My Thoughts to the World

For a long time I have been suspecting that there is something false about life. I  remember watching the movie The Truman Show as a kid and for a a little while I thought my life was a show, that I was being observed and monitored somehow, that goes beyond my ability to detect. Since learning about simulation theory, it has slowly crept into my philosophical views of life, shifting my epistemology, ontology, and has even my axiology. This has led me to some mixed thoughts that seem to contradict each other:  The nature of reality doesn't matter. Simulation or now we may all be cogs in a wheel with little to no free will, as human behavior is dictated by evolutionary biology, genetics, the expression of those genetics, environment, nurture, social forces, and other factors that lead to our actions. Our ideas of what reality is or isn't has no effect on the reality we are limited to perceive.  A simulation would make theology true and atheism false, since the creators of ...

  I am a new father as of December 7 to a wonderful baby girl. I have felt a profound love for her while my wife and I were pregnant, but now I am head over heels for her. I wish nothing more than to give her the best life possible, which includes making hard decisions to benefit her. Her birth has triggered a huge shift on my mindset, and I want to be able to provide her with all the opportunities possible. I am so thankful to have her in my life and I am ready to do anything to make sure she will have the best upbringing possible. I hope she serves as a unifying force for my wife and I, so that we can provide her an environment where her parents love and respect each other. I hope to mature as a man and human being, since I recognize my faults and weaknesses and hope to become a better example for my daughter to follow.