Monday, September 06, 2010
♥ 8:27 PM
Sometimes i feel that without having any relationships life would be so much more less stressful. Maybe i should come up with a philosophical theory to support the belief in loner-ism. LOL! Just kidding (:
Or maybe i should just support the ridiculous belief that only myself and I alone am conscious but everybody else is not. but if that's true then it's what everybody else thinks so we're all deceiving ourselves? LOL!
I'm study crazy and i need other stuff to occupy my mind that will provide me with some form of alternative relieve. preferably sth out of e norm. but at the same time super interesting and worth my time but does not take up too much of my memory. It'd be good if it's stress-free too. sth like blogging. LOL.
as you can tell, if you've read to this paragraph that i mean what i say when i say that my mind is not here. congratulations. bye bye(:
Friday, September 03, 2010
♥ 12:14 PM
reason for my insomnia, to chiong this stupid thing -.-"
Title: Summary of Thomas Nagel’s article “what is it like to be a bat?”
Thomas Nagel argues against having a physical theory of mind by saying that experiences are not only objective but more importantly, subjective. Therefore without knowing the subjective character of experiences, we cannot know what is required of physicalism, having merely an objective account is insufficient to explain consciousness. He illustrates the differences in subjectivity and objectivity by asking what is it like to be a bat. Since bats perceive things by echolocation, we can never subjectively experience “being” a bat, since we lack this sense. We could know the science behind echolocation, and try to imagine it implemented on ourselves but our imagination is limited to how we can behave like a bat, compared to what is it like for a bat to be a bat, hence unable to share experiences as they are strictly subjective to the bat alone. His argument then is that we can study the science behind physical phenomena objectively, however that alone is insufficient to explain consciousness as it also involves subjectivity unique to the individual. It is therefore impossible to contemplate any physical theory of mind with the lingering problem of subjectivity and objectivity in the generation of consciousness.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
♥ 6:30 PM
Sometimes it's just so sad when we look back on the things we've done, or certain things or people we use to have but today it's no where near where we intended for it to be. dont worry, im not depressed or whatever. haha. it's just a sudden urge to think back and i realised what a waste many things are. like so many things we dont cherish, or we didn't spend our time wisely, and in the end we lose it. and now when we realise, it's kind of beyond redemption. HAHA. I'm just thankful to Him for making me who i am today, for giving me what i possess right now, for placing so many wonderful angels in my life to watch over me. I like the feeling of playing badminton like competitively. Cox when i play, i go in as light as i can be. as in no watches, no bracelets or anklets, basically all i have is God and my racquet. when im in the court i feel so close to God(:
anw, just a SUPER brief summary of what I've learnt in philosophy or rather what i've learnt plus what God says. HAHA. Firstly, free will, determinism, I dont really think they matter. As in, in a way it's blibical to say that determinism is true because God knows EVERY decision we will make in our lives and everything happens for a reason. However, that doesn't really mean that we dont have free will, but we have a constricted free will. sounds oxymoron? HAHA. But yet we have to foot the bill for being morally responsible cox God has done His part and we cant just shift all e blame onto Him. Secondly, can computers think? yes they can. We are computers ourselves. i mean, at least our brain is. HAHA. God is the most brilliant computer programmer of all times. and no one can surpass His programming skills, hence we are all tricked into thinking that we are more superior as compared to computers in terms of thinking. well, for a fact, God programmed us to think in a certain way when certain things happen. for example, when people hit us we get angry, we may have a few choices, but the immediate ones which come up will definitely not fall under anything close to rejoicing. HAHA. isn't that similar to a computer? we key in sth or ask a question and it responds according its program. the only difference in terms of thinking is that we are programmed by e almighty God whereas computers are programmed by us using less than 10% of our brains. Therefore i conclude that we are super computers. HAHA. anw, i realised that a lot of philosophical debates, or rather all of them cant be explained unless God is introduced into the picture. cox our world is in fact 4 dimensional including the spiritual realm. how can we foolish humans ever hope to explain the occurrences of a 4 dimensional world by merely using 3 dimensional facts? we're missing out a whole big part! it's like the story of the 3 blind man who tries to explain an elephant by touching it. anw, time to go do my next reading! Happy schooling people(:
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
♥ 9:28 PM
WOW! look at what a beautiful picture I've taken for lucky. HAHA. can use for his matchmaking(:
Anw, there are so many things i wish i had e time to say here but I've just been terribly tied down by school work and all that stupid traveling. philosophy is so fun and i just wish i could write my thoughts about e discussions here. about free will, about thinking. but now i've got 2 lab reports to complete by tonight so i shall skip it. anw, here's a really beautiful song.
In Christ alone will I glory
Though I could pride myself in battles won
For I've been blessed beyond measure
And by His strength alone I overcome
Oh I could stop and count successes
Like diamonds in my hands
But those trophies could not equal
To the grace by which I stand
Chorus:
In Christ alone I place my trust
And find my glory in the power of the cross
In every victory let it be said of me
My source of strength, my source of hope is Christ alone
In Christ alone will I glory
For only by His grace I am redeemed
And only His tender mercy
Could reach beyond my weakness to my need
And now I seek no greater honor
Than just to know Him more
And to count my gains
But losses to the glory of my Lord
I'm just so tremendously blessed by this song. I feel that it speaks so much of how my life with God has been. I'm just so thankful to Him for giving me a new life and living it out with me. in every weakness, He never fails to bring me strength, in every defeat, He always comes true with victory. And when i look back at my life, im sure that i'm not the only one who can tell that these successes are not by my strength nor my might, but by the power of His spirit(:
