Which one of them is you?

One part of my mind wants to lose weight and stop drinking, another part wants to eat, drink and be merry. A third part is jealous and a fourth part is critical and judgmental. A fifth part is like a cultivated therapist, with a pearl necklace, that is trying to explain to the other parts, with a soft voice, that they must be more sensible. An additional part observes all these contradictory parts and tries to figure out how to deal with them. None of these parts is my true self. There is no true, delimited self in the mind, I believe. To search for a true, authentic, delimited self is like searching for the Easter Bunny.

The main issue

How is it that Hitler became so vicious?
He was also a cute little kid when he was little.
Did he catch syphilis, was he possessed by an evil spirit, was he insane?
Does it matter, really?
Isn't the main issue why so many people began to worship him?
How do you explain that?

http://www.nobeliefs.com/hitler.htm

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/74776.php

Did Jesus exist?

I have changed my mind. I nowadays believe that Jesus really existed, that he was not just a mythological figure. He was convinced that God very soon would overthrow the forces of evil and establish a new kingdom here on earth where there would be no more misery and injustice. These were the good news he was preaching. He was a Jewish apocalypticist. (“Truly I tell you, some of you standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come in power. Mark 9:1.”)

However, he was wrong. The evil forces crucified him and three hundred years later, they even began to use his name for their new religion. In 312, the Roman Emperor Constantine became a "Christian" after he had won a military victory. Ever since then have incredibly evil emperors, kings, dictators, presidents, warmongers and ordinary soldiers been professing Christians. And the Christian clergy have endorsed them and prayed for them. The evil forces have rejoiced in nearly two thousand years now.

                                 
http://ehrmanblog.org/did-jesus-exist-as-part-one/

http://www.amazon.com/Did-Jesus-Exist-Historical-Argument/dp/0062206443

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypticism

Beliefs

Some people believe that they are saved and that they will go to heaven when they die; others believe that they will reincarnate. Some belong to destructive religious cults and follow mad cult leaders, like sheep who are followers of wolfs; others belong to fanatic political organizations.

Ordinary decent Germans became enthusiastic Nazis, noble and honorable English gentlemen became slave traders, and devout Christians in the American Southern States became merciless slave drivers. They believed that black people were animals that must be treated harshly.

Some believe that they are ugly and useless losers; others believe that they are wonderful top predators. Some believe that the meaning with life is to become rich; others believe that nothing is more important than to be slim. Some believe in the law of the jungle; others believe in equality and justice.

Is it possible to live one's life without being guided by beliefs? I don't think so.
It's very sad.

Spontaneous generation

All life on earth originates from one single cell that was formed more than three and a half billion years ago. This original cell divided itself and formed two cells. The two cells divided themselves and formed four cells,eight cells, sixteen cells, thirty two cells...

All life forms are really one huge organism, a super organism.


http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/05/100513-science-evolution-darwin-single-ancestor/

Who are you, really?

One part of your mind wants to give up smoking,
another part wants to relax and have a cigarette.

One part of your mind despises envy,
another part feels clearly the bitterness.

One part of your mind is very serious and has high morale,
another part is frivolous and immoral.

One part of your mind is crystal clear and awake,
another part is like a hypnotized sleepwalker.

There are also genuinely friendly and unselfish parts of your mind,
and self-righteous parts, egotistical parts and ridiculous parts;
and parts that you don't know of,
until specific situations are showing them to you,
heroic parts, evil parts, idiotic parts...

Moreover, one part of your mind is able to notice and observe the other parts.

Your mind is a mixture, but who are you,
the observer that has a mind that is made up of many different parts?
Is the observer also a part of your mind?
I believe it is.
I believe that I am a part of the mental processes,
the electrochemical processes in my head.

It is possible to step outside oneself
and observe oneself, the question is if this is an illusion.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance

The Mind

Trillions of single cell organisms, interconnected and working together like an extremely complicated ant community, create your mysterious being. Your eyes, your ears and your nose are pure magic, even your feet, and, of course, your brain. Billions of brain cells are interconnected in a miraculously intricate way. Somehow, they are creating your mysterious mind.

However, your mysterious mind does not usually experience mystery and wonder. It is mostly occupied with everyday matters, making plans, babbling, creating explanations, rationalizations and justifications; watching stupid stuff on TV, surfing the internet... Very little of its time is spent on wonder.
Why is the mind so overly concerned about unimportant things?

Why have billions of years of evolution selected for rubbish and nonsense?