2007-09-25 18:20:36 · 9 answers · asked by driving_blindly 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I was not trying to make this out as negative, and I did not "parrot" this from anyone. All your responses are generated by your own minds anyway.
"Think" about how often you change your views and perspectives about the world, each time you hear your thoughts, they usually seem to be "correct" even though they can contradict themselves the very next day. It might be hard to grasp for most people, if they have not experienced what it is like to go beyond your own thoughts, to view them from a silent, third person perspective that is not attatched to them. But I guess that will take you a lot of meditating to realise that thoughts originate from your feelings, and the feelings themselves are just a result of your past experiences. When you "question" your current view on the world (effectivley questioning the current content of the mind, or the mind itself) then the mind must generate more thoughts in response, and the cycle does not end until you move beyond your thoughts.
2007-09-27 15:18:21 · update #1
Wait, if you question your own mind, is that not a thought?
Therefore, is questioning your own mind simply a defensive mechanism generated when you question your own mind??
2007-09-25 18:56:29 · answer #1 · answered by jellybeanchick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In order to question your own mind, you must have a thought that was infact on the offensive in that its challenging your current line of thinking. So your statement contradicts itself in this way.
But, I do believe that when you have a thought that questions a belief that you hold close, your mind will generate a number of thoughts to justify why your mind's line of thinking is such, though i wouldn't say All the thoughts following the question that queries the mind. That is unless you are going through a bout of denial.
2007-09-26 07:30:06 · answer #2 · answered by Da Duce 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paranoid, Hon?
2007-09-26 01:23:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
even if it is so, there's nothing wrong with us or you.
this question just shows you are too harsh on yourself these days. take it easy boy. sometimes things are much simpler than what they seem to be. change your perspective.
Have a nice day.
2007-09-26 07:30:21 · answer #4 · answered by I'm nobody! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I disagree. That sounds so negative. What about creative thoughts?
2007-09-26 01:23:07 · answer #5 · answered by Gottaloveher 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You know what pisses me off...people who parrot without making efforts to understand what they are parroting.
2007-09-26 01:38:33 · answer #6 · answered by Aadel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well lets everyone stop thinking then.
Hear that everyone on the philosophy answers STOP THINKING!
2007-09-26 02:02:54 · answer #7 · answered by summa69z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have another slice of paranoia.
2007-09-26 01:55:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some not all
2007-09-26 01:33:26 · answer #9 · answered by pinkish 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋