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Sat 15 Aug, 2009 09:50 pm
Hi guys, I'm from Australia, a professional guy who has an interest in "why". It does not particularly matter why what, just the "why" interests me. As I slowly come to understand the "because" that accompanies all the "why's" tangential "why's" appear on the horizon, and I ask myself why.
I had long ago given up asking "why am I here" or the ever popular "who am I". The answer to the "why" is unknown, but the understanding of the brevity and banality of any thoughts or actions that I may bring to bear during my existance is enough to stop me wasting my time thinking that I exist at all.
I ask "who" I am in regard to self actualization and my place in society, and is the persona I present a true representation of my "self", or is a meld of cultural imperatives and my base survival strategy. Who knows? I certainly don't. Advantage, disadvantage, and the pertinant enviromental influences sway my judgement. So what you get on one occassion may not manifest itself again in a similar enviroment if the one small parameter is changed. thefore "who" am I is up for debate, consequently I do not consider it any more.
Because I do not question my own being or place in the scheme (thats a random joke) of things, I ask "why is it so " of all else.
@Psycobabble,
It is often more important to ask a question than to provide an answer. Welcome to the Philforum!
Regards,
John