But your thoughts. Your beliefs. Which you are now asserting.SteRo wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 4:37 amOnly thoughts happening to me upon seeing your words. <- These again are only thoughts happening to me. <- These again are only thoughts happening to me. <- ... <- ... etc etc ad infinitum.Zenny wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 9:11 pmAll that you just said above are your beliefs.SteRo wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 10:50 am
You can assert what you want since you can believe what you want. Of course you don't have to believe what say because I myself am just expressing thoughts that happen to me without judgement as to either truth or falsehood of my thoughts.
Belief is an interesting topic, isn't it? What makes human beings believe this or that? And what are the conditions for belief? What is the experience corresponding to the assertion of "this is true" or "this is false" and what are the conditions for these experiences without there being an objective criterion for truth that is independent of subjective experience? The dualism truth vs falsehood may be an inherent feature of human mentality that is dropped when it is experienced that life is possible without beliefs and that a life without beliefs is very peaceful or can be very peaceful ... well at least it is peacefuller than a life with beliefs ... I would say but whether it is true or not I prefer to leave open. Once belief arises that things or mental states are inherently good or bad the trouble begins ... and one may even become a buddhist
Is it true that there are thoughts? Or are you undecided?