Principles

Nov 19, 2006 19:06

Since I criticise others' philosophical theories a lot, it's useful if I can provide my own general beliefs about the world.

Here's a few principles I've internalized currently:
  1. The world is not an entity. It has no intent. It is purely random.
  2. There is no goal or purpose.
  3. There are small emergent orders within the overall chaos.
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fiveonehalf November 20 2006, 07:47:07 UTC
What's romantic is what people choose to do with this world of theirs, knowing that it has no intent. Its how they balance their beliefs against the overall truth that everything is random and chaos, how they live in their microcosms and what values they choose to prioritise.

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pramodbiligiri November 20 2006, 08:46:26 UTC
I agree. You've expressed it beautifully.

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