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1) Causality

Causality is the phenomenon by which living organisms (Humans) hope to attribute "Causes" to Existence and Experience of Life, as "Sources" of chains of (Local) events, leading to Conclusions or "What is Presently Manifest, as Appearances or The Apparent". The main problem of Causality is the array of Subjective Disagreement as to either "Appearances", implying disagreement as to the Nature of Reality, and/or the hypothetical "Sources" of the implied chains-of-events leading to such Appearances. Thus there is disputation "at the source" and "at the end" of Causality. When frustrated, people "give up" on both the source and end, and 'Redistribute' Causality to some ephemeral, distant, fantastical, "alternative" realm that remains eternally elusive. Causality is 'Divine Providence' where "only God can intervene" in the ultimate context of Existence-itself.


2) Intervention, aka. Divine Agency

When a person "gives up" on attributing Source or End to Causal-Existence, s/he becomes "Nihilistic". As just mentioned, Causality is "spirited away" into a "divine realm" where 'Gods' must intervene in order to make any "Real Changes" in existence... or Causes are negated absolutely and completely as an alternative. There are no "Causes". There are no "Beginnings". There are no "Ends". There is no "Is". This is the 'Nihilistic Conclusion', antithetical to the 'Divine Conclusion'. The problem with Nihilism then is that it inevitably but certainly becomes "Doomed to Repeat itself". Because any hypothetical 'Cause' to a pattern of observable phenomena, cannot be Addressed, as it cannot be Seen or Witnessed, or if it could still be Experienced, must be Denied as "Unreal" or "an Illusion" to the Nihilistic mind. In other words, Nihilism and Nihilists "blind themselves", gouge-out their own eyes, lobotomize their brain Perceptions, until "The Cause" is removed.

"The Cause" refers to its own Cognitive Faculties, of the Brain and Mind.

Whether by Divine Conclusion or Nihilistic Conclusion, both attribute 'Cause' a spiritual realm: Positive or Negative.


3) Faith & Science

Because humans trend toward one innate, (meta)physical reaction to Causality, whether 'positive' (Divinely Concluded) or 'negative' (Nihilistically Concluded), neither alone can appropriately signify the (metaphysical) means by which an individual or group of individuals seek Causation-Itself or "Causes Themselves". This means that there is no "Scientific Solution" as to the problem of Causality. Rather I propose that Causality is alone a matter of Blind-Faith as-if any singular "Cause" could not exist at all. This is not to agree with the premise nor conclusion of Nihilism, rather it is to imply that any Cause-Itself cannot become known as such, Epistemologically Speaking. All Causes and Causation is then, Purely Hypothetical. Because it is Purely Hypothetical, Eternally Unproven, there is never a Satisfaction attributed to Causality-in-General.

Use any example of a Cause you like: billiard balls, a drunk driver, lighting a stick of tnt... in no case, ever, can it be said that "One Singular Source CAUSED such-and-such event or its derivatives", because at no 'Singular' point-in-time is a Cause its own Effect. Rather it is more realistically and obviously the case that Cause is a Temporal Continuance, never ending, and ceaseless in its machinations. Life is ongoing, with or without you. Knowledge is expansive, with or without your awareness. Cause is never-ending, with or without your participation.

Because Subjective-Interference is not required to the Phenomenon of Causation, neither can any hypothetical "Source or End" of a Causal-Chain.


I'll re-write this shortly in layman grammar and syntax...

Worry naught, Normies!

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Wizard22 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 12, 2023 11:41 am1) Causality

Causality is the phenomenon by which living organisms hope to attribute causes to existence and experience of life, as sources of chains of events, leading to conclusions or "What is presently manifest" as appearances or the apparent. The main problem of causality is the array of subjective disagreement as to either appearances, implying disagreement as to the nature of reality, and/or the hypothetical sources of the implied chains-of-events leading to such appearances. Thus there is disputation at the source and at the end of causality. When frustrated, people give up on both the source and the end, and redistribute causality to some ephemeral, distant, fantastical, alternative realm that remains eternally elusive. Causality is divine providence where "only God can intervene" in the ultimate context of existence-itself.


2) Intervention, aka. Divine Agency

When a person gives up on attributing source or end to causal existence, he becomes nihilistic. As just mentioned, causality is "spirited away" into a divine realm where Gods must intervene in order to make any real changes in existence... or causes are negated absolutely and completely as an alternative. There are no causes. There are no beginnings. There are no ends. There is no is. This is the nihilistic conclusion, antithetical to the divine conclusion. The problem with nihilism then is that it inevitably but certainly becomes doomed to repeat itself. Because any hypothetical cause to a pattern of observable phenomena, cannot be addressed, as it cannot be seen or witnessed, or if it could still be experienced, must be denied as unreal or an Illusion to the nihilistic mind. In other words, nihilism and nihilists blind themselves, gouge-out their own eyes, lobotomize their brain perceptions, until "The Cause" is removed.

"The Cause" refers to its own cognitive faculties, of the brain and mind.

Whether by Divine Conclusion or Nihilistic Conclusion, both attribute cause a spiritual realm: Positive or Negative.


3) Faith & Science

Because humans trend toward one innate, metaphysical reaction to causality, whether positive (Divinely Concluded) or negative (Nihilistically Concluded), neither alone can appropriately signify the means by which an individual or group of individuals seek causation itself or causes themselves. This means that there is no scientific solution as to the problem of causality. Rather I propose that causality is alone a matter of blind faith as-if any singular cause could not exist at all. This is not to agree with the premise nor conclusion of Nihilism, rather it is to imply that any cause itself cannot become known as such, epistemologically speaking. All causes and causation is then, purely hypothetical. Because it is purely hypothetical, eternally unproven, there is never a satisfaction attributed to causality in general.

Use any example of a Cause you like: billiard balls, a drunk driver, lighting a stick of tnt... in no case ever can it be said that one singular source caused such-and-such event or its derivatives, because at no singular point-in-time is a cause its own effect. Rather it is more realistically and obviously the case that Cause is a temporal continuance, never ending, and ceaseless in its machinations. Life is ongoing, with or without you. Knowledge is expansive, with or without your awareness. Cause is never-ending, with or without your participation.

Because subjective interference is not required to the phenomenon of causation, neither can be any hypothetical source or end of a causal chain.

I believe that what Kant and the 19th Century German Idealists referred to as "Ideas", are instead "Effects of Causality" or reactions to any hypothetical cause.