The Who

[bioascension]

What defines the self? In essence, the simplest answer is the actions perpetuated by the entity in question. Hence, the saying: If I were not me, then I would be someone else. Simple, to the point. And ultimately flawed logic when you throw in what is known about personalities. Just food for thought before I journey off from this terminal. ((

Comments

[leprechaun2784]

You act as if this definition of selfhood is always already there...I dunno if that is necessarily the case

[bioascension]

I pointed to a definition of selfhood, and then pointed out that I thought it was a faulty definition. Would you care to propose one instead, or were you commenting on the one already assumed faulty? Or are you pointing out that people don't take the time to define themselves or even to consider who they really are, underneath the subcutaneous layer of everyday interactions?

[sabrina_pandora]

My advice to you is to begin drinking heavily.

[bioascension]

A liquid diet, or more along the lines of what people just do?
I really do think it is an important question that everyone should answer. I mean, if someone isn't happy, it remains within their own grasp to either change the situation or change themselves. I think that the movie K-Pax illustrated the point nicely. Sometimes the only thing that you can change is yourself, cutting away delusions and misunderstandings and realizing exactly "Why I think the way I do." Know thyself?
Yes, I think I will have a beer tonight. Good suggestion. But was it because I wanted a beer, or I've had it suggested to me and backed up by seeing people drink? Interesting tangential question: how much of me is me?

[sabrina_pandora]

I dunno... I think most of me is me. I've never met anyone like this before... though I would welcome it, truth be told.

[bioascension]

A dinner with yourself? I say dinner only because some of us would kill ourselves if in a room for longer. Hmmm, definitely worth sounding out. Clarify, please: with yourself or someone similar to you? And if similar, how similar? Same story, new names, or much more of a generalization?