post, it seems like you either don't get me, or you just refuse to accept that philosophy is mostly crap built on wishful thinking. So, go ahead. Give me some proof that our thoughts aren't just chemical reactions.

And yeah... obviously I'm talking about materialism. Everything is essentially materialism packaged into different products... try to follow me. I guess it would be nice if someone could prove me wrong with actual arguments. I only wrote this to see what you all think, but I'd appreciate it if you actually backed up your opinions with some facts. Thanks.

I used to be pretty into philosophy, until I finally realized the whole thing is just total garbage. If you look at things from a molecular standpoint, we’re all basically the same—whether it's a rock, a flower, an animal, or a person. I mean, not in terms of what we're made of, but just existing. People love to drone on about the soul or the human intellect or whatever, but honestly? It's all nonsense.

I mean, how is a human being actually different from a river, say, at a molecular level? Not talking about composition here. Every single thought we have, every move we make, is just a chemical reaction. Just a plain, ordinary chemical reaction. So, I guess there really isn't any way to argue for these supposedly "higher values" that define us as individuals.

It seems to me like you guys are all just philosophizing to feed your own "spirit," which is probably just another one of your needs—another chemical reaction, really. I mean, every emotion we feel is just chemistry. Even every word I'm typing right now is just the product of chemical reactions and atoms bumping into each other, or whatever happens when you go deep enough. Who even knows what's down there at the very bottom.

But I've come to realize that all this deep thinking doesn't actually lead anywhere. It's just another human habit.
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