theres always going to be another reason and another reason and another reason

Accomplishment in the social sphere feels viscerally rewarding.

We can just be happy chasing lower brain functions.

the foundation however small is what our entire existence is made up of

And it does our psychology more good than philosophy.

that foundation has to be built at the edges of our percetion too

Foundation isn't necessary at all.

or else theres no mechanism by which we are even sentient

Or animals wouldn't be able to function.

well obviousley

ohh boy

animals jsut have a different edge of percetion

so their value while based more on primal lower cognitive funtion

still exists

Yes.

and actually is way more simple to come about

in a way that you cant disprove

Animals live in a lower world to humans and have less ability to escape Samsara

unless youre going to tell me animals dont need food

or water

the idea of having a full life is that youre building on that foundation

But our recent adaptations are like duct tape. While our lower brain is a solid base.

that is built on teh edge of your perception

that wiiide wide wide space is where value exists

albeit in a metaphysical sense

it makes it that beleiveing in a god in a pragmatic sense is the same as not beliving in a god

Higher brain stuff just seems like flavoring to lower brain drives to me.

and just ends up being intellectual jerking off

So abstraction is basically just aesthetic.

BUT with no real world outcome

well like i said

there are tangible things we can abstract over

which brings me back to the point i was trying to make about god

abstracting about something past our perceptual reality is essentially aesthetic

its liek saying

how ami decorating the foundation of my house

well fuck nobodies gonna see that shit cuz its underground

I think we were talking about two different things at the same time and our points just converged in a hamfisted way.

and who cares if ur foundations painted red or blue

if you cant even see it

Part of a classical liberal arts education is a study of aesthetics