Who Are You?

[Quagmire]

I'm a mass of confusing contradictions.

 

[JustGeorge]

A virtual construct created by my brain.

The "I" is the brain itself but we create a virtual interface through which the brain experiences reality.
At the same time the brain creates a representation of itself toward which all these experiences are happening.
When we go to sleep or are otherwise unconscious that interface shuts down.

So I am basically a software app that the brain is running while it is conscious.
https://people.brandeis.edu/~teuber/damsio.pdf

That sounds very technical. I hope you come with a good user's manual!

I'm a mass of confusing contradictions.

Sometimes those are the best kind... keeps us on our toes.

 

[Quagmire]

Sometimes those are the best kind... keeps us on our toes.

I meant confusing to me.

 

[Vinayaka]

Well, who are you?

Tell me in terms that are meaningful for you, and in ways that match your own worldview or understanding.

There is no wrong answer.

Siva. (Brahman, from the Saiva sect POV)

 

[Nakosis]

That sounds very technical. I hope you come with a good user's manual!

Sadly, the users manual is still being written.
Estimated completion in the year 2050, which would mean I would have to live until I'm 109 years old to actually read it.

 

[We Never Know]

Well, who are you?

Tell me in terms that are meaningful for you, and in ways that match your own worldview or understanding.

There is no wrong answer.

 

[Trailblazer]

I'm Emilie Grace.

I'm a soul I'm this world for now.

I liked your previous avatar but I also like your new avatar.
Can you explain what it is?
All I ever have for avatars are my cats, nothing creative.

 

[Trailblazer]

Well, who are you?

Tell me in terms that are meaningful for you, and in ways that match your own worldview or understanding.

There is no wrong answer.

I am a cat lover and a Baha'i, a lover of all humanity. That is what immediately comes to mind.

 

[Brickjectivity]

Well, who are you?

Tell me in terms that are meaningful for you, and in ways that match your own worldview or understanding.

There is no wrong answer.

I have an ear for music. I've been held at gunpoint three times. I've passed out tracts to convert people, been converted myself, gained an associates degree in science, backpacked when I was fourteen, always been single.

 

[Altfish]

I'm a son, brother, husband, father and grandfather

 

[Rival]

I liked your previous avatar but I also like your new avatar.
Can you explain what it is?
All I ever have for avatars are my cats, nothing creative.

It's Djehuty, Egyptian God of wisdom, writing, etc, drinking tea. Very Kemetic and very British at the same time. Djehuty is pictured with an ibis head.

 

[Wildswanderer]

Well, who are you?

Tell me in terms that are meaningful for you, and in ways that match your own worldview or understanding.

There is no wrong answer.

I'm wildswanderer because I've I spent over half a century wandering this blue and green ball spinning through space.
I have not yet seen a lot of it, but it's the joy of discovery that makes me alive.
God has blessed me far beyond what I deserve. I don't always appreciate that like I should.
I'm often caught in the middle between longing for the next adventure and trying to be content in the moment.

 

[SigurdReginson]

Yeah. I go by Grace. I dislike my first name.

Eh... Yah, honestly I'm not a fan of my first name, either. It's very biblical, and it's definitely not Sigurd.

 

[JustGeorge]

Siva. (Brahman, from the Saiva sect POV)

I would love to be Siva, but I don't feel anywhere neat awesome enough...

Sadly, the users manual is still being written.
Estimated completion in the year 2050, which would mean I would have to live until I'm 109 years old to actually read it.

And I'm sure the user's manual is where the key to longevity is...

I was waiting for that...

I liked your previous avatar but I also like your new avatar.
Can you explain what it is?
All I ever have for avatars are my cats, nothing creative.

Cats are creative in themselves.

I am a cat lover and a Baha'i, a lover of all humanity. That is what immediately comes to mind.

I considered myself a cat lover for years... now I consider myself a cat herder.

I have an ear for music. I've been held at gunpoint three times. I've passed out tracts to convert people, been converted myself, gained an associates degree in science, backpacked when I was fourteen, always been single.

You have a fascinating life. Why were you held at gunpoint? What did you try to convert people to? What did you convert to? How many years did you backpack?

I'm a son, brother, husband, father and grandfather

What more could one hope for? (Provided one is male.)

It's Djehuty, Egyptian God of wisdom, writing, etc, drinking tea. Very Kemetic and very British at the same time. Djehuty is pictured with an ibis head.

That's awesome. I hadn't heard of Djehuty before.

 

[JustGeorge]

I'm wildswanderer because I've I spent over half a century wandering this blue and green ball spinning through space.
I have not yet seen a lot of it, but it's the joy of discovery that makes me alive.
God has blessed me far beyond what I deserve. I don't always appreciate that like I should.
I'm often caught in the middle between longing for the next adventure and trying to be content in the moment.

That's beautifully put. Where have some of your favorite travels taken you?

Eh... Yah, honestly I'm not a fan of my first name, either. It's very biblical, and it's definitely not Sigurd.

Where did Sigurd come from?

 

[robocop (actually)]

Well, who are you?

Tell me in terms that are meaningful for you, and in ways that match your own worldview or understanding.

There is no wrong answer.

I don't know who I am, but I'm a good philosopher.

 

[Rival]

That's awesome. I hadn't heard of Djehuty before.

Scribe of the Gods

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[sun rise]

I keep coming back to this question. Who I truly am is beyond age, beyond family, beyond gender and beyond my temporary thoughts and feelings about who I am.

Notable figures from the East, Ramana Maharshi and others have advocated serious internal questioning "who am I".

At this point all I can really say is I am the one who sees the value in questioning "who am I".

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

I keep coming back to this question. Who I truly am is beyond age, beyond family, beyond gender and beyond my temporary thoughts and feelings about who I am.

Notable figures from the East, Ramana Maharshi and others have advocated serious internal questioning "who am I".

At this point all I can really say is I am the one who sees the value in questioning "who am I".

Yeah, I find it difficult too. I know how to compare myself to other people, but to just list qualities like "honesty integrity hard work etc" or rather, whatever would apply to me, like you might describe a retail or grocery store.... I don't think I can really successfully do it.

 

[SalixIncendium]

Yeah. I go by Grace. I dislike my first name.

I used to dislike my first name when I was in grade (primary) school, so much that I made everyone call me by my middle name.

Now I wouldn't trade it for any name.