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Originally Posted by LolaCabanna
Well If we were talking about ice cream, I believe I truly love vanilla. Chocolate and other flavors are still good but if I had to pick one it would be vanilla. Now Just because my authentic self love vanilla ice cream, doesn't mean I can eat that and only that. My authentic self has to protect me and my interest so I know I must eat other things that are good for me that pale in comparison to ice cream.
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OK - then what you're saying is that just because it feels good doesn't make right or more authentic than other things that one SHOULD do? That being authentic includes taking into account other aspects - like how do other people feel, how does society at large feel, how the body/mind will react - not only what FEELS GOOD at the moment.
So, given that there are so many aspects of our 'authentic' selves, how do we know that we're acting FROM our 'authentic' selves?
And if that question is answerable, then the next question is "SHOULD we act from our 'authentic' selves?