What makes you think you are different or unique from any other agnostic on this website?
You can of course say "I am NOT different" or
I know the answer to our problems is XXXX
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"Different or unique"......the only thing that keeps comming to mind, is that we are the same, in that we are all "different and unique" from each other. Thinking you're probably looking for a dee
per answer, and as you know, I don't do "deep".
I seem to agree with much of resserts comment.
HankSherman
Level 8
Mar 21, 2020
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“What makes you think you are different…”You didn't ask why we think we're different, but rather what makes us think we're different. Was that an intentional choice of words to ask a subtly different question? If so, I'd say we have a cognitive aspect and subjective perspective that makes us naturally feel separate, but we also have mental and emotional mechanisms that make us want to fit in to some degree and be part of the group. There are social aspects, too, as in the U.S. there's a dogged individualism that isn't as prevalent in some parts of the world. But, if you are asking simply what I think sets me apart, I'd say that there's not much. Yes, we're each unique as a whole, the sum of our parts, but I don't think I'm the smartest (or dumbest) person, I don't think I'm the most (or least) introspective, I'm not the most ambitious (or laziest), etc. I might be rarer in some ways, but very mediocre in others. Does the combination of my rarer attributes make me distinct? Maybe. I honestly don't know. But I also don't think it matters. I'll be who I am, until I'm not.
resserts
Level 8
Mar 21, 2020
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Model answer. (not that I am testing you, mind) You hit the nail on the head. Cohesiveness is an admirable quality in groups as long as everyone is included voluntarily.
Who says I think that way?
1of5
Level 8
Mar 21, 2020
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The way the brain works is to trick both you and me. Your brain tricks me by asking a question with a question. Your brain tricks you by giving a suggested perception of what this question is about. BTW what do you think this question is about?
1of5:
@Mcflewster I'm dyslexic and have made a point of examining how my brain differed from "normal" brains functioning for most of my life. This includes perception, memory, association, "processing" functions, attention, and how we observe.
The brain doesnt "work to trick you and me". The brain tries to make sense and order from a multitude of external stimulations that it has no basis of understanding except in how those stimulations interact with one another. It's extrodinarily complex, magnificent, and error ridden.
I think this question is about one of your bullshit "philosophy" "ideas".
@1of5 I am actually against Philosophy although admitting that I have one.
Would I be right to think that you do not need a 'sorry' to hear about your dyslexia because there is so much recognition of it and help? I used to teach Dyslexic children a computer course called COMPUTER CAMPUS that hepled with TOUCH TYPING.Anyway there is nothing wrong with your brian from where I am standing. The "trick you and me "was banter whilst I started thinking about why I did ask the question, but before I could then resserts [above] came up with a model answer from my point of view - no extra points though. Dont believe or use BS.
1of5:
@Mcflewster philosophy, in small amounts, is actually important in building a successful anything. But alone, without the check of reality against it it's actually quite harmful - see every religion ever, for example.
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