I cant stop asking why-philosophy?

Question

Having existential angst. I think. Lol. I can't stop asking why....and I find its leading nowhere. It started with me reading about philosophy and about the importance of asking questions. So wird situation....I was in a store. And I heard some classical music. And I know classical music is good for the...

Answer 1

You could have saved yourself a lot of trouble if you had read up on the subject.

You say you "Know" that classical music is good for the brain, but you probably don't really know that this idea was pretty much proven to be untrue. Read up on the "Mozart Effect" on Wikipedia, and it will explain somewhere in there how almost all music temporarily increases cognitive function.

I think there is a lesson here somewhere.

If you realize that you don't truly know the answers to whatever you're asking, then you can skip the whole "Why, why, but why, why" part of the equation (which ultimately ends with "I don't know").

So instead of wasting your time asking why, just say "I'm not sure" or "I don't know".



As for whether or not life is worth living, I'd have to say it must be or you would have killed yourself.

Life must be worth living if you want to live it (subjectively speaking of course)

The question of whether or not life is worth living is an easy one in the subjective sense. It's worth living if you subjectively feel that it is worth living, and you subjectively feel that it is worth living if you continue to live.

Objectively it's a false dichotomy. Or an "I don't know". Luckily the objective part doesn't really matter.

Answer 2

yes it happened to me as well. I realized it's better if you stop asking these types of questions so frequently or you'll drive yourself crazy. Why? Because there are many questions you will find no answers too, and when you find these questions (with no answer) guess what you will do? Try to answer them yourself and with no basis, evidence, proof, or facts, you'll start believing them and that is where and when you'll start to go crazy.

Asking why about things is fine on its own. If you wish to conduct proper, and long, study and research to help you find the answers then by all means enlighten yourself.

PS: It is fun to rack your brain sometimes with an interesting question and reach one of those "Ahh ha!" I figured it out moments. But I read somewhere that these "Ahh ha!" moments release a pleasure chemical in your brain (I think it's called Dopamine) that makes you want more of these moments by asking yourself more and more of these ENDLESS questions. This is a real warning because this seems like this could happen to you: If you don't figure a way to stop you or at least curb your tendencies you may end up in a mental hospital believing that the Sky is red is your mother was a bowl of fruit-loops.

Answer 3

The only end is to have some terminal value - some thing you want to protect, just because you value it. There are no atoms of ethicium, and no tablets passed down from on high - and even if there were, there's no reason why we should listen. Instead, the only answer is to find something that you really do value.

Perhaps you should look at your actions, and see what you're optimising for, even if you don't know it. What things are there that you like doing, even though there isn't a good outside reason to do them? What would you like to see happen, and what do you want to avoid happening?

Answer 4

I know what u are getting at. You may not realyl care, for example u may just enjoy these revelries, but there is no meaning to life. So whatever u choose is what your life will be. Knock yourself out.

Answer 5

Yeah it has happened to me LOL. I eventually just got so bored of asking why I stopped. :P

Answer 6

Round & round&round we go . The more we go round the less we know .

Answer 7

yes it has happened,for solution i went to a guru and am at peace now.

Answer 8

Why?