Existential Experience is Ephemeral
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others…
— Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
Ronald is a Clown, Not a Rooster. Walk the Other Way, my Friend
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others…
— Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
I am implying a möbius of sorts, aesthetically chosen or arranged (depending on your perspective of Free Will) to a bombardment of stimulus over time. From the parsing abilities of your cognition and felt consciousness that we reflectively refer to as awareness, to the memories that bind our probability functions and form our identity, we are what we eat; survival machines of biology in an ecosystem of our own disposal.
The Möbius-like arrangement that is implied by this statement suggests a cyclical and interconnected relationship between individuals and their environment. From a Platonic perspective, this relationship is characterized by the interplay between individual agency (or Free Will) and the constant bombardment of external stimuli that individuals encounter over time.
At the core of this relationship are the parsing abilities of cognition and felt consciousness, which together forms our reflective awareness of the world around us. As we encounter new stimuli, our brains process and categorize this information, shaping our understanding of the world and influencing our future actions and decisions.
However, this process of categorization and interpretation is not solely determined by individual agency but is also shaped by the memories and experiences that bind our probability functions and form our identity. From a Platonic perspective, these memories and experiences are essential to the formation of our selfhood, influencing everything from our beliefs and values to our actions and decisions.
Ultimately, we are what we consume - both in terms of the external stimuli that we encounter and the memories and experiences that shape our identity. As biological survival machines operating in an ecosystem of our own creation, it is essential that we maintain a reflective awareness of our relationship to the world around us, striving to make conscious and intentional choices in order to create a more fulfilling and meaningful life.
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