Whats Your Life Philosophy?

[Joon]

Absurdism, Idealism, and Cynicism, just a few.

 

[Edogawa]

My philosophy is the existence of laws that allow life to flow progressively and in security. Society where people enjoy rights, companies enjoy free market, national security keeping the peace etc. all of the traditional values that created what western civilization is.

 

[Fountain]

A little bit of everything but i do have a personal philosophy of my own. It's really hard to explain it but i'll just try to sum it up the best i can. So basically, in a nutshell, my philosophy is that we're all mentally connected by an unbreakable link that prevents us from going further beyond the cycle. If that makes any sense. That's it. Again, it's really hard, if not 'impossible', for me to explain so i won't bother going into details. You would have to be in my shoes to truly understand where i'm coming from.

 

[kimb]

finally a GD thread i like...based on those its a mix of Determinism, Existentialism, Hedonism, Realism

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Determinism because i do believe in fate, people will die when theyre suppose to for whatever reason but you have no control in that. i guess thats why i usually tend to have the "go with the flow" attitude when it comes to life, not exactly with controlling people who think they control life but hey..its just we are all fated to certain paths i feel and see, call it karma or whatever you want to justify said fate. but it is what it is imo, you just have to try and do the best you can with the cards youve been dealt for whatever reason

Existentialism because i truly believe everything is meaningful, thats really one of the main reason why im a songwriter and artist and is the fuel for that. there'd be no point at all really if i didnt feel so, especially when i first started off with people saying youll never make money and its over saturated, blah blah. but i have feelings that were meaningful to me that i felt i needed to express and seeing it resonate with others who could feel it and connect on an emotional level with me, showed me personally they weren't meaningless, someone was getting something meaningful from it, which made me try even harder. i also feel like everything happens for a reason, which might fall under the last one but i feel that gives meaning to things, moments with individuals arent forever, when they leave they leave all the memories and things they may have taught you, which can be a huge impact and all you really have left of someone important. though i disagree that the sky is the limit, you are very limited, gravity is there to remind you of that. you can try your best to make the life you want and go for the things you want but in reality that might just not be the case for you, youre probably fated for something else. while others need to endure said hardships to reach their fate, which might kind of be what you had in mind but it usually never is

Hedonism because you only live once, you might as well try to enjoy your time here as much as possible. no one will make your life truly pleasurable by your standard. i could never live a straight edge life or be super diet strict, for me thats not pleasurable and enjoying my life, as much time and effort it takes to right a good song or paint a painting, if i didnt get some sort of pleasure out of it there would be no point. sure i can be super selfish sometimes to attain and maintain pleasure but it is what it is and there are so many things in this world that can bring it to you, its almost like youre suppose to, though religious people feel you are suppose to fight temptations, which they are entitled to believe but i find it dumb, you should embrace them imo. even though happiness is very fleeting, even to have it just for a little bit is worth jumping out from under water to feel the sun, even if just for a little. otherwise i wouldve been killed myself, life is way too depressing and terrible. to never ever feel something more and always be depressed is a fear i always have and pleasurable things and moments pull me away from that feeling

Realism i dont think i really need to explain, its pretty obvious and the description covers it. so many people are in fantasies, even me im in my own bubble to try and escape some of the realities of life but regardless of how i feel or what i do, its still there. there are things, concepts, philosophies and behaviors that have existed long before ive been a live and will still be there long after

Do you believe your views on determinism undermine your views on existentialism? The determinist sees universal events as inevitabilities outside of our control, where as the existentialist sternly believes in free will and that were the determining factor in our lives. Is there a median between the two where you believe in both or a mix of the two?

A little bit of everything but i do have a personal philosophy of my own. It's really hard to explain it but i'll just try to sum it up the best i can. So basically, in a nutshell, my philosophy is that we're all mentally connected by an unbreakable link that prevents us from going further beyond the cycle. If that makes any sense. That's it. Again, it's really hard, if not 'impossible', for me to explain so i won't bother going into details. You would have to be in my shoes to truly understand where i'm coming from.

Hmm, interesting. So when you say you believe we're all mentally connected by a link, do you mean that we all share the same essence that connects us to one another? Do you also believe that our links are connected to the universe in anyway?

Also, what do you define as the cycle? (Life cycle, cycle of existence, etc.?)

 

[Dreckerplayer]

Uninfluenced? I'm making you re-read and edit your posts against and again like the bitc* you are as if it's the final essay to hand in. "Straddling" I hope you don't spout your bulls*it in the rare times where you're allowed to make verbal conversation with us normal humans. You probably got bullied in secondary school by people like me so now you're jumping around here on Narutobase.

You're an American nerd with a 30 point BMI

Not sure what you're talking about. Wow, you're very creative...your self-esteem is just THAT low.

And if I edit/re-edit, it's because I read and notice things, at the last minute,after i post my original post. That's exactly what not rehearsing or premeditating an argument is...you type exactly or as soon as it comes to mind.

Being considerate of the truth, is just that, considering it.

 

[Dreckerplayer]

The "absurd" in absurdism is reference to finding the pursuit of and or belief in inherent meaning to existence ridiculous, or "absurd". Judging by your comment, you're an absurdist. Congratulations



Sounds like textbook nihilism to me. You definitely have a positive outlook on life though, which isn't uncommon among nihilist.

It all sounds like propaganda to me...seriously.

You have poor judgement, cause obviously you're just jumping to conclusions.You're incredibly manipulative.Taking pieces of what someone says and squaring it to make it seem like something it's not.

The person that is absurd and controlling, is you.Obviously...you want to displace and square everyone's views, and convince them that something is wrong with their way of thinking. You have an agenda.You're a controller.

 

[Chikombo]

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Ot: so you like Nietzsche?

I don't really know where I stand, but I think about it. I guess I'm skeptical about social services if that's a philosophy, but I know usually when I look at the news I usually get caught on things that involve shady things with institutions and stuff. I also dislike faschism, nazism, racism and all of that, but I think it can be a little more complex than the way people usually talk about it. I am skeptical about a lot I think. I don't know.

Looking at the pictures I think Hedonism fits me.

There doesn't seem to be a word for my philosophy on your list, maybe you can help me out.I think of us as flesh robots that have a core goal/s and that is purely survival,reproduction and ensuring our offspring gets the best chance at survival. On our journey to this goal, we are peppered with some emotions and feelings which may make us think there is more to life than just surviving (love,happiness, achievement etc) which isn't the case in my opinion because love,happiness and achievement are a byproduct and a reward for following your instincts and accomplishing a task to get to the goal of survival and reproduction (e.g getting a GF). I don't really think I have free will because I know, all my goals that I "chose with my free will" are all connected someway in supporting the core goal mentioned above. We're essentially very complex flesh robots that have been programmed for surival and reproduction. Other than that I don't know if there is more meaning to life, there doesn't seem to be but I try to live my life enjoying it much as possible even though I know what is really going on.

:S xD

 

[kimb]

It all sounds like propaganda to me...seriously.

You have poor judgement, cause obviously you're just jumping to conclusions.You're incredibly manipulative.Taking pieces of what someone says and squaring it to make it seem like something it's not.

The person that is absurd and controlling, is you.Obviously...you want to displace and square everyone's views, and convince them that something is wrong with their way of thinking. You have an agenda.You're a controller.

Propaganda? Interesting proposition. Lets run with this, "I am promoting philosophical propaganda through discussion threads on a Naruto forum", good, good. Now, what are my motivational factors, and end goal? And, also, do I get a backstory?

Did both of my parents die, or just one?

 

[Fountain]

Hmm, interesting. So when you say you believe we're all mentally connected by a link, do you mean that we all share the same essence that connects us to one another? Do you also believe that our links are connected to the universe in anyway?

Something like that yeah. I haven't given it much thought on wether we are somewhat connected to the universe itself or not. It could be possible i guess. I'll need to think about it.

Also, what do you define as the cycle? (Life cycle, cycle of existence, etc.?)

Yes. The life cycle, or cycle of existence... Like the status quo of humanity. How we're all born the same, we have the same ambitions, we live our lives and die the same so on and so on. Never truly able to transcend ourselves.

 

[kimb]

Something like that yeah. I haven't given it much thought on wether we are somewhat connected to the universe itself or not. It could be possible i guess. I'll need to think about it.


Yes. The life cycle, or cycle of existence... Like the status quo of humanity. How we're all born the same, we have the same ambitions, we live our lives and die the same so on and so on. Never truly able to transcend ourselves.

I think I understand what you're getting at; what your getting across does sound familiar in terms of the connections (a sort of offshoot of monism), but this is the first time I've heard of the concept of humans existing in an inescapable cycle of existence which they cannot transcend. I personally believe (or would like to believe) we're capable of transcending ourselves, but that's just me being an idealist. But maybe you're right and I'm wrong, who knows.

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Ot: so you like Nietzsche?

I don't really know where I stand, but I think about it. I guess I'm skeptical about social services if that's a philosophy, but I know usually when I look at the news I usually get caught on things that involve shady things with institutions and stuff. I also dislike faschism, nazism, racism and all of that, but I think it can be a little more complex than the way people usually talk about it. I am skeptical about a lot I think. I don't know.

Looking at the pictures I think Hedonism fits me.

Nietzsche is alright, but I personally think he's overrated. He's critiques on morality and religiosity were definitely revolutionary for his time and have had some major lasting impact on the world of religion and philosophy (arguably, humanity), but I think his works are too often misinterpreted as claiming the world holds no value, when he's only claimed that the world hold no objective value.

Nietzsche is not as nihilistic as people make him out to be; when Nietzsche advocates for a destruction of values, he's not saying "**** everything, nothing matters", he's saying that people must reevaluate their values, and in order to be a creator of values, one must first destroy values. But most people took the destroy values thing, and ran off without any sort of evaluation of old values or establishing of new values because it's really easy to prescribe to the notion that "nothing matters, **** everything". And I think this misinterpretation of Nietzsche has sort of led society astray in some aspects in terms of the way we see the rise of moral relativism, and actual nihilism. I haven't read all his books (only two), but I've definitely read far more than his fanatics who've read a few wiki pages on Nietzsche and think they're beliefs are inspired. Arguably 90% of all the edgelords and "hardcore atheist skeptic" types are a product of nietzschean falsehoods and uninspired misinterpretations of his work.

TL;DR Nietzsche is aight, but his fanatics are stoopid.

I prefer Voltaire's stances on morality and religion over Nietzsche. Nietzsche kind of puts too much faith into humanity to establish their own values, when in reality, most people never take the time out of their to even consider why they consider the things they consider right and wrong as right and wrong. Religion isn't necessary, but in most cases it's a preferable and tolerable default mode of morality for the general masses. I think Voltaire said something about it being preferable to have a religious servant, than an irreligious servant because the religious servant would be less likely to steal his crap. That's something I can cosign.

 

[Jazzy Stardust]

Do you believe your views on determinism undermine your views on existentialism? The determinist sees universal events as inevitabilities outside of our control, where as the existentialist sternly believes in free will and that were the determining factor in our lives. Is there a median between the two where you believe in both or a mix of the two?

i think i answered that in the original post

.....Existentialism because i truly believe everything is meaningful, thats really one of the main reason why im a songwriter and artist and is the fuel for that. there'd be no point at all really if i didnt feel so, especially when i first started off with people saying youll never make money and its over saturated, blah blah. but i have feelings that were meaningful to me that i felt i needed to express and seeing it resonate with others who could feel it and connect on an emotional level with me, showed me personally they weren't meaningless, someone was getting something meaningful from it, which made me try even harder. i also feel like everything happens for a reason, which might fall under the last one but i feel that gives meaning to things, moments with individuals arent forever, when they leave they leave all the memories and things they may have taught you, which can be a huge impact and all you really have left of someone important. though i disagree that the sky is the limit, you are very limited, gravity is there to remind you of that. you can try your best to make the life you want and go for the things you want but in reality that might just not be the case for you, youre probably fated for something else. while others need to endure said hardships to reach their fate, which might kind of be what you had in mind but it usually never is

 

[Dreckerplayer]

Propaganda? Interesting proposition. Lets run with this, "I am promoting philosophical propaganda through discussion threads on a Naruto forum", good, good. Now, what are my motivational factors, and end goal? And, also, do I get a backstory?

Did both of my parents die, or just one?

Awww a pompous smart-aleck...and nope, I didn't say all that, you did.Nice try.

The way these philosophies are presented, implied biased leanings to me. Some views are presented as something negative,when some just seemed normal or okay, while other views, which some seemed illusive to me, were presented in such a positive way.Which seemed like you were promoting certain ones, while presenting the others in such a negative way. When, everything isn't exactly as bright as it may seem. Some of the ones presented in such a positive way, just seemed down right delusional. But, if you were plagiarizing from some other source, than i guess it's not your fault.

 

[HashiraMadara]

Break cycle of poverty, deter the common black folk stereotype, of course dine with the opposite *** on multiple occasions, find a strong willed yet vulnerable to my love woman then leave great will for my seed.

I am not sure what would you call this diplomatically

 

[Dreckerplayer]

Break cycle of poverty, deter the common black folk stereotype, of course dine with the opposite *** on multiple occasions, find a strong willed yet vulnerable to my love woman then leave great will for my seed.

I am not sure what would you call this diplomatically

I call it, "not gonna happen". At least, not on your terms.

"deter the common black stereotype"...not sure what you mean by that.Maybe it's just you, that is the one stereotyping.

 

[kimb]

Awww a pompous smart-aleck...and nope, I didn't say all that, you did.Nice try.

The way these philosophies are presented, implied biased leanings to me. Some views are presented as something negative,when some just seemed normal or okay, while other views, which some seemed illusive to me, were presented in such a positive way.Which seemed like you were promoting certain ones, while presenting the others in such a negative way. When, everything isn't exactly as bright as it may seem. Some of the ones presented in such a positive way, just seemed down right delusional. But, if you were plagiarizing from some other source, than i guess it's not your fault.

My bias definitely all up and down this thread, I'll admit that. Just look at the description of nihilism. I wasn't trying to present this thread as an objective look into philosophy, more so a light hearted discussion on people's outlook.

 

[Fountain]

Break cycle of poverty, deter the common black folk stereotype, of course dine with the opposite *** on multiple occasions, find a strong willed yet vulnerable to my love woman then leave great will for my seed.

I am not sure what would you call this diplomatically

Me neither

 

[FuriouslAngel]

yeah nice thread, didnt read

 

[kimb]

yeah nice thread, didnt read

Okay.

 

[Hotaruko]

Philosophies are really just there to categorize groups of thoughts, experiences and people. But ultimately what truly matters is how vibrantly you live your life and how inclusive you are to those around you. There is no replacement for genuineness and the ability to live fully.

The closest quote that could describe my way of living would be:

"You come into this world with nothing and you go empty-handed. The wealth of life lies only in how you have allowed its experience to enrich you." - Quoted from Inner Engineering Book