Bite Sized Philosophy - Is Reality an Illusion? | Rene Descartes Method of Doubt Explained

[@NorthernDiaries]

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[@LifeNavigation]

“The perception of reality is stronger than reality itself” - Greg Plitt

[@NorthernDiaries]

Weirdly rings very true.

[@sg.k7293]

If you think about it without perception, reality wouldn't even exist in a persons point of view. If you can't perceive reality, then what is it?

[@fernandoorozco5968]

So, True

[@nightschoolpodcast2087]

Great video! You're grappling with life's deepest questions. Good for you, man. Keep it up. God loves you.

[@Virgcanair]

Kindred spirit! I am drafting a paper on Descartes, having anxiety and panic attacks just like you for the first time. I sit exams for the first time as a middle-aged adult who still has learned nothing but continues her quest. Your truthful expressions were consoling to me. Thank you for sharing. I have learned much more from this moment.

[@andreigabrielion9575]

I just watched your video about your introduction to solipsism and I did not want to comment there considering the video is pretty old. I had the same "moment of realization" about 4 years ago when my highschool philosophy teacher talked about Descartes' method. Since then I've discovered Alan Watts who talks about, among other things, Buddhism and Hinduism solipsism, and phenomenology. These helped me make sense of that "mystical" expierience. I now am reading more about Indian philosophies.I recommend to everyone interested in these subjects to either listen to Alan Watts' lectures, you can find them here on KZbin, or read Lester Embree's "Reflective Analysis: A First Introduction Into Phenomenological Investigation". Mind you, this book is difficult. Many thanks to you Northern Diaries for sharing your experience with us. I wish you all best of luck in your philosophical endeavours.

[@NorthernDiaries]

Thank you for watching and your recommendation. I am very familiar with Alan Watts, but I don't know Reflective Analysis. I'll look into it. :)

[@satoshinakamoto7253]

read many different kind of philosophers

[@mariaexnox8393]

i really loved your concluding statements!! i actually myself also had some anxiety surrounding reality, particularly questions surrounding death and the afterlife, and questions about who i really was. I realized that my family, partner, clothes, future career choice, even philosophy itself (which i really enjoy) were not really me no matter how much i wanted them to be. i was only identifying with them because it made me feel like i had a sense of self. i learned that there is nothing i can do about my death, and i can never be certain if its just a blank abyss or some form of afterlife. even if it is a blank abyss.. i should be grateful for my opportunity to be alive, no matter how hard it gets, and i should be grateful that my body will decompose and give back to what i took from the earth, in the beautiful circle of life.... and my goal, and everyone else's goal, should be to give back for what we have been given.. its painful to see all this destruction happening around us..

[@NorthernDiaries]

Who am I ? That is an important philosophical question that has been asked from the Bhagwat Gita to the Matrix, from Buddha, Ramana to the Blade Runner. That is the fundamental of all philosophies. Not even, what is the universe, what is the meaning of life etc. Even those are secondary questions. Who am I? is first and foremost. As everything stems from the I. Lately I am realizing that the only thing I can do, only goal I can ever attain is to watch my breath, as much as possible.

[@mariaexnox8393]

@@shivpratapsinghsengar3743 yes of course! what would u like to discuss?

[@ramsonwane6243]

@@mariaexnox8393 I am also fighting with the very same question 'who really I am' what is the origin of the life, what it's gonna be the end of life, what is there after life, what should be the real motive behind our life, why sometimes i feels like this world is not real it's just imagination of my mind life,why sometimes I feel it's nothing but a long dream, why I feel I living in dream, why sometimes I feel I already lived this life &am again living this life for many times, why sometimes I feel like I stucked in some never ending loop, why this world is so perfect, how it was actually created. it's not the end I have thousands of questions like this in my mind but Even science can't answer this questions I was in search of people's like you from many years I found you very interesting. you and I dealing with the same question, we have same question in our mind I would like to have conversation on this types of topic if you are interested too please do reply

[@ramsonwane6243]

@@NorthernDiaries I am also fighting with the very same question 'who really I am' what is the origin of the life, what it's gonna be the end of life, what is there after life, what should be the real motive behind our life, why sometimes i feels like this world is not real it's just imagination of my mind life,why sometimes I feel it's nothing but a long dream, why I feel I living in dream, why sometimes I feel I already lived this life &am again living this life for many times, why sometimes I feel like I stucked in some never ending loop, why this world is so perfect, how it was actually created. it's not the end I have thousands of questions like this in my mind but Even science can't answer this questions I was in search of people's like you from many years I found you very interesting. you and I dealing with the same question, we have same question in our mind I would like to have conversation on this types of topic if you are interested too please do reply ...

[@utkarshsingh7204]

Most underrated channel on philosophy Thanks for uploading videos Since I have found this channel there is soothing experience to my existential crisis and depression

[@NorthernDiaries]

Much appreciated. Thank you :)

[@jemuelfuerte9464]

We have a class reporting next week, and this is the part assigned to me. I really enjoy your dicussion and how you explained everything in a concise way!!!

[@veronicalvendahl1332]

Thank you for this video❤️ I’m 15 years old and I’m also constantly in an existential crisis. When you asked the first question, I couldn’t come up with a single thing that I didn’t doubt😅 I feel a sense of comfort with your videos❤️ Thank you🙏

[@NorthernDiaries]

I am very glad. Thank you :)

[@crusader9054]

I remember my uncle watching this, and he merely said "I just heard a theory of a man who was nerve happy, trying to explain to happy or unhappy people why he knows how life works".

[@NorthernDiaries]

Your uncle is probably right!

[@animedre3108]

I appreciate the video I only watched it for sake of understanding Descartes for college, but your experience and outlook on life is inspiring. I hope life continues to be a blessing for you.

[@shivpratapsinghsengar3743]

Bro rn I am a student and after my iitjee exam I would like to talk to you,my mind is fucked by philosphy I can't stop thinking about everything,would love to share my journey to philosphy.

[@NorthernDiaries]

Sure, write to me at [e-mail]

[@yui_ie]

when I reached 5:57, remembered a somewhat similar experience. My family and I came to visit my relatives during X-mas, I spent most of my time observing my aunties and uncles because I couldn't fully understand Tagalog. Then I thought " I can see other peoples face through my eyes but how do they see my face? What can people see when they see me? Can I see through their eyes? Wouldn't I get scared if I can't recognize my face through their perspective? Can I recognize myself if I was seen from a distance, like a blurry silhouette of me? Why is my eyes' peripheral vision blurry but I can still depict an objects shape or silhouette?", then a ringing started in my ears but only I could hear it. Next thing that happened was me crying, I felt lonely because I was the only person who could see my perspective. It was scary for 7 year old me to think that way but I'm glad that Descartes systematic doubting was able to help me at least understand what I went through.

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[@chandrus3568]

For me ....being loved is happy...weather it's in reality or in my dreams... Nice episode 👌

[@NorthernDiaries]

That's very beautiful. Being loved is indeed precious. Thanks.

[@chandrus3568]

@@NorthernDiaries 😊🙌

[@Pro_GameMaster888]

The mind, our balanced thinking, is what gives life. I believe that to be the one thing that is true.

[@raycarter6770]

Awesome content! I’m reminded of a thought I have often about intelligence being linked to making efficient models of reality and consciousness being linked to making models that include an awareness of self.

[@NorthernDiaries]

That's very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@erikascoffield8520]

I felt this same anxiety attack, but this happened when I was really young. It felt like I was in the truman show. If I think and concentrate hard enough, it felt like I can trace and uncover where everything originated layer after layer. I had to eventually stop thinking because my mind was going into a loop.

[@NorthernDiaries]

I can sympathise.

[@kelleemerson9510]

Just found and love your video. Worried that it's not very recent. How are you? I hope you haven't got dis couraged, because your work is much appreciated.

[@shivpratapsinghsengar3743]

Wanna discuss philopshy broo cause i would love to share my curious minds thoughts with someone

[@NorthernDiaries]

Hi Kelle, thank you for your kind words. I just posted another video, and I will continue to post regularly from now on. I have plans for this channel. It's just that 2020 has not been very kind, for my mental state. So it takes some strength to keep going. Like many others are experiencing at the moment. Despite that some positive things have happened and I will continue to produce these videos.

[@NorthernDiaries]

Hi Shiv, I responded to your email.

[@popcornman786]

For me there are two ways to happiness - the short term and the long term. Something like eating my favorite piece of candy will make me happy in the moment but seeing the progress I made toward my long-term goals makes me more proud of myself over the long term. You could say this is a more practical side of happiness.

[@NorthernDiaries]

Yes for sure, and I know what you are saying about short term and long term. Even working on long term goals would give you that peace, knowing that you have something to hold on to.

[@PermacultureHomestead]

U r not alone.

[@NorthernDiaries]

Thanks :)

[@thainotty1760]

I echo some of the comments shared in this section (my mind almost went down the rabbit hole of “Are we all just echoing one another subconsciously, which is known as paraphrasing etc.”😩). So clearly, you are not alone.😂 Your content is fascinating. I'm on my third video, thinking one more video, and I'm done, lol. I love the feeling of believing in love even if it's not real🤷🏾‍♀️

[@NorthernDiaries]

Glad you like the videos. Thank you :)

[@HrishikeshKarande]

Thanks you for such a great explanation...

[@brendancarney3079]

You deserve way more views than you are getting

[@NorthernDiaries]

I hope I get more views too. But I am already glad that I have people who feel this way. So thank you.

[@badwolf8112]

i hope you're well

[@NorthernDiaries]

I am doing well now. Thank you :)

[@shatterhacked]

I personally am not one to have existential crises. But, I do want to prove reality is real.

[@sandeshwankhade7893]

this channel needs more recognition

[@NorthernDiaries]

Thanks Sandesh :)

[@jeffwalther]

Life is misery but we have learned to overcome it.

[@derrickmcadoo3804]

While I agree that people don't see things in the same colors (my best friend/cousin is half-color blind), he still acknowledges 'blue' in both the Oceans/Lakes and Sky. He's no dummy. Anyway, I think there are still things that are universal, and factual. So I'm not completely sold on his philosophy. EDIT: For anyone interested in Astrology, Decartes was an Aries, year of the Monkey.

[@SidneyJoyce]

I love this, it was beautiful. Especially the end tying it all together. I love my family.

[@yanalalaqabaniempoweredsel7830]

Thank you so much!

[@willjones5310]

this video gave me great peace, thank you

[@stevencoutinho7138]

Love your motivation. I think exactly the same, ever since doing Vipassana. Now searching for anything to hold onto… great video!

[@mariafitts]

Lately Ive been having the strangest experiences . So weird

[@stevencoutinho7138]

I like how you end the video: although it’s not coffee it smells great etc… that does help me, thank you. I wonder why some people like you (and I) come to these realizations (real-I-zation)… pretty sick joke of the brain once you think too much…

[@sanamir9886]

Thanks for sharing this video. It was very helpful.

[@paulriccitelli9179]

Nicely done

[@muralidharan3503]

You are not alone.... Thanks for starting this KZbin channel... Its okay if it's not real but your videos are awesome... Oh your last video affected me...

[@NorthernDiaries]

Thanks for your kind words Murali :)

[@shivpratapsinghsengar3743]

Wanna discuss philopshy broo cause i would love to share my curious minds thoughts with someone

[@ZinebZineb-se6xh]

Beautiful video, I m going to read that book for sure. Thank you

[@carllake1]

what do you think of the following: The great saint in India, Muktananda, was asked, “What is real?” He replied, “What is real is that which never changes

[@politicshistoryliteraturea7007]

Loved the way you described everything ❤️

[@Kashmoneygodzilla]

Bro he’s one of my ancestors

[@khalidamin5594]

Beautiful. You explained it better.

[@nat804]

so true. I was thinking about it, what if I'm just a collection of thoughts and feelings who thinks shes a person in the united states going to college and feeling pain and joy. but then i thought, the experiences i am having cause me these sensations, so they must be real enough. if i don't eat then i feel pain in my stomach and anxiety. if i'm anxious enough I get a pain in my chest. if i just go along it can't be too bad, I'm just going where the sensations lead me. if my parents are concepts I've made up in my head, then i'm very happy i have them and that their love feels so real. and if i'm a concept i guess it wouldn't be so bad. I've always loved stories, so maybe I'm just meant to enjoy them. but to you i'd just be a comment and a short collection of words, and to your computer i'm just a collection of light bursts through a cable sent to you under an ocean and into your internet router.

[@anniefarias7327]

This is such a well done video! Thank you!

[@NorthernDiaries]

Thanks for watching :)

[@MsAnonomys]

Kindred spirit, i have also had the panic attack. And i came to the same conclusion, that its okay to not know. We must live in the moment, as the moment is always the most beautiful moment in our lives. It is the flower in our circle of life. Its the most real thing we have. I have been thinking that whatever you decide to believe you must beleive with all your heart and you better know why. I am christian and i can tell you why i am. I have experienced the love of God and my Lord and savior Jesus Christ. I cannot reason or logically explain God nor can I provide you evidence to believe beyond doubt. I cannot convince you. No other philosopher can do this for their theories and explanations either. God wants us to believe by faith. He says to Thomas “blessed are those who believe and have not seen”.

[@mitaliprabhu5252]

Hey I just stumbled upon your channel, Awesome work. Exploring the realm of consciousness and reality, alongwith philosophy is excellent. I see that you are from Scarborough too, do you still live here?

[@NorthernDiaries]

Hey Mitali. No. I live in China now. But I will be back in Scarborough to visit, by early next year.

[@shivpratapsinghsengar3743]

Wanna discuss philopshy broo cause i would love to share my curious minds thoughts with someone

[@sharansubramaniam6069]

Top notch as always. I make it a point to watch the entire ad for your channel so that you can earn as much as possible 😃👍🏻 Not yet in a position to support you on patreon, but I try doing my bit :)

[@NorthernDiaries]

Just watching is a great deal of supporting. Words like yours motivate me to keep producing. So, thank you so much for supporting.

[@Annaleesah]

Great video!

[@derrickmcadoo3804]

While I do not entertain this method of thought, I have subjected myself to it for a period, and will say, it's enjoyable to pick on those under it. There are stronger strongholds of philosophy, and Decartes kinda just 'punks' out on accountability to things that ALL people can agree on; such as the Sky is Blue. He doubts even that - and I say, take him with a grain of salt.

[@lakshmanvajjakeshavula5380]

Thanks brother

[@calvinvanliempde7290]

I experienced somting simeler whit the panic attack. And i think your philosophy is beautiful. And hope your KZbin goes well. Ps Not the best in English

[@genoshifrin9266]

Only one thing exists.. consciousness...with no conciousness, nothing else can be perceived to exist

[@NorthernDiaries]

It's interesting you bring up consciousness. Descartes was famously criticized for never further questioning the I. He left it at I, I am without exploring further.

[@shivpratapsinghsengar3743]

Wanna discuss philopshy broo cause i would love to share my curious minds thoughts with someone

[@AllTrickss]

Youre gonna blow up someday

[@NorthernDiaries]

Thanks friend. Hope it happens :)

[@shivpratapsinghsengar3743]

Wanna discuss philopshy broo cause i would love to share my curious minds thoughts with someone

[@glizzygobler626]

Hi, I just realise you said you were depressed, i was wondering if you were depressed about this whole Theory. If so i just want to tell you, that I have been equally effected by this theory and I know it’s impossible for me to prove my existence to you, but I AM REAL! i know you may be suffering, but I hope you do well bro. Ur account is very interesting. Good luck

[@NorthernDiaries]

Hi, thank you. No, I wasn't depressed because of this. This year has been hard so far. I am far away from my apartment/ home and I am kind of stuck within four walls. So, once in awhile I won't feel all that great.

[@glizzygobler626]

@@NorthernDiaries sorry to hear bro. Much love ❤️

[@shivpratapsinghsengar3743]

Wanna discuss philopshy broo cause i would love to share my curious minds thoughts with someone

[@thinginground5179]

I love this..

[@bryannawilliams4480]

Can you explain the presentational reality vs. Formal reality?

[@TheKinix13]

Beautiful

[@NorthernDiaries]

Thank you :)

[@utkarshsingh7204]

I like to gardening and having jaggery tea

[@NorthernDiaries]

That sounds so peaceful :)

[@enigma9369]

You are the best

[@NorthernDiaries]

Ha! Thanks. You are so early :)

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[@NorthernDiaries]

Thanks for recommending KZbin membership. I'll look into it.

[@charlesbruno990]

Northern Diaries Originals, Why do I find it so difficult to get my fellow atheists to understand that I am an atheist that believes in God? Do they not understand that the God that atheist refer to is a conscious God/being? Can not God simple be "The creator of all that is", including consciousness, being, meaning, time/space, science, the universe etc? Or is it that the have issues with "believing", and deny that belief is necessary for our existence, ... unless they are solipsists. “Silence before being born, silence after death: life is nothing but noise between two unfathomable silences.” - Isabel Allende

[@mariafitts]

Method of doubt? What’s that

[@robertorayoherrera5354]

Okay so let's start with truth. The first question he asked. I disagree. I think there are different levels of truth. First, the highest level of truth or rather the highest is Time Omni meta truth. That means something that is the highest truth anywhere and always. Then we go lower. Omni meta truth which is something that is the highest truth everywhere at one specific time or time period. Now we could go lower to Omni truth. Which is something that is truth everywhere but not the highest truth. Now we could go lower. This Rene is thinking at such a low level. The whole video as I imagine only gives a glimpse of Rene's philosophy. I think therefore I am implies that there is some meta being. Something that would give laws to us humans. Something that thinks us personal.

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Whatever you do, just don't put Descartes before DesHorse! (Ba-dum tiss!)

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[@elihodge9165]

"If you are like me, then you are in a constant state of existential crisis" lol damn dude I know this shits deep but you gotta just smoke some weed and watch cartoons for a little bit.

[@logicalcomrade7606]

What a load of crap. "Do read this book, but take it with a grain of salt, all you have is experience." derp. Man, get outta here with that weak empiricism! What if my experience is at odds with your experience? Personal experience is no way of measuring reality, because personal experiences can be manipulated.

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