You write: In which we take responsibility for our choices. To do this, we must learn to make the right choices, choices that satisfy our deepest desires and feelings. I'm afraid this is the problem. The pursuit of deepest desires and feelings is precisely... Show moreYou write: In which we take responsibility for our choices. To do this, we must learn to make the right choices, choices that satisfy our deepest desires and feelings. I'm afraid this is the problem. The pursuit of deepest desires and feelings is precisely what causes the problems of today. According to Professor of Neurology Cyriel Pennartz, our brain produces a controlled hallucination that makes us experience reality quite differently than it really is. https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2022/06/01/2-hallucineren-we-onze-ervaring-a4131124
@Hans exactly what you write. Our brain interprets what we perceive with our senses, so it is not a direct experience but an interpretation. If you observe, a direct perception, there is only a sense of tension if it is not your truth, or relaxation if it... Show more@Hans exactly what you write. Our brain interprets what we perceive with our senses, so it is not a direct experience but an interpretation. If you observe, a direct perception, there is only a sense of tension if it is not your truth, or relaxation if it is completely correct. Our deepest needs (which is a better word for what I write as desires and feelings) are safety and food. So people feel unsafe and insecure and act out of survival, logical. If you go to the direct perception, there is distance and you can observe that the body is experiencing anxiety, you do not have to act directly on it.
Thank you for pointing me out this interesting podcast series from the nrc,
#2 Hallucineren we onze ervaring?