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Haha, the psychology of the 'self' is very very interesting and a little scary. Do you think all of your thoughts are 'completely original' and created by you?
by nickthemagicman 12y ago
Haha, the psychology of the 'self' is very very interesting and a little scary.
Do you think all of your thoughts are 'completely original' and created by you?
Or do you think that most of your thoughts stem from things you have experienced in the direct environment of your life and your overall personality,goals,likes and dislikes are built upon these thoughts and experiences? And therefore by changing your environment and experiences you would be a completely different version of yourself?
What if you were born to a Saudi Arabian family? What are the chances you would be a Muslim, possibly signifigantly conservative, you wouldn't like the TV shows and music you currently like, your goals would be drastically different because the culture has different socially sanctioned versions of success, etc.....
How much of you is really 'you'? Where does the idea of 'you' begin and where does the surrounding world stop?
- vatotemking 12y agoWow this is a great point to ponder
- tedks 12y ago>What if you were born to a Saudi Arabian family? What are the chances you would be a Muslim, possibly signifigantly conservative, you wouldn't like the TV shows and music you currently like, your goals would be drastically different because the culture has different socially sanctioned versions of success, etc..... Yes, if both my genome and my upbringing were different, I would be a different person. Is this really insightful? Where is the insight, for those seeing insight here?
- nickthemagicman 12y agoIt doesnt stop at your upbringing. Your world around you shapes your thoughts and actions and therefore who YOU are. Its interesting because we consider ourselves static entities shaping our environment. Our env is equally shaping us. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_self http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_self