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theres-whump-in-that-nebula · 2 years ago

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Does anyone else, like, entirely lack a belief system of any kind and just run on primal instinct? I’ll listen to multiple sides of an issue and understand every bit of nuance, get emotionally invested, and then not pick any of them, because I think the reasoning of the respective beliefs cancel each other out when compared side-by-side. Then primal instinct takes over and forces me into acting more adjacent to one side than the other, but my brain does not necessarily agree with the entire position— only a portion of it; while also believing a portion of the other positions.

Or perhaps I merely think I have no opinions because the majority of today’s belief systems are so one-sided, while my positions are four-sided, and therefore unacceptable because I’m “not allowed” to agree with more than one side in any capacity without being ostracized by all of them.

I am proverbially lukewarm and in the process of being vomited out of the mouth of Christ.

#bite maim kill #or maybe I’m severely depressed and just not thinking clearly LMFAO #see? I even contradict my own points and disagree with myself #pathetic #I am my own devil’s advocate and his five frenemies #I also think holding up logic as a moral and ethical code is stupid #just because it makes sense doesn’t mean it’s right #and lots of good things in the world make no sense logically #but logic also works perfectly for other situations #and honestly everyone tries to make their point make sense when it literally doesn’t have to?#The sky is purple and whales swim in it #If I believed that; it wouldn’t be logical at all; but it wouldn’t hurt anyone on its own #Beliefs are harmless until they are acted upon by their holders #But some beliefs are beliefs that call for action in and of themselves #Therefore making the belief itself harmful #2+2=5 is a harmless belief on its own; but if you torture someone to get your point across that’s a different story #so zealousness/vindictiveness also plays a role in the potential harm a belief can do #but a belief such as “all bees are are harmful to humans” tells humans to be afraid of bees; fear breeds resent which breeds murder #which leads to genocide #so the emotions (and intensity thereof) involved also dictate how harmful a belief can become #I like to think of beliefs in terms of empty guns VS loaded guns #which is why I don’t like picking a direction to shoot in #idk maybe there’s black mold growing in my room and I’m going insane from inhaling the fumes #because I’d like to say “I’ll just do and believe what I want” but I don’t want to do anything; the only thing moving me at this point #is blind compulsion #I do things but I do not enjoy them before or after I do them; only during (barely)#I do things because I am incapable of sitting still #I do not want to do things #everything I do is soulless

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