What makes you feel different about yourself than to other people?
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Re: What makes you feel different about yourself than to other people?Haha, this is wonderful to read. Can I hazard a guess and say you relate to guys easier than girls? That's a pretty 'male' state of mind, for lack of a better term. Problem solving, curiosity in intricacies, forward thinking. I can certainly relate to a lot of that.(Original post by diving_queen)
I sometimes wonder if I think totally differently to the majority of people...I can't switch my brain off.
If I'm sitting on a train I look outside, then at the sky and boom. Brain goes into overload about the insignificance of humans in relation to the universe and I can spend an entire hour pondering about the complex inter-specieal (is this a word?!) links on our tiny planet.
That or I am trying to figure out how the train is running, chair was made, where did the fibres come from..the plastic to make the chair. Where was the carpet imported from? Hell it just never stops.
My friends think I am insane.
Personally, I've got a ridiculously keen eye for body language. There's so much communication going on that doesn't include speech. It just astounds me how much people seem to miss the clues, at least consciously. Went out to a club on Tuesday, and I zoned out from what my friends were doing so many times. Just watching little storylines in non-verbal communication unfold around the room. Who's into who, who's feeling self-conscious, who's trying to hide something, etc. I've always been told I don't say much, but when so much of what you communicate is in your movement, I don't see much of a need to say a lot.Last edited by Aisha~~; 30-03-2012 at 01:21. -
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Re: What makes you feel different about yourself than to other people?Looks like someone is need of God.(Original post by diving_queen)
I sometimes wonder if I think totally differently to the majority of people...I can't switch my brain off.
If I'm sitting on a train I look outside, then at the sky and boom. Brain goes into overload about the insignificance of humans in relation to the universe and I can spend an entire hour pondering about the complex inter-specieal (is this a word?!) links on our tiny planet.
That or I am trying to figure out how the train is running, chair was made, where did the fibres come from..the plastic to make the chair. Where was the carpet imported from? Hell it just never stops.
My friends think I am insane.
EDIT: Aw Negged for being honest.
Guess I am the same as everyone else then 
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Re: What makes you feel different about yourself than to other people?The fact that I try to be nice to everyone. Not over-the-top or anything, I can handle and give out banter, but I just think the best thing you can do for anyone, is to give them a chance, no matter who they are.
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Re: What makes you feel different about yourself than to other people?No, there is no need for God there. There is nothing to gain in choosing the easy option and electing to belief in makeshift answers to life. There is everything to gain in following curiosity, working towards a goal. It doesn't even matter if you reach the answer to the question. It's perfectly possible, and admirable, to be satisfied in the pursuit, not the answer, of a question. -
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Re: What makes you feel different about yourself than to other people?(Original post by Aisha~~)
No, there is no need for God there. There is nothing to gain in choosing the easy option and electing to belief in makeshift answers to life. There is everything to gain in following curiosity, working towards a goal. It doesn't even matter if you reach the answer to the question.
because it's logically sound.
It would be admirable to use intelligence once in a while.It's perfectly possible, and admirable, to be satisfied in the pursuit, not the answer, of a question. -
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Re: What makes you feel different about yourself than to other people?Maybe because i'm me?(Original post by Xperia,)
Y'now? When you see a crowd of people or if your waiting in a que and you feel somewhat different to all the other people standing there, what is it about you that makes you feel different? -
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Re: What makes you feel different about yourself than to other people?I don't really think about how I'm different.. I think more about whether or not people are like I am. Sometimes I feel like I contemplate things other people don't think about, or just spend more time analysing life, or I go over events over and over again in my head and think about how they should have or could have played out differently. I just wonder if other people are doing the same thing. On the internet it's obviously easier to hear about people who do (as mentioned in this thread), but when you're just looking at a random population of people, there's so much you don't know. You're not sitting there reading opinions on a forum; you're staring at (sometimes blank) faces. I just wonder "what are they thinking about?"
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Re: What makes you feel different about yourself than to other people?You're a nice example of the Dunning-Kruger effect. I'll point you towards these two resources:(Original post by harmony_01)
because it's logically sound.
It would be admirable to use intelligence once in a while.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning...3Kruger_effect
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Re: What makes you feel different about yourself than to other people?It's crazy just think when you look out at a city centre or a traffic jam for example, all those robot people out there lead lives, have emotions and they must just be sat there thinking I'm another robot. I'm going to bed...
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Re: What makes you feel different about yourself than to other people?If you care...I apologise. I negged you last night! Was reading thread on my iphone, liked your post but the damn tiny buttons turns it red(Original post by Aisha~~)
No, there is no need for God there. There is nothing to gain in choosing the easy option and electing to belief in makeshift answers to life. There is everything to gain in following curiosity, working towards a goal. It doesn't even matter if you reach the answer to the question. It's perfectly possible, and admirable, to be satisfied in the pursuit, not the answer, of a question. Sorry!
But yes, apologies Harmony_01 but I agree with Aisha....I am certainly in no need for God. I enjoy the ponderings sometimes more than the answers! -
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Re: What makes you feel different about yourself than to other people?Orphans today huh? Such slimey, greedy people.(Original post by The Count Olaf)
Most individuals have not struggled for several years in order to try and steal the fortune of orphans. Coincidentally, I have.
To answer the question - That I'm a hippy with an iron liver. Don't see too many of those about. -
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Re: What makes you feel different about yourself than to other people?No Aisha this isn't the case at all. Correct me if I'm wrong but the way I understand it is basically you think that I believe I'm superior simply because I believe in God. This is wrong. I just have confidence in my belief in God, that in no way makes me superior to you. Likewise, you have confidence in your lack of belief of God albeit it being sketchy. In any case, your response perfectly highlights my general perception of atheists who tend to be arrogant that they can not comprehend the fact that there maybe something in the form of God that has more power than they do. They throw in words such as ''fairies, unicorn" and their favourite, Russel's teapot to try and trivialise the belief in God.(Original post by Aisha~~)
You're a nice example of the Dunning-Kruger effect. I'll point you towards these two resources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning...3Kruger_effect
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Re: What makes you feel different about yourself than to other people?No, you're confusing social status with self-perception. Dunning-Kruger effect kicks in when a person has unfaltering confidence in his/her understanding of the world. They believe that they are inherently correct. No other answer can be correct in their minds. The problem arises since your skills in assessing an argument, are the same skills you use to form an argument. It results in circular reasoning, as seen in teleological arguments. Your description of yourself matches the Dunning-Kruger illusion perfectly. If the thoery is correct, arguing with you is futile. You will forever be blinded to the reality of the situation by your own confidence. You will never see past it, in fact you will probably attempt to refute that fact as well, to maintain your perceived standing in the argument.(Original post by harmony_01)
No Aisha this isn't the case at all. Correct me if I'm wrong but the way I understand it is basically you think that I believe I'm superior simply because I believe in God. This is wrong. I just have confidence in my belief in God, that in no way makes me superior to you. Likewise, you have confidence in your lack of belief of God albeit it being sketchy. In any case, your response perfectly highlights my general perception of atheists who tend to be arrogant that they can not comprehend the fact that there maybe something in the form of God that has more power than they do. They throw in words such as ''fairies, unicorn" and their favourite, Russel's teapot to try and trivialise the belief in God.
To add to your other point: no, I would never be so arrogant as to claim there is, or there isn't a God. No human can ever give direct empirical evidence as to the existence of God, therefore it is ignorant and silly to claim either. However, there are cases where belief in God is beneficial. Or more, there are PEOPLE that will find more benefit in belief in the existence of God, than agnostic or atheist beliefs. These are people that want a quick answer, they want to be satisfied that someone else has answered their questions. They don't really mind how correct, or valid the answers are. It can have beneficial effects on a persons life when they have a 'foundation' of perceived truths, which allow them to get along with the rest of their life in peace. However the problem is, humans have innate curiosity for everything in life. It's the reason we are a medium-sized mammalian species with a population of 7 billion. We like to learn new things, we adapt quickly, and we have creative and problem-solving thought processes. But in order for us to learn, develop, and adapt, we need to have the ability to doubt and second-guess our own understanding (hence: research). If we have an unfaltering belief in our own understanding, we will never make progress in knowledge.
Imagine if, in your first years of primary school, you were taught that 1+1=5, and cars are powered by burning kittens. Imagine you never questioned that knowledge, you were never told any different, throughout your life. Imagine that knowledge was passed down to your children, to their children, and so on, never once being subject to questioning, or thought of differently. Just think of the profound implication that could have, on both yourself, and others around you. This is exactly why unfaltering belief in God is detrimental. A few hundred years ago things like gravity, thunder, the tides, were all explained away as acts of God. Until someone questioned that assumption. Now we know differently, that gravity is a result of the curvature of space-time, that thunder is the discharge of static electricity from clouds, that the tides are a result of the orbit of the moon. Humans would never have progressed to be such a successful species, if we never doubted our own beliefs.Last edited by Aisha~~; 30-03-2012 at 17:10. -
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Re: What makes you feel different about yourself than to other people?Their first topic choice for conversation is getting drunk at the weekend......mine is school work and how it feels like I'll never have the time to go out if I want to do well at school
Guess I am the same as everyone else then 
