Posted by fachad on February 8, 2003, at 23:41:29
In reply to Re: Simplified Theories and Philosophical Musings » fachad, posted by LAURA777 on February 8, 2003, at 20:58:57
Laura777,
> actually the above theory is Bobs ,,
Oops, I missed that. For a layman, I think I'm fairly versed in neuro-anatomy and neurochemistry, but I got lost somewhere in that thread between you and Bob.
> But shouldn't the emotional misery be tempered with joy , fun , and just basic happiness once in awhile ??Well sure, it should, but there's the rub - reality is not obligated to follow our ideals of how things ought to be.
That does not mean we should stop trying to make things better, or give up on our ideals, just that we need to have a certain amount of stoicism about the results of our efforts.
> i used to like to go trail hiking ,i love the trees nature ect ect ,, and i have done many things that i see others are enjoying and i do not see it .. it is like everything is DULL . i know that it is not me physchologically . i am very aware . i have been self examing and focusing for years , and as a result of that i am pretty healthy .. but still a work in progress just like everyone else .. but what is this Dull thing .. gotta be biological .. i remember going out in snowstorms and it being so enchanting . truly , now it is dull , i have no answers ...
I would like to share a few snippets from literature with you...things I've found to be very expressive of this anhedonia. But we're already way off topic, and Dr. Bob is gonna redirect us soon to Psycho-Social-Babble,
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/
so if you're interested come over and look for the "anhedonia" thread.
> I am no intellectual Giant in philosophy , i am just interested in it because i think alot.. about alot of things and i find this interests me ...but there has to be more .. i see people enjoying a smattering of things and i know i used to also , now it is dull , why is this ??
No answers here, but I do think you'll like the snippets over in Social...
> be easy with me on the philosophy terms because i do not know them ,so explain some of these things to me ... i will try and find some of your posts in the religion section , thanks , lauraOops, sorry, I feel like a dork babbling on in jargon. It's just that philosophy, both in the general sense of wonder about why things are, and in the formal sense of the academic discipline, are really excing to me, and I do get carried away.
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