tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-433440494954489625.post2003947672286575071..comments2009-12-15T09:35:32.509-08:00Comments on Existentialism @ Rhodes: SelfDoctor Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13189506916480012553noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-433440494954489625.post-90742387288955460152009-09-09T17:52:48.436-07:002009-09-09T17:52:48.436-07:00Alright. So I completely agree that maybe our &quo...Alright. So I completely agree that maybe our "thoughts and ideas" are a more valid understanding of an individual, rather than actions and "other aspects of our personalities." However, I think an individual's interests, like music and certain sports for example, do have strong influences on the individual and can almost be building blocks to a person's individuality. For example, maybe listening to a certain song or seeing a piece of art triggers a person's stream of consciousness, as Kipp discussed, and because of that song or work of art a person finds something out about he/she's "self." And even though someone may like or dislike something just the same, the thoughts that the individual writes down or discusses are the individual's own thoughts. Also, I don't think that just because you may feel the same way about something as someone else makes you unoriginal or not unique. Having genuinely the same opinion about something as someone else is unique in itself, and allows you to make a unique connection with another individual. However, the thoughts further attached to the "something" are purely the individual's own--but what happens when someone's opinion about something is swayed by another person? I think this also leads to the concept of change that Kipp discussed at the end--just because we change our mind about something, just because we change our opinion, is our "self" altered as well? Does it change our whole individuality, who we are as a person?sarah knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733472267448065565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-433440494954489625.post-88283905387142833822009-09-09T10:44:08.593-07:002009-09-09T10:44:08.593-07:00I like how you bring up the idea that maybe it is ...I like how you bring up the idea that maybe it is our thoughts and ideas that express who we are. I believe this gives a much better idea of who the individual is than other aspects of our personalities. For instance, I am really into music. I am more than dedicated to the music I like and used to believe that my taste in music could really define me to a certain point. I could talk to you all day about why The Notorious B.I.G. is better than Tupac, why Dark Side of the Moon is the best album ever, why Daft Punk is one of the most original modern musical acts and why there will never be another album made like Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), but that wouldn't give you a clear idea of who I am. There are numerous people out there that feel the same way I do about these subjects, so that just makes me fall back into the masses. What I have recently come to discover is that what really gives a good idea of who you are is through writing and recording your own ideas and stream of conscience. There are times when a stream of conscience put down in writing straight from my brain to the page is something that cannot be duplicated, it's my own. This leads me to reflect on yesterday when Colin Fletcher and I were chillin' in my house freestyling, the lines and rhymes we made were things that happened that one time and can never be reproduced again. The reason I bring this up is that freestyling is very similar to the stream of conscience I spoke to earlier, by the fact that they are both things that can only be produced once. Does that mean we are constantly changing and I am not the man I was yesterday and will never be the same from one day to the next? If that's true then it has only become even harder to define the self. This is some heavy stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com