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Beauty is an objective phenomenon that our senses have evolved to identify, and our emotions have evolved to be attracted to, for self-preservation. Indeed, what is beautiful is symmetrical and ordered, resisting external & internal pressures which move towards entropy. We are intuitively...

"Able to use tools" "Ability to think, to reason" All basically hinting at intelligence and self-consciousness (a sophistication of consciousness), that which differentiates us from animals (who have emotions and a lesser degree of consciousness). Do you see large differences between...

Scientists attempting to find a non-existent God equation. Science is simply a model used in order to interpret the objective world; it is bound by parameters, just as our minds from which the model was constructed, is. Only a fool would interpret it as a potential source for uncovering an...

The very fact that we desire nullifies the idea that we are 'free'. Being free is being unbounded. We are subject to our the body's needs and the limits imposed by our environments, and our inheritance. When you are sat there taking a shit, how free are you really? When you find yourself...

I hope you have a good wrench.

"N. fowleri can invade and attack the human nervous system. Although this occurs rarely,[1] such an infection nearly always results in the death" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naegleria_fowleri You're funny.

It's a funny substance haha. I've thought about its effects a fair amount. Yeah obsessive negative thoughts I get those too (varies with changing environments). I think it's the stupid shit people talk about that you can't emphathise with, or find absolutely no importance in. I don't know if...

Absurdity Yeah, I am the same way, except I do smoke alone (better than smoking with others by a fucking margin), then you can properly self-reflect. Does it make you retarded in a social context? I find it's a very utile herb for Fi insight, and boosts Ne. What I'd like to do is stop...

You'd honestly be surprised what a good diet and exercise could do - brings out a very noticeable change. People seem to forget their body has a great influence on their minds.

For good reason. Stay well away.

3 weeks of smiling and making funny faces... Nice. The facial-muscle workout would do good, I'd be frowning constantly if I were part of the... US army, or any army for that matter. Government slave-slave, that's twice as much the slave of that of an ordinary citizen... Blah.

True... Got me singing 'I'm singing in the rain' frequently whilst having an urge to fuck shit up (achieved via the imagination); no-one commits similar-like crime in as much style as Alex. Nah. Not around Granite city. Yeah, it is. It's got a very authentic, ancient vibe to it.

Ok. Do you think embracing the instinctual & intuitive side and disregarding the slower and more analytical mode of thinking is counter-productive?

Well, where your spontaneous thought mixed with passion and curiosity guide you, I guess. Not allowing fear (specifically of the future), preconceptions, conventions, society/culture etc. to get in your way. Seems that can get you into a whole lot of shit. What's the book about?

Strange. The abbreviation of your name said backwards sounds extremely similar despite starting and ending in two different letters. If experience is more reliable than thought. Why the fuck are we discussing, or even thinking about anything at all? Can all thought be proved to be... false...

So yeah. Going to get straight to the point. Can we really trust our instincts? Let it guide us through life? Seems to me, you'd most likely end up getting raped in an alleyway and losing your identity, literally and 'document-ally'... Well, depending on your unique instincts. :rolleyes...

God I've always wanted to make a thread like this. You, Sir, have balls. :elephant: Unfortunately I may not aid you in your futile quest in discovering your 'type' - you are but a snowflake.

My birthday is 3 days past yours and results in the repitition of the number of the month we were both born in (assuming I've correctly guessed your birth date). :P

Tom & Jerry

So are you saying stop chasing the cheese, and actually physically leave the cave? Drop out of Western-civilization? Do not follow the path of wanting to achieve wealth, fame, or power? What if not chasing the cheese puts you in a bad position because everyone else is? Or are you saying be...

The inter-connectedness of the universe and our alignment to the stars leading to fluctuations in consciousness. Spring equinox? Age of Aqaurius? Psychedelics a quick passage to realization of the Self.. Does it matter where and whatever the fuck you do, for psychological welfare, if you are...

Can you justify this? - In my opinion, all the historical and present evidence says otherwise. Yeah, today, given the results of progress (population boost, food scarcity, environmental degradation, privatization etc.) that would be the case. Famine is much more relevant today than it was prior...

Not true. If there was no food before agriculture, we simply wouldn't have survived those hundreds of years we managed without agricultural progress. Before agriculture, there was plenty of food, abundant in nature, especially considering the low numbers of human beings alive. Before you think...

BUT progress lead to violence even increasing in the first place! Wealth? At what cost? I stand by this: Supported by this:

What practical application would an objective truth even have within a subjective realm? :confused: I don't believe in objective truth, or if it exists, it can't be known. All I know is we live in a subjective realm, and solipsism is the only realistic assumption I can make. Anyhow, in...

Why so sure? Indigenous tribes existing today; who you may think of as 'culturally developed and more intelligent Noble Savages' are undoubtedly not fans of the modern world, and, I say this with certainty, the last thing they would want to do is integrate.

^ Pessimism restored.

Check out Boards of Canada - An Eagle In Your Mind Great band. Very hypnotic indeed, their album 'Geogaddi' will get you tripping.

Your profile picture is my ex-avatar. :O Why do the Scottish not pay much attention to their countryside? Not like any of the cities are particularly eye-catching... Especially the little Granite kingdom.

That was a joke. :p Haha I wouldn't say solely, unless you only take into account my previous post. Would we have a greener future post singularity?

Touché. Although I can see a self-aware AI developing a superiority complex after they ask the question: "Who do those fuckers think they are?" "Why do they control us?" This reminds me of the Geth and the Quarians in Mass Effect.. The politically correct phrase would actually be SI...

Impossible, but yes and no. Perhaps the initiation of progress and alteration of nature will ultimately lead to our inevitable extinction - but as you said that is to be decided. I actually have an optimistic view of technology and believe if utilized correctly, with good intention, we can...

Fair enough; I admit to pessimism (although I'm also frequently optimistic) - still, perhaps historical evidence can later be found to be irrelevant (dynamic nature) and my pessimistic views might become reality out of the blue. Also, what you find 'better' really is relative and is also focused...

Why assume it is us humans that will achieve immortality? I'd think our extinction would be more likely. I, Robot springs to mind, the rise of the Machine and the fall of the inferior human beings - we'd have to seriously consider the consequences of a higher self-thinking intelligence...

Yep. I used to be shy as hell, but through analysis one would come to realize that females are rather simple organisms within the kingdom of Animalia - and sexual attraction can be provoked by a multitude of factors e.g. scent, anatomy, intelligence etc. Feedback is relatively simple, and the...

Blah. (Societal) success over happiness? How do you know the path to success doesn't lead to happiness? And how do you know your supposed path to happiness will lead to either of the two? Can money bring misery rather than happiness? Your thoughts on wealth?

I think so too; although there are arguments against epistemological internalism... Perhaps one can break through the barrier of 'mind'. Spirituality, freedom of thought etc. evolving from self-reflection. Conscious of being conscious of being conscious.

We will never 'know'. I was reading an article on societal views on public nudity, and started to think of clothing as a factor of drifting from our true self and reality, the escape of raw life. In the sense that later on we developed subjective judgment on a physical item... and so...

If I ever find you in a fixed position in space, beware of my highly efficient tissue infiltrating ultra-calcium gun. Positive and negative, you have met your Devil.

How are you everywhere and nowhere?

Yeah it generally is a safe setting, and I am familiar with the people. Although, I focus inwards, and lose notion of others, which leads to anxiety. Never used to be the case, used to be able to smoke, and I would just be comfortable next to anyone, even if I'm not familiar with 'em, and I'd be...

Seems INTPs are quite susceptible to anxiety and paranoia with weed.

The main objective would probably be to rebel and infiltrate the federal agency within the executive and/or legislative branches, after the intelligent and sly INTP has found his way inside the enemy's territory, and thus, provoking chaos! Occupation irrelevant. Just a disguise. Kidding...

Re: My names is James Bond... JAAAMES Bond... Or you're over-analyzing everything. :storks: If you actually do have such a fear, then better to know, gives you the ability to rationalize and have more control.

Yeah, it's probably your natural reluctance to want to attract attention and an irrational fear of judgment. Welcome to modern society! 24-7 Brainwashing and entirely bogus. :angel01:

MissQuote Exactly my experience. Except that I haven't had a trip bad enough to make me quit completely. Experiencing this right now actually funnily enough. It really sucks. I'm completely aware of it, but sometimes I get a good buzz. I've experienced both experiences (positive and...

Yup.

^This is true. In fact, if you decide to move there, I don't think you'll need to worry about getting a job ever again. :)

I'm keen on either to be honest. In-between highs (assuming we're thinking of the same thing) are just so empowering. Getting real fucked up is great too, though, depending on the drug... Regarding weed, I can't really get too fucked on that, if I over-smoke, I just become a fucking dumb-ass zombie.

Meh cannabis is complicated for me; it can get me quite anxious and paranoid sometimes; obsessive and negative thoughts (more emotions though) can trigger (a focus on Fi); like a key to the lock of an imaginary box with negative emotions, very unpleasant. Sometimes I really think I should quit...