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Post by pjoyce on Oct 2, 2015 2:49:04 GMT
Test 5 5502
1. Virtual simulator is what believe can happen or what we create and envision in our conscious mind. We live in the simulated world though out the day. In my simulated world I am free to do whatever I want. I can be happy because I envisioned myself that way. I planned out my day from morning to the time I go to bed. I have more control with things in my life when I live in a simulator. I had always live in a house and owned a house, but since my divorce I am forced to rent so in my simulated world of the future I see myself owning a house with a garden like the one I used to have. I go back in the past and wanting to change some of the things that I said I do, because they are unpleasant. I know that I cannot change the past, but I certainly can learn from it. In my simulated world I can review the mistakes that I made and hopefully will not repeat them again
2. The meaning of equivalence theory applies to what ones belief system. I believe that life is a gift. It has its ups and downs and it’s also a life that I treasured. I am thankful every day to able to experience new things that life had to offer. To live another day for me is to do, live or behave better than the day before, you have another chance. To forgive others and to forgive yourself for the mistakes that you made today and hopefully there be a perfect tomorrow. I have faith in God and still believe that he created the universe and everything it, whether or not we as human evolved from other species. The reason I have such strong belief is there were things that had happened to me in my life and my son’s life that I could honestly say because of chance. I truly believe and will accept that I was protected by him.
3. Does anyone really know what their purpose truly is in life? Some would say that having and raising their children is their life’s purpose. Some would say that helping others is what they live for. I work for a school district in the special education department. I help children with special needs. I am also a health care provider for the elderly. I wondered sometimes if this is what my purpose is life is. Am I here to help others in need or I just somehow fallen into this field and stuck there with nowhere to go and nothing else to do. What is my purpose in life? Is it to procreate and raised my children to hopefully be productive in the society? If that is my purpose then I am done.
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Post by bhart1992 on Oct 3, 2015 5:27:34 GMT
Film Test 5
1. The idea that we live in a virtually simulated world is crazy weird. I never really thought of the ability we have to create images, replay videos and “virtually” simulate thing within our own mind. The idea that somebody can physically virtually simulate what another person is seeing through their eyes. It’s truly a marvelous thing when you think about it and it adds kind of a magical trait to humans. We are incredibly imaginative and our brains are literally virtual simulators that have created virtual simulators within a virtual simulation. As somebody who has experienced the oculus rift, I can say it is incredibly weird to have your sense completely fooled into thinking you’re in another dimension. I truly cannot wait to see where this technology leads us.
2. The M.E. theory is pretty interesting and, to me at least, makes sense. I believe every human questions what the meaning of life is now and then. I once read a book that argued the meaning of life is whatever you are currently focusing on, for it is in your present moment. Something that gives my life meaning, what keeps me going everyday, is the furthering of my hobbies. Playing guitar, expanding my knowledge on whatever may have my interest, or enjoying time with my dog. The things that are meaningful to me are the things that I will value in life, not only now in the present moment, but later down the line. This is what drives my existence.
3. I believe my purpose in life is to just enjoy it. Coming from an unprivileged, lower middle class family has taught me over the years that money is not a necessity. Investing in oneself, in my opinion, is the most valuable thing anybody can do. I’ve come to the conclusion that when I die it will be more important to have memories in my head, stories I can share and knowledge I can give rather than material items and remedial things that bring a false sense of fulfillment.
Brandon Hart
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Post by esoemardy on Oct 4, 2015 4:37:54 GMT
Film test question # 5502
1. “Virtual simulator” hypothesis to consciousness suggests that humans constantly have virtual simulations going on in the brain to see possible outcomes based on the different decisions they might make. This would explain why people wouldn’t just say whatever comes to their mind, because it might not be appropriate for the situation. When people “think” before they “do,” they have simulated all the possible outcomes in their brain and act out the decisions that will produce the best outcome based on the simulations. This also shows how people learned from mistakes in the past. For example, when a person makes a mistake in the past, it is most likely caused by a miscalculation in the “virtual simulation.” Thus, in the future, they will know that by taking the same decision they did in the past, the outcome will be another mistake and therefore they will tend to avoid that decision and try the next best one.
2. Meaning equivalence applies to my own belief in a way that humans need a purpose in order to survive in this world. This purpose can be a lot of things such as family, friends, or religion. Without a purpose life is dull and boring and sometimes even miserable. A person with no purpose in life would not hesitate one bit to take their own life to get away from the repetitiveness and misery of everyday life. If a person has people close to them that care about them and they reciprocally love too, they would think about their family and friends before taking their own life. With religion, people will think what God would think of them if they take their own life.
3. The purpose of my life is for my family and friends. I would do anything to make them happy. The thing that I fear most in my life is being alone, not as in physically alone, but emotionally. As of now, I know I can always turn to my family and my friends whenever I need them, but if those people were to leave me, I would not be able to survive in this world. Like in the evolutionary imperative, they are the reason I haven’t jumped off the roller coaster of life.
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Post by pzaragoza6 on Oct 5, 2015 2:49:11 GMT
Exam 5 Code: 5502 1. The virtual simulator hypothesis to consciousness suggests that our reality as human beings could just be a computerized simulation. Considering the idea that we could be in a simulation, the hypothesis states that the virtual world is so convincing that it is indistinguishable from a true reality. However, this hypothesis is applied to my everyday behavior. This concept could explain why I wake up to a certain routine in a zombie-like fashion. The minute I open my eyes I become consciously aware and begin changing, brushing my teeth, grooming myself, and walking out my doorway and soon into my working environment. I reflect on the past in this situation by thinking how I may be able to improve this schedule, whether I need to wake up earlier or not, or even if I need to be more enthusiastic and hardworking at work. I reflect about the past mostly when I could have, should have, or would have done something differently. Reflecting about the past usually haunts me and makes me learn from my mistakes. I believe it sculpts the personality I see in myself today, becoming more and more anxious, yet accepting reality day by day. This is when my mind allows me to project into the future. I rarely see myself making the same mistake twice. It is because of my virtual simulator that I can practice correct scenarios and soon generate them into live actions that will transcend into the most appropriate and beneficial outcomes. I mostly practice this the night before a big football game to assure a better performance, or even a night before a speech on front of school after receiving an award. This is very similar to premeditation in my eyes. 2. The Meaning Equivalence Theory applies to my own belief system (catholic) in a way that keeps me believing in a wondrous life. I realize that my belief system as well as any other projects magnificent ideas and teachings that provide me with the self-fulfillment I need before I go to bed. I am taught to be kind and giving as well as pure and faithful. These are very strong qualities that are hard to find in any person. Where there is so much demand for greatness, there is also room for flaw. I doubt that everyone following my belief system has remained faithful and not had damaging thoughts about it as in any. This is how any belief system as well as mine allows a balance to be made in any one individuals’ live. 3. I find purpose in my life by helping others become happier or even just feel better about themselves. Making someone FEEL. I have always thought that being able to feel means that you are alive, and my goal is to eliminate the negative thoughts in people through a psychological way. I believe the Sisyphus scenario can be applied to everyone in how they find meaning in their lives and pursue it or let it all fall apart. Everyone has a chance to fulfill their meaning in life, but not everyone has an equal opportunity to achieve this. I see myself pushing the same boulder (meaning in life) as far as I can before I can stop and say I am happy with where I am at. Fortunately, I have not lost sight in who I want to be, what I want to do, and how I will do it. I have no thoughts of quitting and I believe I am extremely capable of doing anything I put my mind to. Site: sites.google.com/site/philomodeled/ Pedro Zaragoza |
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Post by jhernandez720 on Oct 5, 2015 4:27:16 GMT
1. The virtual simulator hypothesis to consciousness explains the wildly different minds of humans, which all rely on the necessity and presence of a brain, in order for a person to have any level of awareness. The extent of our awareness of our own consciousness is dependent on our personal perception. Perception of ourselves, the world around us, and our own interaction within it.
Perceiving anything at all first begins as external data is inputted into our realities. Input of external data happens through sensory perception (vision, hearing, taste, touch, and smell). If a student is cooking their dinner, aromatic molecules are probably wafting through the air of their kitchen. The student inhales these molecules (which act as stimuli, because they have an effect on the student within the student's body) and the brain perceives something that "smells good". Although in reality, smell is a virtual interpretation, because physically, the interaction is just between molecules and other molecules.
In the brain, stimuli are processed, analyzed, and assigned meaning. Meaning happens in the mind. The brain is the physical structure that allows the mind to arise out of the mass connectedness of neurons.
While the brain performs, the mind perceives.
The process by which the brain operates is a physical function (the firing of electricity along neural pathways). Actions of the brain are reliant on matter and energy. The content which the brain perceives however is not physical but virtual. Ideas, imagination, creativity, memory, judgement, and comparing different concepts are all examples of operations of the mind.
The mind creates within itself. The mind may give rise to imagery, sound, design and form which do not need to be physically present to be perceived - in a way that attempts to mimic or surpass the external data first given to it.
This to say that while the complexity of neural networks within the brain (containing an average of approximately 86 billion neurons) exponentially surpasses the complexity of what the "mind" is, according to its unique components and functions, the stretch of the mind is more expansive than the physicality of the brain in a virtual dimension. The mind operates imaginatively - pieces together "objective" facts for the subjective realities.
It is worth noting that a given "reality" can only be as accurate as the accuracy and precision of the data input received and the interpretation made thereafter.
Thus according to what a human takes in mentally through stimuli, learning, and experience - a representation will take form as "consciousness".
Consciousness is the product of a brain, by which the mind's own thinking has come to realize its own existence, self identifies, and applies meaning in relation to itself). Consciousness which is the "Active Perciever" (the "thinker" in your head, the "realizor" of your own thoughts) is then aware of its own activity which makes it unique and distinct from other forms of brain perception, which are not aware of their functions. Yet this does not expand physically beyond the brain, thus consciousness (thinking that has become aware of its own thought processes, and self identifies) must be a virtual simulation.
2. The theory of Meaning Equivalence applies to my belief system as I try to see the world in a positive and adventurous light. If I look through my personal application of meaning to life, I see an unending vastness that neither slows for for me, nor does it allows the universe to deliberately affect me in the way I feel affected, which is loved and special. In fact, the universe is wildly dangerous. Unfairness reeks through the world in society. Violence and chaos are prevalent. And to me these things are saddening to embrace, so I don't embrace them though there is an acknowledgment of these things in my mind.
But more impressionable on my present moments is the fact that within this universe that surpasses me in every aspect, my life (and awareness of my own existence) only last for a limited time, and this duration is inexpressibly brief.
Seeing my life in this way shot me out of a depressive rut. Whether I want to accept it or not, I will die. And being afraid of death will not prevent it.
However, it is not the fear of what happens after death that makes me do a single thing.
It's thinking "this could and it anytime!" that makes me want to saturate my life in things I love. As Meaning Equivalence dictates, it makes me want to live an extra day.
I can't change all of the violence and destruction occurring the world, but I can choose to keep myself from adding to it. I try to be the kind of person I'd love meeting in this life. Soaking up good moments, appreciating my friends, finding a sense of satisfaction everywhere. I don't think one place or thing or person can be the source of all my joy and it would feel pretty unsteady for me to have such a massive dependence on any one thing to provide my happiness, so I try to find it everywhere. This said meaning equivalence just shows my mind's process of blocking and enhancing certain knowledge and perspectives in order to create a suitable belief system for myself. It makes sense. That doesn't make it mean any less to me.
3. I find purpose in life by self-declaring purpose to my life. I don't believe there is a predestined purpose that I am supposed to fulfill. But even in lacking predetermined purpose, I feel like it's still important for me to see that my life has value, if to nothing else, at least to myself. Value to me comes in the form of things that feel meaningful.
Is it life enriching? Then it is meaningful. Then it has value. Does it fill me with a sense of joy? Things that make me enthusiastic, or earnest, or send me into a state of wonder are all valuable to me. No one and nothing external particularly gave me the notion that these are the things life is about. And I don't assume my way of finding meaning is or should be anyone else's answer to the question of purpose. But for me this is the answer I've found. Seeking out the meaningful in moments, places, people - just finding it wherever it exists, and letting it in - seems to have evolved into the purpose-finding method of my life.
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Post by czaragoza3 on Oct 5, 2015 4:54:17 GMT
EXAM 5, CODE:5502 1) The “virtual simulator” hypothesis to consciousness is when we’re able to reach a state of mind and enter a realm that can simulate future events. Our mind generates these simulations that may provide an insight to a result of our actions. It may not be the most accurate result, but virtual simulation can enhance the experience that our conscience projects. Efforts for technological development where parts of your brain can be extracted and replaced by artificial means is being created. The question is whether these artificial parts can simulate events the same as a person with a fully functional brain can. With the way technology is advancing, it won’t be long until this is made possible. Such a concept explains my behavior because we are in desperate need to simulate our everyday lives in order to survive. A day to day activity is driving to work. In order to find the fastest route, our mind needs to reflect on the past and review the patterns of traffic throughout previous trips. This includes highways, commercial streets and time of day. Our mind then projects the future by remembering what time of day the highways are the busiest. When all else fails, our minds find alternate routes and proceed to the destination. Of course, the creation of navigating systems are helpful, but then again this is just one example. We then wonder, how can a “virtual simulator” breakdown day to day activities? The answer lies in the rate of evolution in technology. 2) The Theory of Meaning Equivalence makes very valid points. I agree that all religions aren’t created out of thin air. They all have deep meanings and hold great values within their believers. Some people are religious because it helps them cope with their hardships. Others hope spread the word of their religion to enlighten everyone around them. I also have religious beliefs the help me cope with hardships. When a loved one passes away, the quickest and healthiest way to cope with a loss is through my religious beliefs. It’s a strong sense of comfort knowing that I can express myself with the belief that my prayers are being heard. However, my strongest belief system is within my family values. I’m a person that needs to have his family close at all times. Without my family’s support, I wouldn’t be as strong as I am today. Whichever beliefs we express, it’s a release of positive vibes. 3) The well-being of my family is where I find purpose in life. Although I don’t have any children yet, the struggles of being a young parent are quite exponential. We all tend to have relatives or close friends that have experienced this struggle. Analyzing this struggle from a third party perspective is an eye-opening experience. My biggest fear has always been to bring a child into this world and not being able to provide for his/her well-being. I currently am the god-parent of my cousin’s two children. They mean the world to me and would greatly hurt inside if they were gone. If I have this much love for children that aren’t my own, I can only imagine how I would feel when I become a father. The same way that our ancestors never failed in their genetic transmissions, is the same way I won’t fail for the sake of our future generations. Becoming a good role model and sharing knowledge is what I aim to achieve. Being able to teach survival skills to our future generations will help evolution tremendously. The film on “The Evolutionary Imperative” expressed the analogy of the roller coaster. I’m the type of person that would use all my avenues even if I knew that life was going to end one day. I would rather die trying, than take the easy way out and die silently. This is what I believe will help the continuance of our evolution. Carlos Zaragoza sites.google.com/site/myphilosophychannel/ |
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Post by xandera93 on Oct 5, 2015 4:59:39 GMT
Film Exam Questions #5
Code: 5502
1. The ability of the virtual simulator has allowed us humans to think before and beyond the present moment, giving us the opportunity to think ahead and even learn from previous experiences. When reflecting about the past, it can allow someone to learn from a previous moment in their life in order to better themselves or prevent something unwanted. Even though this ability can make someone a better person, it may also consume them for the worst and could lead to a negative result such as depression. However, this small negative thing is only a byproduct of the virtual simulator which mostly serves to our benefit and will only be a detriment if allowed. On that same note, it allows us to behave the way we do because of past and future reflections.
For example, I had a horrendous experience with money management. Not thinking ahead, I put myself in a very tight situation where I was stranded on a highway because my car ran out of gas. Not only was I stranded and without gas, I had absolutely no money to walk somewhere and buy fuel. To top it off, it was a cold winter night and without any type of cell phone service since my phone's battery was completely dead. It was a harsh moment, but I was able to get myself out of trouble by using an emergency highway telephone and contacting a family member for help. I was able to learn from this horrible experience firstly by managing my money better so that I would never find myself in a situation where I can't even buy fuel for my car, secondly having some sort of emergency fund that can be used for these types of situations and thirdly thinking ahead whenever I have to make a long trip to not find myself stranded somewhere. Since this experience, I have learned several things that project themselves into my every day habits and into the future such as being more considerate with my spending.
2. Meaning equivalence is a very interesting thought process by assuming that some meaning is better than no meaning. This applies to my own belief system because I look to certain things in my life and they provide me with the motivation to keep going. For example, I like to imagine myself in a better position later in life through the path that I am taking. I know things could be better now, and believing that it will get better gives me a reason to keep going another day. This same thought could potentially be common with others because it gives the opportunity to have something to look for in life.
3. I find purpose in life through several different channels like thinking that I will be in a better place later in the future. However, one of the most important things for me is surrounding myself with people that are significant in my life. When I spend time with these people, I realize that it makes things better by extending beyond the usual obstacles and difficulties that life has to offer. In fact, these people can be a momentary distraction from everyday situations such as work, the daily commute and bills. The fact that these people give me their time of day keeps me going, and it's somewhat safe to assume that life would not be the same without family, friends or a significant other. This can relate with the evolutionary imperative because the attempt to find meaning in life is likely to occur where there is some sort of 'intelligent' life. The meaning of life may vary from person to person, but nevertheless it provides someone with the reason to keep fighting, to keep moving on and to keep going.
-Alex
sites.google.com/site/theactivereasoning/
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Post by czaragoza3 on Oct 26, 2015 7:33:18 GMT
Response to esoemardy: Unfortunately, not all people learn from their mistakes. As you stated, virtual simulation is the first step to avoid these mistakes in the future. I agree that a strong foundation of family and love can help a person find true meaning in life. Also, I do understand that religious beliefs will guide someone towards their God most of the time. Carlos Zaragoza sites.google.com/site/myphilosophychannel/ |
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