Comments on: My Philosophical Beliefs http://www.jimwestergren.com/my-philosophical-believes/ SEO Expert and Philosophical Sci-Fi Author Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:04:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Keith http://www.jimwestergren.com/my-philosophical-believes/#comment-113496 Keith Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:54:47 +0000 http://www.jimwestergren.com/?p=236#comment-113496 I understand philosophy as in its simplest terms as the search for the truth...but imagine if that was applied to everything in daily life? It has always been difficult for me to explain my own beliefs succinctly too but a quote from the Dhali Lama always seems apt. 'First do no harm....' Thats not a bad rule to start with.... I understand philosophy as in its simplest terms as the search for the truth…but imagine if that was applied to everything in daily life? It has always been difficult for me to explain my own beliefs succinctly too but a quote from the Dhali Lama always seems apt. ‘First do no harm….’ Thats not a bad rule to start with….

]]> By: oyun oyna http://www.jimwestergren.com/my-philosophical-believes/#comment-40862 oyun oyna Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:43:02 +0000 http://www.jimwestergren.com/?p=236#comment-40862 Thank you man. Thank you man.

]]> By: Jose http://www.jimwestergren.com/my-philosophical-believes/#comment-39276 Jose Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:03:29 +0000 http://www.jimwestergren.com/?p=236#comment-39276 "potential to be god like?" For this statment to be true there must be a class known as god I wont throw any religious ideas out there cause all they do is speak without some sort of hard defining evidence but it isnt so hard to believe that humans created god. They needed something to look forward to, something that would make you feel safe without much effort than to have faith (escapism to the fullest in relation to living ones life) and just like yesterdays religion is doing this todays science is showing the same signs. In providing a sense of security for those who dare not walk into the unknown for fear takes people when they do this. to go along with what you said jim the potentail to become god like is there but humans do not have the capacity of becoming god like (personally i wouldnt want to become god like) god ( if defined as one of plato's forms) is perfect as many people would say. But what is there to look forward to if perfection is to be aquired? you cant go beyond perfection. To theorize Ascension (in terms of humans becoming god) this specific human must lose a piece of his or her human qualties. Each time they take a step another part of their humanity disapears so in the end can you say it was a human who became god (or god like) when you dont have a shred of humanity while reaching this really in my speaking im trying to explain for us to become perfect we would have to lose what inhibits us from becomeing perfect. In humanities case being human ( learning, experiancing, eating, traveling ect...) prevents us from becoming that “potential to be god like?”

For this statment to be true there must be a class known as god

I wont throw any religious ideas out there cause all they do is speak without some sort of hard defining evidence but it isnt so hard to believe that humans created god. They needed something to look forward to, something that would make you feel safe without much effort than to have faith (escapism to the fullest in relation to living ones life)

and just like yesterdays religion is doing this todays science is showing the same signs. In providing a sense of security for those who dare not walk into the unknown for fear takes people when they do this.

to go along with what you said jim the potentail to become god like is there but humans do not have the capacity of becoming god like (personally i wouldnt want to become god like) god ( if defined as one of plato’s forms) is perfect as many people would say.
But what is there to look forward to if perfection is to be aquired?
you cant go beyond perfection. To theorize Ascension (in terms of humans becoming god) this specific human must lose a piece of his or her human qualties. Each time they take a step another part of their humanity disapears so in the end can you say it was a human who became god (or god like) when you dont have a shred of humanity while reaching this

really in my speaking im trying to explain for us to become perfect we would have to lose what inhibits us from becomeing perfect. In humanities case being human ( learning, experiancing, eating, traveling ect…) prevents us from becoming that

]]> By: Stephen Frasier http://www.jimwestergren.com/my-philosophical-believes/#comment-39221 Stephen Frasier Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:58:33 +0000 http://www.jimwestergren.com/?p=236#comment-39221 Nice website; I shall return to dig more deeply -- and not just for the web development and SEO resources, but for the philosophy as well. I added a couple of links to your site from my BestWeb Nashville web services site. Best of luck, Stephen Nice website; I shall return to dig more deeply — and not just for the web development and SEO resources, but for the philosophy as well. I added a couple of links to your site from my BestWeb Nashville web services site.

Best of luck,
Stephen

]]> By: hinna http://www.jimwestergren.com/my-philosophical-believes/#comment-39166 hinna Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:38:32 +0000 http://www.jimwestergren.com/?p=236#comment-39166 Heyy I RESPECT yur idea of not beleiving in god but dats jus rong. wh do yuh fink reated you sept yur psrent huh?.. Heyy I RESPECT yur idea of not beleiving in god but dats jus rong. wh do yuh fink reated you sept yur psrent huh?..

]]> By: Lawyers Baraimal http://www.jimwestergren.com/my-philosophical-believes/#comment-38963 Lawyers Baraimal Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:06:09 +0000 http://www.jimwestergren.com/?p=236#comment-38963 I have a very Westernized take on it. I had a couple of thoughts I thought I might add. First, I’m not sure I entirely agree with your assessment of modern psychology I have a very Westernized take on it. I had a couple of thoughts I thought I might add. First, I’m not sure I entirely agree with your assessment of modern psychology

]]> By: rona http://www.jimwestergren.com/my-philosophical-believes/#comment-38830 rona Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:47:02 +0000 http://www.jimwestergren.com/?p=236#comment-38830 i believe that ALLAH is real and Will never leave us i believe that ALLAH is real and Will never leave us

]]> By: abdelrahman http://www.jimwestergren.com/my-philosophical-believes/#comment-38720 abdelrahman Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:15:35 +0000 http://www.jimwestergren.com/?p=236#comment-38720 Hi I don't agree with you about don't to believe in God. I think if you read about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam" rel="nofollow"><strong>islam</strong></a> ,it will admire you as a great religion. thanks Jim Hi
I don’t agree with you about don’t to believe in God. I think if you read about islam ,it will admire you as a great religion.
thanks Jim

]]> By: Mark Biernat http://www.jimwestergren.com/my-philosophical-believes/#comment-36011 Mark Biernat Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:42:27 +0000 http://www.jimwestergren.com/?p=236#comment-36011 Free will has to be the start. Without free will there is nothing philosophy. And free will is actually almost synonymous with awareness. Without any level of awareness there is no free will. I would recommend the author: Martin Gardner http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Gardner who I think might come close to some of your philosophy. He wrote a book "the night is large". Free will has to be the start. Without free will there is nothing philosophy. And free will is actually almost synonymous with awareness. Without any level of awareness there is no free will. I would recommend the author: Martin Gardner http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Gardner who I think might come close to some of your philosophy. He wrote a book “the night is large”.

]]> By: jack http://www.jimwestergren.com/my-philosophical-believes/#comment-34194 jack Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:26:52 +0000 http://www.jimwestergren.com/?p=236#comment-34194 actually if i see the word related to god i will ran out of that site.just i started to read this article it brings more enthusiasm...and also Khmer words are good. actually if i see the word related to god i will ran out of that site.just i started to read this article it brings more enthusiasm…and also Khmer words are good.

]]> By: zooloo http://www.jimwestergren.com/my-philosophical-believes/#comment-33741 zooloo Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:31:00 +0000 http://www.jimwestergren.com/?p=236#comment-33741 i was mostly surprised that i acually read this article.. the topic wouldnt normally interest me, but since you wrote it i got curious. /Z i was mostly surprised that i acually read this article.. the topic wouldnt normally interest me, but since you wrote it i got curious.

/Z

]]> By: Stephen Webb http://www.jimwestergren.com/my-philosophical-believes/#comment-33132 Stephen Webb Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:48:53 +0000 http://www.jimwestergren.com/?p=236#comment-33132 I do not believe in a God, I believe in the human spirit (Potential to be God-like). -Well, if you do not believe in God, then how can one become God-Like? It is a negative paradox, or in other words a contradiction. I do not believe in a God, I believe in the human spirit (Potential to be God-like).
-Well, if you do not believe in God, then how can one become God-Like? It is a negative paradox, or in other words a contradiction.

]]> By: Qurat http://www.jimwestergren.com/my-philosophical-believes/#comment-33025 Qurat Sun, 09 Sep 2007 23:42:39 +0000 http://www.jimwestergren.com/?p=236#comment-33025 Hi Jim, Just curious to know what 'belief' itself is in your opinion. You believe in so many things, but what actually are the basis for a 'belief'. Can a belief be changed ever, if so how? Why we believe in 'some things' and why don't in others? Is believing in yourself worth for changing a belief? Hope to have reply from you! Regards, Hi Jim,

Just curious to know what ‘belief’ itself is in your opinion. You believe in so many things, but what actually are the basis for a ‘belief’.

Can a belief be changed ever, if so how?
Why we believe in ‘some things’ and why don’t in others?
Is believing in yourself worth for changing a belief?

Hope to have reply from you!

Regards,

]]> By: oil painting portrait artists http://www.jimwestergren.com/my-philosophical-believes/#comment-32781 oil painting portrait artists Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:20:26 +0000 http://www.jimwestergren.com/?p=236#comment-32781 I was shocked to know that you don’t believe in God. It seems like you’re acting as if you’re an independent entity here in the Universe. I don’t want to believe this but in a way you’re like too self-centered. Aren’t you talking things based on past experiences? For instance, did you not ever believe that it’s possible to change one’s personality? Or did you not wonder where did we come from if there was no God? I was shocked to know that you don’t believe in God. It seems like you’re acting as if you’re an independent entity here in the Universe. I don’t want to believe this but in a way you’re like too self-centered. Aren’t you talking things based on past experiences? For instance, did you not ever believe that it’s possible to change one’s personality? Or did you not wonder where did we come from if there was no God?

]]> By: games http://www.jimwestergren.com/my-philosophical-believes/#comment-32436 games Wed, 08 Aug 2007 23:34:37 +0000 http://www.jimwestergren.com/?p=236#comment-32436 I’m not 100% with you here, but I have a lot of affinities for your list, and I certainly don’t actively disagree or dispute your ideas -- so, perhaps your philosophical and metaphysical point of view isn’t so un-translatable as you might believe. I tend to categorize myself as Zen Buddhist, though I would say I have a very Westernized take on it. I had a couple of thoughts I thought I might add. First, I’m not sure I entirely agree with your assessment of modern psychology. My father is a psychologist, in fact, and his contention is that you can change your personality, but that it takes serious time and energy -- he believes if you really want to change who you are, it’s a process that takes five years or so. Second, I wonder if you could clarify a little the division you’ve made between body and spirit. You suggest that they are separate. You also suggest that the goal of the physical body is to protect itself and evolve, while the spirit tries to use the body to reach it’s goals. Are these goals of the spirit separate? Do they conflict with the goals of the body, or is there a kind of symbiotic relationship at work? I’m not 100% with you here, but I have a lot of affinities for your list, and I certainly don’t actively disagree or dispute your ideas — so, perhaps your philosophical and metaphysical point of view isn’t so un-translatable as you might believe. I tend to categorize myself as Zen Buddhist, though I would say I have a very Westernized take on it. I had a couple of thoughts I thought I might add. First, I’m not sure I entirely agree with your assessment of modern psychology. My father is a psychologist, in fact, and his contention is that you can change your personality, but that it takes serious time and energy — he believes if you really want to change who you are, it’s a process that takes five years or so. Second, I wonder if you could clarify a little the division you’ve made between body and spirit. You suggest that they are separate. You also suggest that the goal of the physical body is to protect itself and evolve, while the spirit tries to use the body to reach it’s goals. Are these goals of the spirit separate? Do they conflict with the goals of the body, or is there a kind of symbiotic relationship at work?

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