Transcending Social Agendas - Cultivating Epistemic Empowerment - The Tools of Reality

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How can we avoid becoming indoctrinated by social agendas and seeing the world through a cultural lens so we can understand reality in its essence? How can a child ignorant and defenseless of social agendas become a culturally transcendent philosopher? Do we coerce ourselves, are there consequences, and how can we avoid this? These are some questions that we will address in order to develop a full procedure to becoming a culturally transcendent philosopher from an indoctrinated naive child in order to reach the highest level of clarity in which we see reality.

Concise Point: "A consciously astute intellectual can discern intersubjective phenomena from self-coercion, especially derived from social agendas."

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Let's break it down: "A consciously astute intellectual can discern intersubjective phenomena from self-coercion, especially derived from social agendas."

Consciously astute intellectual: A consciously astute intellectual is someone who combines self-awareness with a keen intellect. This individual is not only knowledgeable but is also acutely aware of their own thoughts, emotions, and the impact of external influences on their beliefs and actions. They possess the ability to critically examine and question their own perspectives and biases. Such an intellectual strives for a deep understanding of both themselves and the world around them. This level of self-awareness and intellectual capacity allows them to navigate complex ideas, engage in meaningful discourse, and contribute to a deeper understanding of the human experience.

Intersubjective Phenomena: Intersubjective phenomena are experiences, concepts, or aspects of reality that exist within the realm of shared understanding among individuals. These are elements of the human experience that can be collectively recognized and agreed upon, bridging the subjective experiences of different people. Intersubjective phenomena often pertain to ideas, values, or concepts that have meaning and significance in a social or cultural context. They highlight the common ground where individuals can relate and communicate effectively, even if their personal experiences and perspectives vary. Understanding intersubjective phenomena is essential for fostering mutual understanding and effective communication within a community or society.

Self-Coercion: Self-coercion occurs when we internalize beliefs or desires that were imposed upon us, often during our formative years when we were more impressionable or naive. As we grow, we convince ourselves that we genuinely want or believe in these things, even if they don't align with our true values or desires. It's like telling ourselves a convincing story that we come to accept, even though it may not reflect our authentic selves. Recognizing and addressing this type of self-coercion is a crucial step in our journey toward self-discovery and living in alignment with our genuine beliefs and values.

Social Agendas: Social agendas refer to the prevailing beliefs, values, and expectations within a society or culture. These are often shaped by collective norms and can influence how individuals perceive and interact with the world. It's important to avoid becoming indoctrinated by these agendas, as they may limit our capacity for independent thought and self-expression.
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I go by old Marx's saying:

"Man is only free if he is free to choose. But in order to choose, he must know enough to be able to compare."

Basically, just learn about lots of different cultures and different views, and then you are free.

Until then, there is no comparison possible, nor informed choice.
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Basically, just learn about lots of different cultures and different views, and then you are free.
Until then, there is no comparison possible, nor informed choice.
That is the precise path to discerning reality from the cultural lens.

We can't discern what is the lens of culture until we can identify what culture is, so, we must learn many cultures to find what transcends culture, and that is what reality is detached from social and cultural agendas.
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Self-coercion may encompass more than just conforming to societal expectations. It could involve the act of persuading ourselves that our knowledge is entirely certain and comprehensive, leading us to believe there's no need for further learning. This reluctance to acknowledge our limitations can be seen as self-coercion assuming our deepest desire is to have an overall positive life, as it sacrifices future growth for immediate comfort by avoiding the emotional pain of fully realizing our flaws to correct them.


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A. Depends greatly upon primary data sources and programming.

B. And the acquired data of the ongoing programmers.

C. Nowadays that must also include social media.

As I see it self-coercion is B and C relative to A.
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I don't quite understand what you are trying to say, but I define self-coercion as the following.

Self-Coercion: Self-coercion occurs when we internalize beliefs or desires that were imposed upon us, often during our formative years when we were more impressionable or naive. As we grow, we convince ourselves that we genuinely want or believe in these things, even if they don't align with our true values or desires. It's like telling ourselves a convincing story that we come to accept, even though it may not reflect our authentic selves. Recognizing and addressing this type of self-coercion is a crucial step in our journey toward self-discovery and living in alignment with our genuine beliefs and values.
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@Critical-Tim
I'm saying the same as you.

A. Primary data sources and programming  are formative conditioning.

B, Programmers are the imposers.

C. So ongoing programming, and susceptibility relative to formative conditioning. 

Self-coercion in terms of the function and processes of the individual vehicle and its onboard computer and it's acquired operating system.

Essentially our acquired operating systems become our genuine beliefs and values, which we live in alignment with.


Changing one's mind as in reprogramming formatively acquired databases, isn't that simple.

Though for sure, with careful thought we can modify output and actions.
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So, it seems this theory of self-coercion additionally aligns with computer science.
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I think so.