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Friday, March 02, 2007

Existence - The Why

In the conscious world, one hardly questions existence. The abundance of entities that we could associate with existence often blindside our ability to raise this question. But this question surely pops in the surreal world. The question is how often do we really react to it or even think about it for a minuscule amount of time.

Why do we exist?

We exist as we are not challenged by a force to not to exist. That is probably the most logical conclusion to the question. But it could also be true that there is a force which enhances our chances of existence. Let us consider both cases and analyze them as logically as we can.

Suppose we go with the first theory. There are many positive reasons which we can make us believe that the theory is consistent. For instance, an average person would not benefit much by ceasing another person's existence. Contrarily, a person might benefit in such a case but then doesn't act on this because one fear's their own existence might get terminated. So therefore we can put it this way - the force which doesn't let existence cease is existence itself. Hence, we conclude that existence is self-sustaining. Therefore the gestation of any existence ensures that its initial force wouldn't let it terminate. The first theory can be substantiated by translating it into the force which brought about existence changes its function later to not let it cease. But all the time in this analysis, we looked at the macro picture. There are some assumptions which we had made. The first being, we assumed that the existence is infinite. That is there is no constraint which doesn't let it grow. Because at a certain micro level, there will be one or more forms of forces which maintain existence that they will compete with each other. So with this light, we can say that the initial gestation force sustains the individual existence. But the sum of all forces lead to maintenance.

Now let us think about the other theory. This theory says that there is a force which enhances existence in all forms. This is different from the earlier theory in the way that the first theory's force supports maintenance while in this case, enhancement. If we analyze this, an existence will always try and improve its chance. It leads us to think that this force will ideally converge to our earlier theory. Because chances of existence cannot be measured per say, maintenance and enhancement of sustenance is one and the same thing.

Hence we can finally define the force which gestates, sustains, but it can be in any measure of probability that the existence can be sustained. Also, amongst all forces, they hinder each other's probability, but the expectation of all probabilities is positive existence.

What is the probability of existence then?

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

without pretending that i completely understand the author, i shall simply put forward my views on existentialism. Existence cant be explained by loooking at the mind or 'logic', as during certain phases in our lives, we seem to wonder why we are living and it is worth the ordeal, but there is something within us that prevents us from jumping off our neighborhood highrise, something hidden inside us. The Id. But why does our Id makes us 'exist'? possibly to fulfill its desires n needs. And what does it want ? Sex. Yes my friends as much as we try to deny, sex comes closest to being the sole driving factor for our existence. Sex is the ultimate aim of our lives and existence is the means. All life revolves around sex. poeople spend first 20 years of their life preparing for sex, for the next 40-45 years they have sex and when they cant have sex anymore they die.

I hope my opinions arent too unorthodox to find a place on adi's blog

Aditya Oday said...

everyone is free to express their opinions
but why are you anonymous?

Anonymous said...

Account nahi hai yar.. aur account banane ka enthu to bilkul bhi nahi

Aditya Oday said...

sirji naam to bata do :)

Anonymous said...

Sunil Kumar, I am not sure you know me, I was in Jwala, your batch (IIT nick was Male)

Aditya Oday said...

Mr Kapoor?

Anonymous said...

hahahahaaa...I really had a hearty laugh to read about the existance of life for SEX ( in the comments )... hahahaha.. still can't stop laughing !! first 20 years to prepare to sex hahahahaaa... I guess.. animals are far better.. they don't have to wait that long !! hahahahahaa...
and aditya ... in your blog.. You follow an approach that uses fear as the saviour of existance.. but how about 'analysing' ( although analysing love sounds contrary to the very idea of love ! ) love and well being of all others around you as a reason to live, and sustain ?
Vishal ( don't have an id )

Aditya Oday said...

hey vishal
that is a very valid approach.

i will add more articles to this series

would certainely take into account LOVE there :)

Unknown said...

look at statement of 'axiom of choice' and the banach-tarski paradox consequences, and you shall see how having a simple 'choice' can bring creation beyond imagination. rest i'm leaving up to you to relate it to human life and related terminologies

Anonymous said...

we live to fuck and reproduce ...thats the biological reason ...so the race doesnt become extinct
---IBC Knowledge

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