Do We Enjoy Being Free? (Final Fantasy + Sartre) - 8-Bit Philosophy

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Episode 5: Do We Enjoy Being Free?
(Sartre & Bad Faith)
Written & Directed by: Jared Bauer
Narrator: Nathan Lowe
Animation Producer: MB X. McClain
Original Music & Sound by: David Krystal (www.davidkrysta...)
Academic Consultant: Mia Wood
Producer & Additional Artwork by: Jacob S. Salamon
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"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." ~Rush

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"There is no escaping our freedom" fucking brilliant

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[@Jedi_Are_Scum]

Not reallly.

[@STEREODVST]

The lyrics of the Rush song "Freewill" comes to mind. (You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice. If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill; I will choose a path that's clear I will choose freewill.)

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I was thinking the same thing.

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[@Jadguy24]

Greatest words of wisdom ever bestowed on me "You may choose your choices, but your choices choose your consequences." The freedom is yours but for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction and the human mind is great as construing unintended consequences as having meaning besides a physics equation balancing the books.

[@KrayzieMayne777]

While those are some great words to live by, isn't it flawed a little? I mean when most people make their CHOICES, those CHOICES are based on the CONSEQUENCES associated with their respected CHOICES. Yes sometimes choices have consequences that we would never have fathomed would occur, but still yet, our choices are based on the consequences associated with them. Unless you're the type of person who doesn't give much thought into things, that is.

[@JamesRDavenport]

Orlando I. I would venture the guess that the majority of humanity today are those who make choices without putting much thought into things. Hence, why world affairs are in the state they are in. I believe the mass of humankind has devolved to little more than animals, addicted to pushing buttons and acting on physical impulses.

[@Jadguy24]

Orlando I. Really though it is impossible to predict the future, there are too many variables for any particular outcome to any one action. Some times good intentions breed horror, some times selfish intentions breed glory. So it really comes down to probable outcomes. You just have to analyze the probabilities. At some point even the most remote possibility becomes inevitable, Like a slot machine it will eventually hit jackpot. So the real question is "Do I feel lucky." Hopefully you do.

[@Carltoncurtis1]

Kevin Kiker From this convo I've realized that acting based on the consequences of choices is bad faith because we are acting upon an unknowable. The choice must always be the end in itself. Risking your life to save your family sounds like Good Faith but the outcome is still uncertain so why do it? Anyone could argue a million reasons why it is good or bad to still do it but its all conjecture. For a choice like that and for all minor choices, the choice IS the consequence. Do something to do it; don't do something because...

[@firstlylasty8687]

Kevin Kiker Too many variables for us, perhaps. Never know whether there's something in existence that has no trouble at all handling all of them. Also, I predict the Sun will rise tomorrow. I'm not analyzing any probabilities. Just predicting based on experience. I'll bet a very large sum on it ;) (yes, I know, the Sun doesn't actually "rise," the Earth rotates, etc. You know what I mean, though)

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nigel reminds me of cops who do only what they're told and don't necessarily do what's right. Damn you nigel.

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Perhaps the best video-game incorporated 8-bit Philosophy so far.

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"There is no escaping our freedom" Brilliant

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"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice," - RUSH, Freewill 2:45

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Great episode! Was waiting for a final fantasy themed one, love this series!

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Another great episode! This is really an interesting take in the many philosophers great works.

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The great thing about free will is we can make our own choices, the bad thing about it is that we have to live with those choices.

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[@deadshepherd666]

I like that - "Existence precedes essence". You're born, and then you choose who you want to be. You are what you've done basically. And none of us are ever finished. I like that a whole lot better really than the idea that we spring in to the world with some roadmap already programmed in to our heads.

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I believe that we do have an amazing power to choose our actions and create our own identity. I must admit that it would be easier to let someone else make our choices, but in doing so, we would still be choosing to live by their choice. It is true, choice is impossible to escape.

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[@desperateguy01ify]

Enjoy is subjective and relative. People are free to do as they will, or are ( physically) allowed and their will always be choice.

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the allegory at the beggining of the video is genius

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Can you do something about Bertrand Russell? That will be amazing, too! Thank you all for this channel... It's just awesome and brilliant.

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Not yet!

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[@TheJaredtheJaredlong]

Freedom is oft rendered unenjoyable by the paradox of choice. They say if you give someone too much rope they'll inevitably hang themselves, but really, give someone too much freedom, then they'll be so consumed by possibilities that they'll do nothing: abundant freedom can become a prison.

[@RPGaddictC]

"Of course we are free, we have no choice to be otherwise" - Christopher Hitchens

[@HighElvenGamer]

"if you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." I already learned this stuff from a band called rush

[@playlist9670]

2:09 the HP says 1986/2014, and this was uploaded in 2014, so I wonder if one of the creators of this was born in 1986

[@luisrubio4488]

Got kind of confused towards the end but great vid keep it up

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Neil Peart thinks so.

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[@FirstRisingSouI]

I lived most of my life in bad faith, assuming that a God controlled everything and would put me where I had to be when I needed to be there. After I gave up that fairy tale and started making choices of my own, I actually started getting somewhere.

[@ZiPolishHammer]

Welcome to the club. It's good to have you with us.

[@ionizer777]

Keep in mind that the fact that god does not exsist is the philosopher personal belief. I for one do believe in a god but I also believe Im free to do what I want. But what I personaly hate is when someone says they have no choice when in reality they have many although the most officent option is the most obviouse theirby they think they have no choice. Example their are three doors one red blue and green. Someone says the red door is dangerous blue is empty and the green leads to your destination. You may think you have no choice but to choose the green but in reality your just making a smart desicion

[@YouaNumbahOneRacist]

You see, the fact that you said "Welcome to the club, it's good to have you with us" implies that all life is is some gigantic Us Vs. Them fight, and the antithesis of of what philosophy is about. Also, it sounds really fucking stupid.

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[@MrDiscreet100]

What man can say what is bad? What man can say what is good? If there is such a man able to decide what is bad or good his judgement defines nothing. Only a person can decide what is or is not good or bad. However one person can decide for another who also has the powers to decide

[@redeamed19]

It has been said in the comments that laws inhibit freedoms. However laws only add consequence to action, they do not actually restrict the available choice. The only way to really restrict choice is by physical restraints: like tying someone to a tree, or murder which is the greatest form restricting freedom as the murdered person will never make a choice again. Possible consequences are different from actual restrictions but there are natural physical restrictions to our choices as well. I can not, for example, fly, or go without breathing. These physical restraints limit our freedoms to some extent, so a person could never be 100% free. That being said people do tend to strive to give up their freedom, constantly trying to push responsibility for ones actions onto someone or something else as justification. Or just following the flow of life and not making choices to do more or do different the the situation before you suggests you should do.

[@GenkoZynk]

Are we ever actually free? If freedom is having the ability to define ourselves by the choices we make in our lives, then we are not free. We are constantly being judged by people other than ourselves, which tends to inevitably cause us to make personal decisions that cater to the opinions of those people. Thus, we are acting in bad faith because we are not making decisions based on individual autonomy, but acting as someone else's perceived judgement of who we are.

[@Kytopaify]

Partially Examined Which is what Sartre also noticed, hence ''Hell is other people'' because it is ourselves and other people that makes us act in bad faith.

[@KManAbout]

Partially Examined People's percieved judgement change with their own selves and they change with your actions. No-one can see who you truly are because your self is never defined.

[@SangoProductions213]

Partially Examined Actually, by the definition you give, you ARE free. Others may define you differently than you define yourself, but your definition doesn't correspond to others, it corresponds to YOU defining YOURSELF. Now, you may have a different definition than someone else of yourself, but that doesn't mean you didn't define yourself. You are simply failing to convey your definition to others. (Just as different people have different opinions on what the definition of "Intelligence" is, but that doesn't mean no one defined Intelligence...they just aren't used by everyone.) And truly, more often than not, we act based on our what we *think* others think of us, when really, not a damned person cares, the vast majority of the time.

[@cortlandnesley9365]

+Partially Examined I.E Hell is other people

[@demianhaki7598]

Wow, that was really helpful!

[@C05597641]

Humans are adaptable animals. That is why when the situation gets rough people are so adept at being bad. People will more often pick survival over goodness. We are lifting ourselves up from desperation and with this we will see our better nature.

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These are cool. Do one on Wittgenstein!

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I miss this series.

[@JamesRDavenport]

Interesting. I don't quite agree with Satre, but I do like the use of Final Fantasy to explain it. :)

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Damn that was heavy!!!!!

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[@ZoanBlade90]

2:54 "I will choose a path that's clear. I will choose free will." =D

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Just awesome :D

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Awesome!

[@MrConorWB]

A good argument against the very strong determinism argument.

[@JasonPruitt]

Freedom does seem to require a lot of responsibility. And it is a lot easier to blame things on someone else, than ourselves, when things go wrong. Of course "freedom" can apply to several different things, which potentially conflict with each other. Not to mention, any sort of grouping of peoples, is going to have rules, which necessarily inhibit certain kinds of freedoms, and nature isn't much better, you will be something's dinner at some point. Or you'll freeze, if you don't find warmth, dehydrate with out water. You have to eat regardless. Freedom of thought, but then again, how much do you know, to think about? Needs some definition, to discuss the particulars of that variant I think.

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I want to see a rpg written by Jean-Paul Sarte

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it exists. its called minecraft

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Redem10 the enemy are crabs, the friendly npcs are crabs,

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Nier automata

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Missed a golden opportunity at 1:31 to use the final fight from 'Double Dragon'.

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Sorrow no more, for you can escape this burden of liberty by submiting your free will to Darkseid

[@CamilleTapec]

In a figurative sense, isn't bad faith a discursive of good faith? if cops do their jobs the way they should be doing their jobs labeled as acts of bad faith. Then if cops on the other hand don't do their jobs can it also be labeled as an act of bad faith? :D Kidding aside. :D By the freedom vested upon me from the universe of existentialism i thereby give my thumbs up to your channel! Just amazing Wisecrack!

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"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice!... I will choose free will!"

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ok, now I know, I can't watch more than a couple of these because my brain fucking HURTS!

[@peatear42]

Very nice! :)

[@EJConrad]

The author of our thoughts

[@bosheezicus1475]

That last part, though. "But is choosing not to choose not also a choice?" Confusing alliteration is confusing.

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fantastic

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Amazing

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Blew my mind

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amazing

[@randyrandalman8234]

It may always seem like you have choice, but which one you choose is pre-determined so is there really free will?

[@Pestilencemage]

Pre-determined (though I reject that theory) does not remove free will. If you watch a video of yourself reading this, does that mean you never choose to read it just because you can't change the decision you made?

[@kamokwele12]

the negation of God makes us a slave to our own freedom. I watched something like this, showing how there will always be tyrants who can never be bargained with if one negates God, dooming and damming all... something like that. I like this channel

[@TenninWorks]

STAHP WITH THE MADNESS!

[@Ishtah333]

2:08 1986/2014 Hp is that a reference to when the game in question was released?

[@mattcreamer8645]

I like how they chose Final Fantasy for Jean-Paul Sartre. In every Final Fantasy you pretty much kill a god which fits perfectly with Sartre.