Existentism

Warning: Streak of consciousness, not ordered.

I exist therefore existentism, what a concept! Well not really, but perhaps existentialism. But there is a problem with that word, as it is being used for various different philosophies, some of which are not very logical or very real. Ayn Rand wanted to use the word for what eventually became known as objectivism, but all these are just handles for concepts. I think therefore I am. Identity, consciousness, logic, identity again, existence. So life become our most valuable attribute, and the effect on our live is what all my decisions could be based on. Could, not should nor are. It is just a concept.    

Overeating. What act, though, chemical, transforms what is voluntary in most people into compulsively involuntary act/behavior? Serotonin, Dopamine, Endorphins. So perhaps I need to avoid eating any of those or their precursors. What would that look like? Fasting. Not going to happen. 

space.

Within the great circle of all that might be lies the smaller circle of that which is. There is where we need to reside, in reality.

space. 

William Shakespeare, 1564 - 1616. 

To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end them?

To be means doing, without the doing, there is no being. That is our first choice, and having made that choice, we are responsible. Cool. Yet only some things are up to us, others are not. What a knot! To realize that the only thing we have complete control over our is our thoughts, and that this I is only consciousness, and yet thoughts just come, or not, and that is not in our control, it is easy to see that control is just a illusion... We, the consciousness,... only have influence over our self, not real control. We do seem to have control over the power of assent, that is to agree with or reject the agreement with the thought... well some of the time only. At other times the assent just happens, not by choice, but by failure to reject and replace the unwanted thought with a action that prevents the what the mind says is the desired action. I am talking about eating. One solution is to keep on doing something, but the body gets tired. and hence to sleep, and perchance dream of food...likely dream of food.  

Living and thinking within the small circle of that which is, within knowledge and evidence, within necessary and sufficient, without any contraindicating evidence is not simple. We live in a sea of evil people, of psychopaths, and altruistics changing the rules. Do gooders, collecting, helping those who do not want to do anything productive, and expecting us to support them. I pay taxes, that meets any perceived obligation to help others. In fact there is no obligation.  Somehow, to live this way, we must make our way through this mass of humanity without running over any, and not crashing into any or as few as possible. Are the rewards worth the battle? Why should I care how many I just run over? Aristotle stated that virtue, the correct choice lies between the extremes, but provides no guides to how to make the choice. This could be taken that any choice between the extremes id virtue, even oscillating. We are individuals, brought to life by others, without regard to our desires. It is up to us to take advantage of this opportunity or not, nobody cares after a while. It does not matter.

There are people who live there life's without knowing the dividing line between that which is and that which might be. Oh well, in the end we all just die anyway. It does not matter.