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tiggyd

Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA


Joined April 5th 2010

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About Me
I am 25 years old, and am currently undertaking a Psychology degree. My passion lies in the study of the mind and behaviour in the broad sense as well as specifics. I also love and cherish philosophy. More can be determined about me from my comments, or simply ask! :)

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Comment by tiggyd
on Objective truth (Peter Frauenglass)

April 6th 2010 14:28
sometimes, the more you learn, the humbler you get, and the more willing to suspend belief or to entertain other beliefs.

Perhaps this is partly because you learn from experience how fallible you are, how many times you've erred in your thinking, how much room there is for variety of opinion on a topic, etc

From my experience, that is spot on! Beautifully spoken.

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Comment by tiggyd
on A dozen notes and quotes #7

April 6th 2010 14:24
I've sometimes tried to look at myself, and pretend I'm 10 again, thinking 'I wonder what I'll look like when I'm older'..
I've yet to get that feeling while experimenting on myself though. The best I've done is, during either really boring, or really painful moments in life, perceived myself as nothing more than an observer, detach and, as if I am no more than a camera inside a robot, just watch. It can be fun, but I imagine that doing it too often may tip someone over the edge hehe

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Comment by tiggyd
on If God does not exist, everything is permitted

April 6th 2010 14:21
Well, thank you for clearing that up, that makes a lot of sense. I like how you said:
I'm not a Christian as such, but I'll try to respond to your question from a Christian perspective.

Aristotle once said that it is the mark of an educated mind to entertain an idea without necessarily believing in it

This makes things clearer, as I said. I like to understand views that oppose mine, and I tire of getting answers such as 'it's foolish to question the word of God', rather than a logical explanation.

Thanks again!

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Comment by tiggyd
on I couldn't have said it any better...

April 5th 2010 10:43
@ Anonymous: You assume that all wars are fought 'for the country' and for its survival. Have you not considered war profiteering? Have you not considered that many wars have been started simply to profit, no not the war-inflicting country, but the wealthy elitists who:
- supply weapons?
- own oil companies?
- profit off the rebuilding and reconstruction?
I won't go too far into that here, but hopefully you get what I mean.

@ Notes from the Abyss:
There is no such thing as meaning constructed outside a given discourse because everything is subjective.

I could not agree more. I don't believe humans are born with innate ideas and beliefs. We may be predisposed, genetically, to a certain form of thought, for example because of intellectual potential or mental illness, but we are not born 'knowing' particular things. The only time I hear such a thought being accepted is when it comes to religion, and the belief that we are gifted with innate moral codes from god. But that is another topic.

All in all, great post!

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Comment by tiggyd
on why why why?

April 5th 2010 10:32
I agree with the idea that many are 'slaves' to the current system. However, I think that many situations this is a choice.

Banks and institutions exploiting a consumer society with debt credit card and otherwise does seem corrupt, though the public is aware of these conditions yet they continue to consume.

People either need to be better educated, or they need to be proactive, and not fall for the current system. I for example cannot WAIT to start my career in psychology. Counseling others, no matter what age, has always been my passion. I am in my 3rd year now, and I have not for one second doubted my choice in study and eventually in career. I hope to eventually lecture philosophy in university too.

In my perception, I will not be going 'to work', but rather to help and to teach. Yes, it can be argued that I am still 'enslaved' to the current system because I will still have to make an income to pay for my living, but what is the difference between 'freedom' and 'perceived freedom'?


Due to laws and limitations implemented by society, you have much greater freedom in youre chosen proffession than you would have had 200 or even 100 years ago.

This is something I have come to realise lately. People seem to surrender to the belief that there is nothing they can do, that they are helpless. Why? Get out there! Seek your passion! No matter what kind of society, one will always have to 'pay' to live somehow.

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Comment by tiggyd
on The nature of human intellectual endeavours

April 5th 2010 10:24
Great post! I often find myself doing similar things when I should be writing up research papers or essays hehe!

I think 'why' may eventually take over that question, if it has not done so already. I have not studied the topic enough, nor am I too well informed into it. Just from a few experiences studying introductory biology and chemistry, it seems that as the 'how' gets explained and exhausted, we reach more and more how's ----

Hmm.. Wow.. Halfway through I've realised the implications of your statement. I will definitely have a think about this... You're absolutely right! Thinking about body functions for example. We know all of the why's, it's the how's that are always leading to more and more how's, like a fractal pattern which merely breaks off into more and more branches...

Thank you for this post and for giving me something to think about!

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Comment by tiggyd
on Toddler-speak and conceptual analysis

April 5th 2010 09:59
...at least for toddlers, words are more like tools -- the toddler learns that on making a particular noise, she/he will get a particular response.

There is something to think about! Great post!

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Comment by tiggyd
on Fancies and crushes

April 5th 2010 09:55
Using "to fancy" forces you to adopt a role, a position, and it carries assumptions
I agree with you here. The same goes for when two people 'officialy' become boyfriend and girlfriend; they assume the role and are subject to the pressure, implications and assumptions that this role entails. It seems almost 'natural' to label things. Maybe it's a form of laziness? It's easier to label something, and it is equally easy to take on an already established role or 'norm' accepted by society.

Which brings me to agreeing with your other idea:
At some point, you begin yourself to believe in the position you're adopting. You actually become light-hearted about your crush, you actually do take a practical perspective on love...

I remember reading, a while ago now, about how human beings tend to 'play out roles', as some form of automation. I think this happens when we shut off our critical reflection and go on auto-pilot. I've seen myself do this at times, when I get upset by something trivial, and react, and then think "Wow, that was not at all annoying, why did I react in such a way?" and laugh at myself.

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Comment by tiggyd
on Objective truth (Peter Frauenglass)

April 5th 2010 09:46
Amazing post Peter! And very thought-provoking.

I think a major issue is how individual psychology can be. The older one gets, the greater the myriad of associations with emotions, thoughts, events, smells, colours etc one makes. Red means one thing to one person, another thing to another.

Assuming that we each perceive things in our own unique way, it would be very hard to find some form of 'universal truth'. I mean, how hard can it sometimes be to explain to someone some of your beliefs? Sometimes, in doing so, I feel like I have to take a few steps back, explain the thought process in which I took, over the years, in arriving at a current 'belief'.

Of course there can be a few common grounds, but I hope I've communicated my point.

It also seems that the more one experiences, and upon critical reflection, learns, the harder it is for one to 'hold onto' any particular belief or truth.

Sorry if I've rambled, I've been reading posts ALL day, I just found this blog today!

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Comment by tiggyd
on If God does not exist, everything is permitted

April 5th 2010 09:28
I don't understand what is so incomprehensible about the idea that we do not need a god to be moral. If that were so, why are Buddhists not going around killing and robbing everyone? I'm not saying that every Buddhist is a saint, but rather, just using it as an example. The same could go for any other person who is not god-worshipping. There are thousands of examples of great human beings who did not believe in any god who lived my a moral code of conduct way superior to many of us.

So again I ask, what is it that makes that such a 'matter of fact' statement by some?

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