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Depression and intelligence (pg. 8)
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| Kismet7 |
I imagine intelligence, knowledge, and reasoning would lead one towards enlightenment. You reach that point where you are enlightened about life and how to perceive the different aspects of life in a way that allows you to be content at any point you wish to be, or limit sadness and negative thought. You cant do this by being ignorant or without intelligence. So I dont think intelligence or knowledge would result in depression, because if you're truly intelligent, then you will find a way around any depressive thoughts or supressive limitations. You would have an understanding of things, even the grim things of life, and draw your own picture, or even reason with it.
Personally, through knowledge I continually gain strength, every day I am closer to enlightenment, and every day I am happier because of my knowledge and intelligence. And this while seeing the atrocities of this world, being cycnical, and seeing realities of this world. But again, intelligence and knowledge can fix what is dark by brining light to it. I think the power of perception has to be coupled with gaining knowledge and having intelligence, you have to be able to perceive things in a way that creates some form of happiness, regardless of what the reality might be. |
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| nefardec |
| quote: | Originally posted by Kismet7
Personally, through knowledge I continually gain strength, every day I am closer to enlightenment |
my guess is that every time you think that, you're probably farther from it |
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| Kismet7 |
| What is enlightenment to you? |
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| Fledz |
| quote: | Originally posted by Joss Weatherby
It makes it easier for people like me to control them. |
You lack the social charisma that is necessary for that type of control. As much as you want to control the masses, they need to actually like you to enable that level of control. |
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| Joss Weatherby |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fledz
You lack the social charisma that is necessary for that type of control. As much as you want to control the masses, they need to actually like you to enable that level of control. |
You've never met me in real life. :) |
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| wing |
| quote: | Originally posted by nefardec
my guess is that every time you think that, you're probably farther from it |
:wtf: My thoughts exactly...
| quote: | Originally posted by Kismet7
What is enlightenment to you? |
:wtf: I was going to ask you that!
| quote: | Originally posted by Kismet7
you have to be able to perceive things in a way that creates some form of happiness, regardless of what the reality might be. |
In other words, concentratrating on the good of a situation i.e. Death. |
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| Fledz |
| quote: | Originally posted by Joss Weatherby
You've never met me in real life. :) |
All I'm doing is making an observation based on your behaviour here. |
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| Psy-T |
| I don't get depressed, and I doubt the ones amongst you who know me would say I'm not intelligent. |
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| noikeee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Psy-T
I don't get depressed, and I doubt the ones amongst you who know me would say I'm not intelligent. |
If you were intelligent, you'd know that the argument that people who are intelligent are more likely to get depressed, doesn't necessarily mean that everyone who is intelligent are depressed. Basic logic here. :p |
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| Psy-T |
| quote: | Originally posted by noikeee
If you were intelligent, you'd know that the argument that people who are intelligent are more likely to get depressed, doesn't necessarily mean that everyone who is intelligent are depressed. Basic logic here. :p |
...And if you were intelligent, you'd shut your slutty mouth! :mad:
...Or realize I was addressing a common perception in my post, to make sure my fragile ego isn't wounded by misunderstandings. |
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| nefardec |
| quote: | Originally posted by Kismet7
What is enlightenment to you? |
it's a word that people use to make themselves feel their lives are worthwhile |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Psy-T
I don't get depressed, and I doubt the ones amongst you who know me would say I'm not intelligent. |
Intelligence may have a determinate meaning within a theoretical framework in a (few) branch(es) of psychology, but in folk psychology? Nah, I don't think intelligence is meaningful at all, so I wouldn't say anyone is intelligent :D |
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