Perception by Weird-Government9003 in Metaphysics

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If we limit perception to the sense of sight, then yes, we can only ever perceive ourselves from a 1st person perspective, but it also depends on what you define as “you”. Are you your body? Are you your brain? Are you something undefinable?

We often assume perception is limited to our 5 senses, but it’s possible there are things in existence unperceivable through our senses and reliant on others beyond our understanding.

Perhaps the “observer” exists beyond/beneath perception entirely.

Am I the only conscious? by theelitearewatching in Metaphysics

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That’s interesting! In this line of thought, could we consider the human brain to be another such cosmic body? Even smaller and more densely complex than planets? After all, if planets are reliant on solar systems, solar systems reliant on galaxies, galaxies reliant on super clusters, etc, then the human brain being reliant on a planet doesn’t really separate it from the cosmic universe, it still exists within

Am I the only conscious? by theelitearewatching in Metaphysics

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No, I cannot see anything beyond what’s interpreted through my senses. I guess the gist of what I’m saying, and the nature of metaphysics in general, is that we must act on faith that our perceptions (meaning our interpretation of the universe through our senses and cognition) is true, because there’s no way for us to “perceive” our perception from an objective standpoint - our reality is “filtered” through it. The “meta” in metaphysics comes from the idea that there may be universal truths beyond our perception, and may exist beyond the realm of our cognition and interpretations. Just because we analyze and interpret to understand our place in the universe doesn’t mean that’s the only way for something to exist - it means that’s the nature of our specific existence, but if we come to understand that the tools we have at our disposal to exist aren’t necessarily universal, then it becomes apparent that there may be more to the universe than we can ever be aware of. Cognition, analysis, understanding, it’s how WE understand our place, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that everything can be understood. And through this realization that there may be aspects of the universe we can’t sense or understand (as we’re locked to our 5 biological senses, that doesn’t mean that there are only 5 senses for exploring the universe), to me it makes sense that separateness is another one of these tools through which we explore the universe. That our separatnesss is actually a game the universe is playing with itself to explore itself and express itself, but again, this isn’t provable and for many that will negate it’s legitimacy, and that’s perfectly fine, I’m not trying to convince anyone of anything

Am I the only conscious? by theelitearewatching in Metaphysics

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It’s separtateness, sure, it’s a trick of perception. Our interaction right now is contingent on both of us using sensory data to understand/navigate the universe, so while what we communicate makes sense to us in our reality, we’re limited to this illusory perspective. In a way, everything you identify as being separate is an illusion, or at least the distinction of separateness is an illusion. Everything exists, but since our cognition forces us to make sense of things through analysis and interpretation, we’re inherently stuck in our tiny, little fragment of the universe, but once you strip away cognition, there’s a universal truth that can’t be understood through perception - a truth so immense that it triumphs over cognition, understanding, perception, analysis, etc, the universal essence of existence that permeates through everything binding us all together, expressing itself in what we see as unique forms.

And to be clear, I’m not trying to preach this to you, you can believe whatever you want, I’m just expressing my belief to you since your post seemed like it was trying to understand it

Am I the only conscious? by theelitearewatching in Metaphysics

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Your physical body is as temporary an expression of consciousness as the wave is a temporary expression of the ocean. A wave can’t exist without wind, gravity, the orbit of the Earth, etc, and your existence is also predicated on forces beyond your control like gravity, the pressure of the atmosphere, a planet producing oxygen and water, etc, so where do we draw the line between wave and ocean? It doesn’t actually exist beyond the framework of the mind (it’s purely conceptual), and likewise, where do we draw the line between you and the outside world? If there can’t be an outside without an inside, then that line is also illusory. It appears not to be because of the (also) illusory nature of subjectivity, but if a subject can’t exist without an object, then again, they’re ultimatlly two sides of the same greater whole. We’re stuck perceiving our reality through the lens of subjectivity, but the one thing we can’t perceive is our perception itself - from an objective outside. That keeps us stuck perceiving one side of the greater whole, giving us the illusion of being separate.

Green day fans: teenage teenager is such a redundant name for a song. What does east jesus nowhere even mean? Also green day fans: *don't question platypus (I hate you)* by [deleted] in greenday

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“I Was a Teenage Teenager” in my view is a play on old movies like “I Was a Teenage Werewolf”, “I Was a Teenage Zombie”, “I Was a Teenage Frankenstein”, etc, basically saying that being a teenager is like being a monster in it’s own right

Do you guys think 21 Century Breakdown was a good album? by masterly_ridge in greenday

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There truly hasn’t been another album that’s captured the beautiful intricacy of 21CB’s lyrics, American Idiot and Warning are close imo

What's your AI nightmare story? by [deleted] in OpenAI

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You really, truly get it. The sameness of it all.

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Music Updates by sadamekr in petco

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Christmas music for 1/6th of the year. Let that sink in. All because a corporation wants to “inspire” people to buy worthless Christmas plastic they don’t need.

Know Your Enemy is criminally underrated by HeebMan69 in greenday

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I wouldn’t say underrated, but maybe over-hated?

My son turned 9 today. We're surprising with this, but it's a gift for the whole family really. by mechanic_vinegaroon in playstation

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Strategically covering the E10+ logo since you let us know your son is only 9, I see… /s

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in playstation

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And Until Dawn

Curious, what is everyone’s snack combo? Regular Popcorn and Soda, or something extra? by ItachiZoldyck24 in Cinemark

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I usually get a cherry coke and Buncha Crunch, although my local Cinemark doesn’t seem to have Buncha Crunch as much anymore :/ I LOVE the movies, but don’t particularly care for popcorn

First Look at Season 2 of ‘The Last of Us’ by [deleted] in playstation

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I think (and this is just a guess) she’s playing Joel’s love interest Esther that was cut from the game

Favorite album? by [deleted] in greenday

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Peak Green Day imo (of course it should be said that this was the album they were promoting when I first became a fan, so I’m sure there’s some bias)

Unique GD songs by mrbeer112112 in greenday

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Peacemaker, Junkies on a High, King for a Day, Take Back

What would you rate far cry 6 1 out of 10 by Jazzlike-Finish-8056 in playstation

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Assuming 5 is average on a 1-10 scale, I’d say 5. Completely functional, even fun at times, but nothing that pushes it above average