Philosphy: What Are Your Beliefs/ideology?

[SaintPeter5858]

God answers in His best way

[SaintPeter5858]

Anything is possible, for good or bad. Pessism will get you nowhere, and too much optimism can be misleading. Much better to be what Max Lerner calls a "possiblist."

 

That's right. Striking the proper balance so to say. Dr. Vincent Peale calls that "the power of positive thinking"

[*kalel*]

don't be a victim of circumstances

[hornystudph]

Combination of Pragmatism and Utilitarianism

 

Hmnn. Really? Pareho tayo. Whatever is practical and useful for most. Democracy does not mean we do something that is good for ALL, but instead good for the majority.

[SaToTooLang]

1am, 09/04/2011; I was standing right outside my brother's computer shop when I saw a slight commotion just across the street beside a funeral parlor, people were starting to gather around, I saw a man and an old lady sobbing while another man opened the back of the ambulance, it turned out that there was a woman at the back of the ambulance who just minutes ago, passed away. She died while giving birth on her way to the hospital apparently due to blood loss. I don't know why, but everytime I see scenes like this, whether on TV or in person, it would always bring me to a sad state of mind, as if I was the one who lost a loved-one and I can almost feel the man and the lady's sadness as if I were them. It led me to think about the dead woman's life, what she did for a living and how she lived her life in general; Was she a loving wife or mother? Did she have a successful career? Or was she just a commoner and a poor member of the society? And I was thinking: It really doesn't matter and it's all worthless now, now that she's dead. And I've come into realization that nothing in this life is really worth it and it does not matter how one lived his/her life because once you're dead, everything becomes irrelevant. Your career, how much or little money you have in the bank and even your relationships; These are all worthless at the end of it all. You can be a successful business man/woman, have a wonderful career, lovelife etc. but in the end, all the things you worked hard for becomes worthless and irrelevant, and the people you loved and knew would simply go on with their lives once you're gone.

 

Most people say we're here on purpose, and that the reason we live is because we have a "mission" to fulfill, (Please spare me from that, how about your mom and dad were feeling romatically cozy one cold evening and decided to exchange bodily fluids and 9 months later a cute little you was born! How's that for a reason?) On a serious note, I realized that each and every single one of us are all the same; in the sense that all of us merely goes through life's motions, much like all the other living entity on this earth. We breathe, we laugh and smile when we're happy, cry when we're sad, eat when we're hungry, sleep when we're tired. Simply because that's how nature designed us, much like a bird were given wings to fly, a fish given gills to breathe under the sea or a coackroach who's main existence was for it to eat our leftover food (and probably give some children a dose of horror every once in a while). You see, we're no different from any other living thing on earth, except that we were given a more complex brain compared to the rest of them.

 

So in conclusion, having said all that, I say people should start living and start enjoying life on a daily basis, don't think too much of what your future holds, focus on your short and midterm goals, take advantage of what you have right now regardless of what you'll be getting in the future, cherish your current relationships, enjoy life to the fullest, live for yourself and for the ones you love but mostly, live for yourself, do whatever makes you happy. Regrets are for sissies.

 

As shallow as it may sound, but that's the real purpose of life whether you like it or not.

Edited September 4, 2011 by SaToTooLang

[cocoy0]

I have a thing against extremes, ayoko nang sobrang mali, ayoko rin nang sobrang tama.

[BrightestStar]

When I was in college, I was trying to combine the Thomistic and Christian Liberalism.

[BrightestStar]

the universe was made not for aliens to go to our planet and fcuk our women creating superhumans but for us to go to other planets to fcuk aliens and create a dumb race. lol

 

 

Americans are trying to do that Sir. That's why they're spending billions for space exploration. It will take us centuries to start our own program hehehe

[SaintPeter5858]

I'd go for Existential Phenomenology

[romyg]

When I was in college, I was trying to combine the Thomistic and Christian Liberalism.

 

wow...di ko maintindihan.....nakakain ba yan.... any i way i believe that life should be simple and yet it is not...ergo...i try to simplify difficult things... (i know...easier said than done...but i try)

Edited October 4, 2011 by romyg

[BrightestStar]

Universal brotherhood under one God

[SaintPeter5858]

Regualted capitalism rather than free market

[DROYALE]

I believe in Karma

[SaintPeter5858]

Kant's Utilitarianism is also good

[BrightestStar]

Pragmatism