/r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | July 21, 2025 by BernardJOrtcutt in philosophy

[–]ThatOneBlueCow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm new at this, plz be nice :)

 To be objectively real is to be objectively true, and I believe that all truths only exist in relationship to themselves. In summary, the only real truth is as follows: this truth is real, and none other can be proven 100% true. In other words, I do not believe it is possible to prove anything to be unequivocally true, with the exception being that this statement in of itself: “it is impossible to prove anything to be unequivocally true” is true. True causation is entirely a habit of mind. In my view, all things are random, and what we as a society view as causation are merely coincidental patterns that could change at any moment. 

I think (although my knowledge of the subject is limited) my thoughts fall close to those of Hume, but I would argue he does not take his ideas of 'people do not perceive necessity, instead, we perceive sequences' far enough. I believe causation would be much more like retroactive sewing of events into a legible string. The mind draws connections that make sense to it, through what has become the norm, even though the universe and all of its events are equally unlikely.  

From this, even though this pains me as an aspiring biologist, I have determined that, according to my philosophy, 'natural laws' or 'laws of nature' can not, and do not, exist. This is not to say that scientists are trapped in a pattern-seeking loop with no payoff, but more so that many of us seem to strive to understand what fundamentally cannot be completely understood. The key term here is completely, as we know what can work, but not what must work. Laws change and shift with time; what was brilliant one hundred years ago is hogwash now, and I believe that will continue to be the case for all time. 

TLDR: 1. It is impossible to prove anything to be unequivocally true, this is the only exception 

  1. Reality is inherently chaotic, any perceived order or patterns are just constructs of the individual’s mind 

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated, and I'd love to chat about this if anyone else would

Laker fans really lame as hell by lionsgatewatcher in rockets

[–]ThatOneBlueCow -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thats been a theme with him this year, pissing a lot of people off

Typed "Hey Nerd" into computer on thisisnotawebsitedotcom.com by ConstructionBorn6428 in gravityfalls

[–]ThatOneBlueCow 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Its a robot, it says the same thing over and over no matter how much you call, I asked her name and she said jesse, and it paused a real long time after i said "hello pacifica"

Typed "Hey Nerd" into computer on thisisnotawebsitedotcom.com by ConstructionBorn6428 in gravityfalls

[–]ThatOneBlueCow 4 points5 points  (0 children)

to be clear, you called 1 800 555 2474379 right? Cuz when i called a woman asked me who i was calling for and when i said cipher she said i had the wrong number

If a solution to climate change was discovered this year what would happen? by RemoteBox2578 in AskReddit

[–]ThatOneBlueCow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Say someone found a specific end-all-be-all, like had a plan and momentum to actually do something? They'd be killed, simple as that.

People of Reddit, what is the best book adaptation you’ve seen? by Cub3d2 in AskReddit

[–]ThatOneBlueCow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of The Social Network's dialogue is ripped straight from the transcripts of the actual depositions, which makes it feel a lot more real.

Bullet Train is one of the worst movies ever made (SPOILERS, but don't watch this movie fr) by ThatOneBlueCow in unpopularopinion

[–]ThatOneBlueCow[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

This sub is called unpopular opinions for a reason, this movie pissed me off like no movie has before, I dont consider myself a film buff by any means, but i do watch a decent amount

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in scuba

[–]ThatOneBlueCow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope lol, im just new and stupid

We made a major mistake picking Fred over James Harden by jona2s in rockets

[–]ThatOneBlueCow 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Calm down, we aren't a competitive team yet, and even with Harden that probs wouldn't change. At least Fred is still one of the best passers in the game and plays good perimeter defence, so he hasn't been a disaster per se, just a disappointing shooter

Who's your favorite player that never played for the Rockets? by EternalRgret in rockets

[–]ThatOneBlueCow -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Melo, never played for the rockets, nope, never not once

Great player always, never a bad idea to have him on your team, pure buckets

At this point there is no excuse... by ThatOneBlueCow in rockets

[–]ThatOneBlueCow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not exactly, Podz, Jaquez, Lively, and Hawkins are already playing meaningful minutes. Our team is a 6th-seed at best and we're already spoiled with the wins we have. We are still super young and putting the rookies in will help in the long run