Recent content by Teaist

Yes to 'believe in a soul', no to 'leaves your body.' I've recently undergone a change of mind, and below I'll describe the position I've ended up with. It's still rather tentative, and will probably remain that way until I find the time to do enough research to fill in enough details. I view...

Yeah, this seems about right. I try to keep my desk tidy because my mind is more than enough mess to handle. Only when I'm very tired can I keep my thoughts linear, tidy, and orderly. I often have trouble communicating precisely for this reason - it takes a lot of effort to translate the...

The way I see it, even though I am certain that there are objective moral standards do exist, it's hard to deny that a huge amount of what 'feels right/wrong' is due to experience (i.e. the input of culture, upbringing, socialisation, past emotional experience, etc.). For instance, I regularly...