establishing a "moral baseline'- answering my own questions

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 Establishing a Moral Baseline- Answering my own Questions

Note- Hi!! Welcome to 2026! I have so many big plans for this year, starting off with answering some questions I’ve been asking myself for years now. I have a whole list of thousands of Questions, usually concerning the Environment, Politics, and Religion/spirituality, but sometimes they’re too difficult to really research an ultimate answer. These are philosophical Questions, I’ve already answered, but revisited because I decided my one answer is not satisfying enough. I’m catching up now that I’m recovering from Wisdom Teeth Removal Surgery and have all this downtime! I’d also like to preface these answers I wrote too, are not really” answers” because that (to me) implies they could either be right or wrong, which is sorta IMPOSSIBLE! I also might change my mind over and over again until the day I die. Hope y'all enjoy! Thanks for reading

1. How do we reconcile the existence of suffering with a just world?

There is no Just world. Although I do believe we should always pursue a Just world, just like we should always pursue our dreams, because the steps we take to reach our goals may matter more than the actual results. However, the concept of a pure just world is idealistic but impossible. Justice is too subjective a term. Is suffering just if it’s equal to pleasure? In my opinion, yes. It’s easy to say nobody deserves to suffer. Socrates has a similar view on suffering to Buddhism. On one hand, Socrates believed that suffering injustice makes you a more virtuous person than committing the violence itself, while Buddhists believe that not only is doing harm bad, but it’s mostly bad because it harms the soul, and causes suffering to continue forever. Both guarantee that suffering is a natural part of life, but does that mean we necessarily have to reconcile with it to be at peace spiritually? is not clear to me. 

2. What is the nature of the soul?


The Nature of the Soul implies that there is something every soul possesses. I believe souls are inherently resilient, like the Mind, the Soul can evolve and adapt to knowledge. I believe the soul thrives on seeking Knowledge, maybe not Knowledge itself, but the process of wanting to know. I believe the soul cannot die, but I’m not completely sure whether we are assigned a completely unique one at birth or if our souls are recycled. I do know Souls are not naturally evil, I don’t believe it’s possible to be born evil either in that case. Arguably, Plato was the first to describe what the soul is and to establish that it is the real immaterial embodiment of a person. It’s the only essence of life. I think Souls are naturally interactive, expressive, and sensitive, constantly reaching either subtly or strongly for what it wants. 


3.  What is the nature of the relationship between the self and the cosmos?


Coincidentalism, or the Rejection of Determinism, is the belief that everything is indeed coincidental, that life is a mystery, and that, although it’s romantic to assume a divine connection between ourselves and the bursting balls of energy scattered throughout the Universe, I don’t believe it is an inherently divine connection, but there is a connection nonetheless. The similarity we share with the Cosmos is unpredictability; how we interpret that unpredictability is where the Magic lies. However, some believe we share consciousness with the Universe, implying the Universe is alive like us. Panpsychism is a philosophy that was first coined by the 16th-century Italian philosopher, Francesco Patrizi. The term is derived from the Greek pan (all) and psyche (soul or mind), which implies there may be a plurality of separate and distinct psychic beings or minds that constitute reality. In Laiman’s terms, this is the belief that the universe is mind-like, a conscious, thinking, self-aware being, and If you are a follower of Panpsychism, then the nature of the relationship between the self and the cosmos is strong, Inherent and everlasting. Personally, I think the nature of the relationship is purely coincidental and forever mysterious, but there is a relationship nonetheless. 

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