Original creation date: 15 February 2005
the first discovery you make is doublethink. when you are able to doublethink, you feel as if the political quandaries of the world suddenly unfold in front of you. as they unfold, you go on different tangents and come up with new questions for previously unthought thoughts.
one of those thoughts revolves around the importance of perception. understanding doublethink, you realize that most of the world’s concepts rely on public perceptions of certain phenomena. it becomes easy to turn any story on its head, to comprehend different views of the world, and thus understand the great importance of perceptions.
pretty soon one faces a quandary of moral relativism. if any single situation can be framed in two situations with completely different sets of values and be equally valid, what then is morality? morality is a mere collection of human dogmas that have allowed us to live somewhat peacefully in complex society.
the next step is a steady decline into chronic existentialism. one gradually realizes the inherent unimportance of every action one takes. emotions become more important than physical feelings; the deadening grip of solipsism encases us.
what does one do when one discovers nothing really matters?
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