The Primal Existential Crisis
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 5:23 am
I claim that the inherent primal existential crisis is one of the root cause of all our philosophical issues, re epistemology, morality, logic, metaphysics, theism and others.
Here is a presentation of how the existential crisis emerged within ALL humans [not other animals].
If one were to reflect deeply and widely on the history and evolution of the universe, living things and mankind, one will be able infer evidently the default existential crisis that emerge therefrom within all humans.
Based on evidences, the following is the reality of an existential crisis;
1. It is evident all humans are "programmed" to survive as long as possible to avoid premature death until the inevitable of mortality.
2. All humans [and all living things] are also "programmed" with reproductive features [sexually or asexually] to produce the next generation. This imply the continual and preservation of the species.
3. From history, it is evident the survival of the individual is more likely with collective co-operation; efficient survival of the individual will facilitate the tribe and the species. If there is an existential threat by aliens from outer-space, I am sure, humans [despite all their differences on Earth] will co-operate to get rid of that threat from aliens. Agree?
4. To ensure optimal survival, all humans are "programmed" with an inherent and very strong 'fear of death' at least till the inevitable to facilitate survival. If there is any conscious awareness of a threat of death, these terrible 'fear of death' is triggered, to force humans to fight or flee to ensure survival and avoidance of death.
5. For good reasons, humans are evolved with adaptive of self-consciousness and self-awareness.
Based on very explicit evidence, mortality is 100% certain. Thus, this will automatically trigger the inherent and instinctual 'fear of death' program which manifest fear and terror within the human mind.
While, humans can fight or flee to avoid external threats of death, the self-consciousness of mortality is internal and one cannot fight or flee from it.
This create the inherent cognitive dissonances, i.e. mortality is certain but one cannot escape it while being flooded with terrible primal fears.
This is the inherent Existential Crisis which exists ONLY in ALL humans [not other animals].
6. Fortunately, to avoid paralysis from fears, [that could hinder living and reproduction] all humans are also programmed with with inhibitors [brakes] to suppress this inherent, primal and instinctual fears.
These inhibitors only suppress the impulses of primal fears but do not get rid of the necessary "programmed triggers of fears".
Being human, these inhibitors are not 100% effective and it depend on the psychological state of the individual.
As such, the terrible fears from the cognitive dissonances while being suppressed, also leaked into the conscious mind but only as existential angsts most of the time with exceptions as momentary at times or constantly if the inhibitors are damaged due to various reasons.
7. Since the above is universal in all humans, throughout the history of mankind, humans have been seeking solutions to soothe the leaked primal fears of death [existential angsts] via different methods from the external world. Such methods range from believing in supernatural external entities via primitive religions, shamanism, polytheism, monotheism, various "spiritualities" and also secular and philosophical methods to soothe the inherent existential angsts.
8. For the belief adopted, the truth of reality is not critical, what is primary is whether the belief can soothe the existential angst or not.
Up the present, theism [personal God] is the most effective method to deal with the inherent existential crisis. This merely need one to surrender, belief in the God and viola one is saved and alleviated from the terrible existential angsts immediately and sustained.
8. If one's belief is not theism, then it is one of the many other methods of seeking solutions in the external world beyond experience to deal with the inherent existential crisis to soothe its existential angsts.
9. There are other secular methods that is based on reason, rationality, philosophical, psychology, changing brain states for the better, e.g. in Buddhism, Stoicism, and others self-developments approaches.
Discuss??
Views??
Here is a presentation of how the existential crisis emerged within ALL humans [not other animals].
If one were to reflect deeply and widely on the history and evolution of the universe, living things and mankind, one will be able infer evidently the default existential crisis that emerge therefrom within all humans.
Based on evidences, the following is the reality of an existential crisis;
1. It is evident all humans are "programmed" to survive as long as possible to avoid premature death until the inevitable of mortality.
2. All humans [and all living things] are also "programmed" with reproductive features [sexually or asexually] to produce the next generation. This imply the continual and preservation of the species.
3. From history, it is evident the survival of the individual is more likely with collective co-operation; efficient survival of the individual will facilitate the tribe and the species. If there is an existential threat by aliens from outer-space, I am sure, humans [despite all their differences on Earth] will co-operate to get rid of that threat from aliens. Agree?
4. To ensure optimal survival, all humans are "programmed" with an inherent and very strong 'fear of death' at least till the inevitable to facilitate survival. If there is any conscious awareness of a threat of death, these terrible 'fear of death' is triggered, to force humans to fight or flee to ensure survival and avoidance of death.
5. For good reasons, humans are evolved with adaptive of self-consciousness and self-awareness.
Based on very explicit evidence, mortality is 100% certain. Thus, this will automatically trigger the inherent and instinctual 'fear of death' program which manifest fear and terror within the human mind.
While, humans can fight or flee to avoid external threats of death, the self-consciousness of mortality is internal and one cannot fight or flee from it.
This create the inherent cognitive dissonances, i.e. mortality is certain but one cannot escape it while being flooded with terrible primal fears.
This is the inherent Existential Crisis which exists ONLY in ALL humans [not other animals].
6. Fortunately, to avoid paralysis from fears, [that could hinder living and reproduction] all humans are also programmed with with inhibitors [brakes] to suppress this inherent, primal and instinctual fears.
These inhibitors only suppress the impulses of primal fears but do not get rid of the necessary "programmed triggers of fears".
Being human, these inhibitors are not 100% effective and it depend on the psychological state of the individual.
As such, the terrible fears from the cognitive dissonances while being suppressed, also leaked into the conscious mind but only as existential angsts most of the time with exceptions as momentary at times or constantly if the inhibitors are damaged due to various reasons.
7. Since the above is universal in all humans, throughout the history of mankind, humans have been seeking solutions to soothe the leaked primal fears of death [existential angsts] via different methods from the external world. Such methods range from believing in supernatural external entities via primitive religions, shamanism, polytheism, monotheism, various "spiritualities" and also secular and philosophical methods to soothe the inherent existential angsts.
8. For the belief adopted, the truth of reality is not critical, what is primary is whether the belief can soothe the existential angst or not.
Up the present, theism [personal God] is the most effective method to deal with the inherent existential crisis. This merely need one to surrender, belief in the God and viola one is saved and alleviated from the terrible existential angsts immediately and sustained.
8. If one's belief is not theism, then it is one of the many other methods of seeking solutions in the external world beyond experience to deal with the inherent existential crisis to soothe its existential angsts.
9. There are other secular methods that is based on reason, rationality, philosophical, psychology, changing brain states for the better, e.g. in Buddhism, Stoicism, and others self-developments approaches.
Discuss??
Views??