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our Opinions are just Figments

posted 8 years ago by skribb_Mk2
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Rendered as an EFFECT of our emotions. Our opinions are merely rationalisations based on pre-existent ideas of reality (i.e knowledge/experiences we have gathered).

Every time a new emotion is felt strongly enough to be deemed "of interest" to the Bodymind, the Bodymind will incorporate this into the Self (what we can consciously refer to as our "me" or ego) and adjust the Self's opinions accordingly.

Opinions never influence emotions, it is always the other way around. Facts will not of themselves change Someone's opinion, that Someone must emotionally connect to that fact on one or more levels.

Other evidence of my claim is the myriad of already defined cognitive biases.

I'm especially interested in the perspectives from psychopaths and sociopaths.

Discuss.😃

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.and then the bong hits him on the head and he falls RIGHT over the realitY

[–] matt_shade 8 years ago

One could argue opinions ARE emotions regarding facts e.g. the Eiffel Tower being in Paris is a fact, my opinions regarding the Eiffel Tower being in Paris could technically be defined as nothing but emotions.

Also, this: http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000130/nest/263626706

[–] skribb_Mk2 8 years ago

read: http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000130/nest/264229881?d=264334018#264334018

I think that's what you mean right?

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.and then the bong hits him on the head and he falls RIGHT over the realitY

[–] matt_shade 8 years ago

Kind of although I wouldn't say all facts are opinions or that our psyches can create truth or that a person "has to" have a certain anything to gravitate toward anything.

Also, this: http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000130/nest/263626706

[–] skribb_Mk2 8 years ago

Well as long as I know what you were going for. Don't think we'll ever agree with each other's theories word-for-word 😁

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.and then the bong hits him on the head and he falls RIGHT over the realitY

[–] matt_shade 8 years ago

What do you mean by the psyche can create truth?

Also, this: http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000130/nest/263626706

[–] skribb_Mk2 8 years ago

When you believe something so intensely that it becomes your truth. Self-delusion.

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.and then the bong hits him on the head and he falls RIGHT over the realitY

[–] matt_shade 8 years ago

But self-delusion is not truth. You can believe you're Napoleon Bonaparte time-traveled into the present but if it's not true it's not true.

Also, this: http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000130/nest/263626706

[–] RayRaggy 8 years ago

You can believe you don't need legs in order to walk on legs, but no amount of faith will ever make it true.