A Shadow of the Former Self

An exercise in thought.

Why

I decided that I should use this tumblr as an opportunity to engage with my self-directed philosophical study and an excuse to continue writing in a routine manner. However, some of the topics that will come up have the potential to deeply offend people, so I shall endeavour to engage with topics in a charitable manner. I am still wholly ignorant in philosophical matters, so I will undoubtedly misuse and misinterpret concepts I come across, but this is part of the learning process.

Another thing that may show through are my beliefs. I do not have any proof for my beliefs, nor can I rationalise them, nor do I yet have the ability to follow them through and see if they are logically consistent, but they persist. So when I say what I believe, it’s in a weak agnostic sense and I hope that I will develop the tools to improve them as I go.