Thursday, October 04, 2007

Thoughts vs. Feelings

All this speculation on logic, I've come to the conclusion that there exists, somewhere in the recesses of our mind's access tunnels, a logical argument for just about anything. What's really behind the logic, what is driving it, is what counts. Example, an individual could go insane from thinking too much, but it's not like this information is unavailable to everyone. Some people handle it differently, perhaps this is biological (I imagine so), but the point is there's more at work than just the thoughts. There's a motivation. I think some sort of human-oriented archetypes are at work here, shaping our approaches subconsciously, with the thoughts, perceptions, cognitive processes being the resultant. It's the same pattern observed in the marmot - chicks with no exposure to their parents or to real-world elements are still afraid of those colors. There's something embedded in us, and I suspect I shall be forced to try and reconcile it evolutionarily, shaping our thoughts. Determinism, a facet, perhaps. Obviously we are limited in our range of behavior and thoughts, but maybe it isn't based on our previous perception and experience, but really it is that perception and experience that is defined as what they are by this range itself, these archetypes. What is my goal with this? Perhaps the story-book archetype, trying to find a logical, happy ending. Everyone loves that.

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