Athene’s Theory of Everything

Obbe · #1 03-31-2012, 06:41 PM

Athene's Theory of Everything - YouTube

Will this generate worthwhile discussion?

winstoncaufield · #2 03-31-2012, 06:59 PM

Athene is lulz this video is fucking long though.

Obbe · #3 03-31-2012, 08:32 PM

RE- Athene's Theory of Everything - YouTube

Obbe · #4 04-01-2012, 03:10 PM

Notes from the first 15 minutes:

- neuroplasticity allows unskilled people to learn and hone new skills

- when we feel our thoughts are threatened by others, we enter a defensive state

- in this state a more primitive part of our brain interferes with rational thinking

- social validation allows people to become self-aware more easily

- self-observance changes the way our brains work, strengthening rationality and emotional resilience

- when we are not self-aware our thoughts and actions are mostly impulsive

- there is no specific center of consciousness, "you" are the unity of several different circuits that may or may not be activated at different times, changing who "you" are at these times

- "will" is the drive to reduce dissonance between each of our active neural circuits

- when a person faces the paradox of wanting purpose while thinking that existence is meaningless, cognitive dissonance occurs

Obbe · #5 04-01-2012, 03:46 PM

More notes:

- we, consciousness, are equally the result of cerebral hemispheres interacting electrochemically as we are of the senses connecting our neurons to other neurons in our environment

- another persons consciousness is not external to "your own", this is a basic property of mirror neurons which allow us to understand ourselves through others

- superorganismal features are also reflected in our evolution, where our survival relied on our collective abilities

- What am I? A momentary expression of an ever-changing unity with no center. The psychological consequences of believing this allows for self-awareness without attachment to the self, increases in mental clarity, social conscience, self-regulation and being "in the moment"

- traditional tendencies to define ourselves as imaginary individualistic constants neurally wires and designs the brain towards dysfunctional processes such as compulsive labeling and the psychological need to impose expectations

- interactions that accept us for who we are without judgment are neuropsychological catalysts that wire the brain to acknowledge others and accept rationally verified belief systems without dissonance, alleviating the need for entertainment and creating cycles of constructive behavior

Oink The Pig · #6 04-01-2012, 04:27 PM

Seriously there was no one around that spoke english right? The guy pronounces every word in a weird fucking way.

AdMech · #7 04-02-2012, 04:30 AM

Thanks for the notes, Obbe; I don't like watching videos, and I'm sure many won't have the time, so that's very helpful. I'll give a meatier reply later; just wanted to let you know your work is not unappreciated and the thread is not unread.

**ArmsMerchant** · #8 04-02-2012, 08:17 PM

I feel impelled to address the question "What am I."

I am--like everyone else--a Son of God.

I am not my body, nor am I what I think or feel or do.

I am immortal, eternal, invulnerable--sinless, guiltless, wholly loved and wholly loveable.

And--like everyone else--I am more or less insane.

Total sanity is quite rare, the requisites being to be able to manifest total forgiveness and unconditional love ALL THE TIME, to know that salvation is within, that the world has nothing that we want, to never attack one's brother, to always realize that we are ALL one and to act that way, to know that to give is to receive, and to know that Heaven is here and now--it need not be sought, as we never left.

And the only thing that can hurt us is our own mind.

Obbe · #9 04-02-2012, 08:55 PM

So I only wrote down notes from the first half of the movie, I may take notes on the second half and post them here; but what do you all think of the video? Do you find it interesting? Insightful? Boring? Trollish? Do you think Athene is being sincere? Do you think there is anything about this worth mentioning?

Obbe · #10 04-05-2012, 04:56 PM

Bumping because this is interesting regardless of your opinions, however I am also very interested in your opinions and would appreciate you posting them.