AlexW wrote: ↑Wed Feb 27, 2019 10:07 am
Yes, true.
This is why certain paths - eg Advaita Vedanta - use the neti-neti approach to take people away from the idea that thought can provide the ultimate answer to the question "Who am I?".
And you will find me answering this question with "I am Logik" on more than one occasion.
I think all ontological questions are errors with regards to philosophy. We cannot answer such questions with science.
All we can answer is how things behave and interact and what consequences follow from such interactions.
Logik wrote: ↑Wed Feb 27, 2019 8:28 am
Yes, agree - partially... I doubt people can be happy (temporally yes, but not consistently) without knowing who they are and, most importantly, live life accordingly.
Simply deciding/thinking "I might as well be happy" is nice and good, but does it work? I doubt it... Does it work for you?
Ironically, the only quote that comes to mind to the question of "Who am I?" is one from Batman.
It's not who you are underneath - it's what you do that defines you.
Find a purpose that brings joy to you and those around you and commit your life to it.
It absolutely works for me. I have my life's purpose and I have enough work for a 100 life times....
Where to start?!?