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Because your brain likes questions and your brain thinks it exists. The world neither exists or non-exists, it just is , and has allowed the evolution of brains

Because your brain likes questions and your brain thinks it exists. The world neither exists or non-exists, it just is , and has allowed the evolution of brains that ask invalid questions such as what is its origin and purpose. Origin and purpose are useful concepts to avoid dying when an arrow comes from an origin and aims to kill you. Our organic neural networks have a tendency to apply these concepts to everything, that's sometimes vaguely useful, other times it's just brain farts.

photon_lines 7y ago
It does exist though. Our brains are information processing mechanisms which have figured out some of the laws of the universe - and they continue to question it. They do exist and reality does 'exist.' I suppose you're questioning the validity of nature> If so - then yes, I would say it doesn't really 'exist.' Mathematical fields are really what exists...but hey, who's here to argue certainties! So what by your definition - or whom meets the criteria of 'existing' then?
- buboard 7y ago
  it could be that only our brain exists, maybe only mine , not even yours. or not even that. mathematics and information and exustence are figments of the brain too. Existence is only defined as opposed to non-existence. But yeah, even though existence is indirect and subjective, it s OK to accept that it's true, since its not consequential I suppose that s not a fruitful way to think about it but neither is asking questions about reason and purpose. Even if the universe has both of them, they are just 2 arbitrary points with a trajectory across spacetime.
breakerbox 7y ago
This is an interesting answer - one I have never heard of. I can’t say I agree with the premise that the world neither exists or non-exists. Am I missing something, or are you saying the boolean value of existence has a 3rd option?

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Because your brain likes questions and your brain thinks it exists. The world neither exists or non-exists, it just is , and has allowed the evolution of brains

by buboard 7y ago

photon_lines 7y ago
It does exist though. Our brains are information processing mechanisms which have figured out some of the laws of the universe - and they continue to question it. They do exist and reality does 'exist.' I suppose you're questioning the validity of nature> If so - then yes, I would say it doesn't really 'exist.' Mathematical fields are really what exists...but hey, who's here to argue certainties! So what by your definition - or whom meets the criteria of 'existing' then?
- buboard 7y ago
  it could be that only our brain exists, maybe only mine , not even yours. or not even that. mathematics and information and exustence are figments of the brain too. Existence is only defined as opposed to non-existence. But yeah, even though existence is indirect and subjective, it s OK to accept that it's true, since its not consequential I suppose that s not a fruitful way to think about it but neither is asking questions about reason and purpose. Even if the universe has both of them, they are just 2 arbitrary points with a trajectory across spacetime.
breakerbox 7y ago
This is an interesting answer - one I have never heard of. I can’t say I agree with the premise that the world neither exists or non-exists. Am I missing something, or are you saying the boolean value of existence has a 3rd option?