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That is one of my sayings... Ok not exactly but the way I say it is: "I am a walking contradiction", cognitive dissonance with no commitment... Partially at least? What I think and what I say do not have to lineup, they mostly need to be relevant to the topic at hand. I think it is a bit heavy calling it a belief system, more a feel it out in the dark system and maintain a certain degree of consistency as I go through life gaining new info and down the line maybe I change my mind. I think a belief system surely is very set, if that is the case then my main belief is to be sufficiently dismissive of things as not concerning me. Then I maybe chill later and I think on it a bit and decide I like this or I like that since it makes sense and I decide to give it more relevance. When it comes to opinions and maybe a discussion the other party will always be more invested in it than what I am... Then again what am I even explaining because "Fatal" would then mean that no matter if I explain how I process or think about things I am wrong due to it being contradictory to something else... I also don't know in which way it is contradictory apart from personally I know that I say,think and do things not in line with what I may have said,thought or done. :) cool comment though it sounds badass.

"Your belief system is riddled with fatal contradictions".

What I think and what I say do not have to lineup,

I agree. HOwever, what you say and what you say should be logically coherent.

To what degree? For example, when I write I find it very train of thought, so I know I am not always the most succinct and may even end up arguing my bloody self. That is where I like to think the cognitive dissonance comes in since I have a preferred line of thinking vs something I might be muddling around. Freaking word diarrhoea I that.

I will read the rest of your comments though then respond.

Your statements don't need to match your entire history of statements.

If you applied historical coherence to science, we'd be stuck in the stone age.

You only need to make your most recent claims coherent.

For example, your latest book or movie may contradict your previous book or movie in some way, but each book or movie must be consistent with itself.

...if that is the case then my main belief is to be sufficiently dismissive of things as not concerning me.

As it should be.

Nice I got something right :) Just finished poker going to go google Axioms now. BRB.

I also don't know in which way it is contradictory apart from personally I know that I say,think and do things not in line with what I may have said,thought or done. :) cool comment though it sounds badass.

A certain amount of explicit flexibility is the hallmark of a durable belief system.

And, thanks for the complement.

Can you identify your primary AXIOMS?

Ok I lied I also went to go buy cancer while thinking on this Axiom thing. From what I see it is a self-evident belief, so a foundational one. A position I would take, mmmm tricky. Yours for example is very broad, proHuman... I am on the other side of that if it means that human life matters above all. Family is also something that depends on context, but I can see that might probably include any support structure which you can use to stick to your "belief".

I think if anyone has spoken to me for a bit and read some of my trash that I consider people to be evil, the masses to be immoral and think life can be forfeited. I think cultures and religion are traditionally toxic and that violence should meet a literal death. People are not equal although we must endeavour to treat them as such, this is more inclined to be in line with things like IQ for want of a better example... Trying to keep things coherent but think that is about it, the broad strokes I would say, mainly guilty until proven innocent if I were to use a single phrase as an axiom.

Edit: I would have to think on it more since I tend to just go kamikaze and make connections as I go :)

I consider people to be evil, the masses to be immoral and think life can be forfeited.

Please explain.

Well, at the core it is more a judgement that I hold of anyone I meet. It is also more nurture than nature. Being able to consciously inflict harm and then do so because you can is evil, so everyone is evil. That is not a biggy though since it is just part of life. I have a problem with the masses because they seem to reject individual morality assuming they are part of the greater good. This makes anything they wish "the greater good" Life can be forfeited because life can be said to have rules, as we progress in thinking we can refine these - that is our social contract.

I agree that doing immoral things in the service of "the greater good" or because someone "trusts their god/boss/general" is a primary factor in the spread of "evil" and the shirking of "personal responsibility".

That's why I'm a big fan of deontological ethics. And also why I'm very skeptical of consequentialism.

I am on the other side of that [+proHUMAN] if it means that human life matters above all.

It means (each individual) human life matters above all (to each individual).

Agreed on the to each individual. Self-preservation.

Survival instinct is primary. That's why "nihilism" is incoherent.

I think it may seem more or less incoherent almost solely based on how a person feels the day. Personally I like the idea of nihilism, it is comforting, it is a good baseline which I think flirts a bit with stoicism in attitude but does not have that irritating "appreciate" aspect.

"There is no justification for life, but also no reason not to live. Those who claim to find meaning in their lives are either dishonest or deluded. In either case, they fail to face up to the harsh reality of the human situations" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existential_nihilism

The only issue I have with that quote is what is "meaning", seems a bit like a Witch trial where you must admit to delusion or dishonesty. Then even if I admit or am that and do not know, it just does not matter at all. I breathe because I always have.

Took a moment to respond while at work, I will read and watch the rest soon I get a focus gap. Just wanted to comment to thank you for the delegation. I must ask that you remove it though as I have more than enough RC, and I don't wish to be indebted. I am very sporadic in how I engage on the platforms so I would rather not feel indebted to comment, vote or resteem posts. Same goes for your voting sprees. :)

Excellent analysis.

The only issue I have with that quote is what is "meaning", seems a bit like a Witch trial where you must admit to delusion or dishonesty. Then even if I admit or am that and do not know, it just does not matter at all. I breathe because I always have.

REAL-TRUE-FACTS are Quantifiable, rigorously defined, scientifically verifiable and or logically necessary (like NOUMENON) - AND TECHNICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY MEANINGLESS.

Unfalsifiable Qualitative, experiential, personal private, opinions and feelings are MEANINGFUL.

We are told from a very young age that our feelings don't matter.

This is a counter-factual statement (propaganda) that is used to culturally brainwash us.

MEANING = MOTIVE (E-MOTION).

Without e-motion (motive/meaning) the nihilist will not move, will not eat, and will most certainly die (unless they are "rescued" and placed on "life support").

I have delegated to you to show my appreciation (just like an upvote).

Please do not feel obligated in any way.

I know it can feel a little strange, but you owe me nothing at all.

Family is also something that depends on context, but I can see that might probably include any support structure which you can use to stick to your "belief".

Human life is impossible without a family, so it's actually just an extension of +proHUMAN.

Human life is impossible without a womb. The family then nurtures it, fair enough. Family, however, does not have to mean Mom, Dad etc. It just means support structure.

I think cultures and religion are traditionally toxic and that violence should meet a literal death.

Are you suggesting we should kill people to keep people from killing people?

Haha, I know that is probably an age-old discussion, personally I do not see a way around it. I think about it as if I never wanted to be sad then I could remove it but I would need to remove the happy also and feel nothing. Now to have a healthy society with people doing good, and we have established that individual and organizational (for lack of a better word) violence is bad for society but it is also the ultimate in bad. Because of the status that violence holds it is not as simple as just saying go to jail. So yes kill people from killing people, and obviously, by extention this means I think there must always be a governmental entity which inforces. So we have to still keep the bad to have the good.

There are humane prisons.

I found this interesting,

People are not equal although we must endeavour to treat them as such, this is more inclined to be in line with things like IQ for want of a better example...

Do you believe a high IQ always = good (more valuable) person?

No. I think that if people were honest with themselves they would be well aware of their shortcomings, then I think things that are assumed prejudice are merely filters to find the right people for the right things. More than that I mean that people should think in those terms, they need to hold prejudice to make better decisions. If society as a whole were to think in those terms would we even have a political structure the way we do? Would we not then prefer facts as we know that we are prejudice, we as individuals would also not try to just get things we feel we are owed because of being aware of our own shortcomings thus I think people that then rise above would always be on merit. IQ alone means nothing, as a lot has to do with your personal moral and ethical views etc. I don't think a person can filter on a single criteria. I just think someone with a decent IQ stands a better chance of avoiding being swallowed by the masses.

I think that if people were honest with themselves they would be well aware of their shortcomings,

Self-bias is extremely difficult to spot,

...then I think things that are assumed prejudice are merely filters to find the right people for the right things. More than that I mean that people should think in those terms, they need to hold prejudice to make better decisions.

Sometimes they are useful and sometimes they are counter-productive.

It's important to try and be aware of your own prejudices as much as possible.

...thus I think people that then rise above would always be on merit.

Eh, this is tricky. You'd have to rigorously define "merit" in order to make it scientifically quantifiable.

I just think someone with a decent IQ stands a better chance of avoiding being swallowed by the masses.

I agree, but they also have a better chance of subverting an otherwise fair system.

IQ alone means nothing, as a lot has to do with your personal moral and ethical views etc.

Can you scientifically quantify a person's "moral and ethical views etc."?

Maybe not yet, although I think we have enough knowledge to be able to create pretty accurate profiles on people albeit only what they show us. Machine learning could do that already and I would be inclined to believe it over public opinion.

Of course there's also the "psychopathy test" which would also be very interesting to see the results of a broad cross-section of school-children, average citizens and "successful" business leaders...

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/436/the-psychopath-test

You can listen to the full story directly from the web page by clicking the "play button"...

I would say, mainly guilty until proven innocent if I were to use a single phrase as an axiom.

Are you advocating a general skepticism concerning claims?

I'd say that all claims are incoherent until proven to be coherent.

A presumption of incoherence should be maintained when evaluating claims.

I like how you are using incoherence to also mean unproven, it is basically how I process and even once I think I have something coherent I deliver it incoherent but maybe that is the nature of these things as I find them abstract.

Natural language is often ill-suited to serve epistemological concepts.

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