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Bodhisattva · 05-02-2009, 09:28 PM

how big of a role do you think cowardice plays in 'thinking'

we are overwhelmingly ignorant, we have limited mental faculties, we have limited capabilities with the faculties we do have, as fundamental laws of numbers, the number of neurons the number of 'things' not neurons, that enormous disconnect

obviously!... but how large of a role does being scared and afraid of pain play within what we CAN see..

how far does the basis of reward and punishment, seep into the minds of otherwise highly intelligent people, people capable of crunching the figures, people capable of grinding the grain into white-dust, and even building grand things out of legos or the like, or other abilities, less modern perhaps

the instincts of self-preservation, the many many other instincts

the conditions of vulnerability that an individual feels and works too avoid or build-support-for, desires to fit-in, to be-liked, to be-loved, to be re-assured in your view by the corresponding views of others... and above all that the fear of seeing things in a way that brings nothing but torment and lamentation day in and day out

their failure to even consider in their invisible calculations, the terribly unpleasant painful uncomfortable and depressing possibilities, that that is perhaps the truth, that perhaps the truth, the actual truth of something, insofar as it can be discerned with our human faculties, is an obvious reason to suffer terribly day in and out

a commitment to 'enjoy' invades the commitment to understanding and the commitment to truth and realization of how things 'seem'.

does anyone really have the courage for a sincere pursuit of truth as best they can see?

or are small and great minds alike, plagued, with a disinterest in truth, on account of their interest in happiness

perhaps people only succeed when they limit their focus to a extremely particular area, they can find courage for their particular focus.

perhaps though, they can only find homestead in fields where the reality isn't harsh as per taste, leaving the highly emotional highly problematic areas, untouched by courage.

whatcha think about fear effecting rationalization??

05-02-2009, 09:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bodhisattva Old School Status: Offline Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Spectator's Malevolent Neutrality Posts: 327 Thanks: 4 Thanked 18 Times in 12 Posts	cowardice in thought how big of a role do you think cowardice plays in 'thinking' we are overwhelmingly ignorant, we have limited mental faculties, we have limited capabilities with the faculties we do have, as fundamental laws of numbers, the number of neurons the number of 'things' not neurons, that enormous disconnect obviously!... but how large of a role does being scared and afraid of pain play within what we CAN see.. how far does the basis of reward and punishment, seep into the minds of otherwise highly intelligent people, people capable of crunching the figures, people capable of grinding the grain into white-dust, and even building grand things out of legos or the like, or other abilities, less modern perhaps the instincts of self-preservation, the many many other instincts the conditions of vulnerability that an individual feels and works too avoid or build-support-for, desires to fit-in, to be-liked, to be-loved, to be re-assured in your view by the corresponding views of others... and above all that the fear of seeing things in a way that brings nothing but torment and lamentation day in and day out their failure to even consider in their invisible calculations, the terribly unpleasant painful uncomfortable and depressing possibilities, that that is perhaps the truth, that perhaps the truth, the actual truth of something, insofar as it can be discerned with our human faculties, is an obvious reason to suffer terribly day in and out a commitment to 'enjoy' invades the commitment to understanding and the commitment to truth and realization of how things 'seem'. does anyone really have the courage for a sincere pursuit of truth as best they can see? or are small and great minds alike, plagued, with a disinterest in truth, on account of their interest in happiness perhaps people only succeed when they limit their focus to a extremely particular area, they can find courage for their particular focus. perhaps though, they can only find homestead in fields where the reality isn't harsh as per taste, leaving the highly emotional highly problematic areas, untouched by courage. whatcha think about fear effecting rationalization?? __________________