Post #2012338
2026-05-05 07:10 UTC
@retech @bit101
Yes. 💔
Somewhat depressing, isn’t it?
And why do we believe it all so vehemently?
Because we *feel* right. Feelings make us believe.
This is why conversations quickly become heated and irrational. We’re in love with our feelings.
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@erdstern@nrw.social 2026-05-05 07:10
@retech @bit101 Our thoughts, our sensations, everything gets meaningful only by way of affective feeling. “If you take away the small portion of the brain that connects your affective regions with the cortex, your consciousness is gone.” If I may send you down another rabbit hole: look into the work of Jaak Panksepp. Quite a few youTubes, like this one. (part 1 of 2) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M_YqvtJIRtY (never mind the short German introduction)