Mysterious Metaphysical Musings - Introduction by Davis Mattek

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The nature of being, existing, living. What is it, what are we? Where are we going, where have we been? My attempts to answer the big questions.



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chapter 1: Introduction

chapter 2: The Self

chapter 3: The Not-Self

chapter 4: Human Nature

chapter 5: The Open Road

chapter 6: Time: A Concept


Introduction
chapter 1   —   updated Jun 03, 2009   —   1675 characters   —   35 people liked this writing   —   24 reviews of this writing
Since the first humanoids took to their hind legs, people have asked: Why? These big questions haunt, and enhance, our lives. Various theories and ideas have surfaced and attempted to answer why, or better yet, what. Those who are religious have the big questions answered for them. Yet, for those of who us do not buy into tradition religious philosophy, the answer is evasive. Always seeming close, just out of grasp, we can never seem to be able to answer ourselves.

In this day and age, those who are attempting to answer the great questions is dwindling. We truly live in an idiotic society. Individuals drift through there days, accepting all that is on the surface. Celebrities lives are of more importance than politics, personal success more important that success of the whole. My generation has not produced any great philosophers, no sagacious writers, or profound thinkers. Instead we have given the world Myspace, Facebook and Twitter.

Critical and interpretative thinking are gifts bestowed upon humanity. Those who do not use them are wasting the very thing that makes human. The ignorant structure that forms our society must be destroyed. The pen is my hammer for the concrete of ignorance.

In this series of essays, I will attempt to answer the Big Questions for myself. Hopefully, my musings will be of importance to my readers. The box in which we were born and grew up is the most harmful zone in which an individual can stay; my writings stray far from the safety zone. The dark depths of the human sub conscious, far away from societal constraints, is where the Big Answers are found. Enjoy your journey, and let your mind off it's leash.
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" there is truth it was you say of the self being composed of our thought patterns as well as our experiences with our 'reality', our surroundings. one …more "
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" I am absolutely stunned. The structure of this piece is absolutely amazing, it's like stepping through the looking glass of a philosophical time line. "
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Liz said:
" "Focus not on your human thoughts; convene instead on what is" - amazing

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" but who shaped the desk? who carved upon eternity for the tools of adaption?
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" Deep. You also have way too much time on your hands. :D "
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" Our relationships and the inner sanctum of our thoughts are what separate us from the natural world. but these are all that separate us from each othe…more "
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" That was a great piece on time. I'd like to read more on it though. :) "
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" I've heard that time can be calculated inside the brain, but without the sun, that's impossible. This is fabulous! "
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