Jim Carrey as a Study in Philosophy
So, last night I got some downtime and surfed youtube. Happened upon some recent footage of one of my favorite comedic actors, Jim Carrey. In these recent interviews he's really starting to display some interesting behavior. He's been noted for acting out of his head. What I heard him saying was stuff like, "I'm not here." "You don't exist." "There's one big soul and we're all part of it. I'm you. I'm this table." Etc...just a lot of odd stuff like that. Then, there are the viewer comments on the videos. They are a lot of, "Good for Jim. He saw how messed up Hollywood is and has found himself..."...etc. As an armchair philosopher and Objectivist I find it pretty thought-provoking. Philosophy is what we use to link ourselves to reality, right? In that light, I think Jim's gone the wrong direction. He's gone in the opposite direction I have after probably seeing some real discrepancies in our world.
I'm a big fan of him and his work. So, I'm troubled by his ramblings. He doesn't look, good, either. Man, would I love to sit with him over a coffee and discuss the world.
I'm a big fan of him and his work. So, I'm troubled by his ramblings. He doesn't look, good, either. Man, would I love to sit with him over a coffee and discuss the world.
you are to my surprise in this case a glutton for mental punishment
I had an 'occasional' sore arm from my Tetanus shot, but people who contract tetanus die more often than "occasionally." The death rate is something like 99.9%.
Occasional issues are one thing, but deliberate misleading and providing false evidence is another.
Antivaxxers are more than just pro-disease; they are very very bad at understanding statistical probability, and they seem to have no problems getting their medical advice from failed (and apparently crazy) movie stars and doctors who have had their licenses revoked. I wonder whether they would go to Jim Carrey to get their broken leg set? I guess they could rub a little homeopathic (meaning non-existent) essential oil on it. I'm sure that would help. They also don't mind stating that they would rather their child be dead than possibly contract autism (if that were actually a side effect, which it most certainly isn't). Most people who have autism find that to be highly insulting.
Listen...you'd never win a debate on this with me, ever. And, frankly, I spent well over a decade in research groups you've heard of and over $900K of my own money to find the truth on this. I don't give it out freely - certainly not in a medium like this. Just chill out, remember that Objectivism is in opposition of government-mandated medical treatments, and know that there are good reasons for that.
Chill out. It's Friday.
So, to repeat your comments;
Listen...you'd never win a debate on this with me, ever.
That's ME, talking to YOU.
And don't "remind" me of anything, EVER. Once I have discovered that a person is intractable on this, I cease communication with them.
So, there's your "chill out."
So if I own a table, I'm guilty of slavery. If I hammer a nail in it, I'm guilty of battery. Refuting this position might be thought-provoking, but not holding it.
Carrey might be channeling Andy Kaufman.
do you think maybe he has been drinking a lot or on
some kind of drug?
Liked him in Max Headroom, and the God thing he did...IMO, it was downhill from there.
Right hand path is about collectivism, dissolving one's individuality into a greater oneness, and advances a body of concepts demanding faith. It encourages supplications to invisible entities in pursuit of unearned handouts. This includes most of the main popular religions.
Left hand path glorifies the individual, and encourages maximising one's personal potential. Instead of faith, left hand path spirituality demands logic and evidence, emphasising hard work, personal creativity and self-reliance. Most of the Satanic/Luciferian groups work from these premises. Ayn Rand is a popular source of inspiration for these communities too. Through history, they've gained a bad name with false accusations of bizarre criminal behaviour such as child sacrifices. This is unsurprising given the threat the left hand path practitioners pose to the right hand path, by debunking the right hand path dogmas.
I have read he is prone to depression, and was on Prozac for a while. Not sure I would advise anyone to follow his philosophy, as he is not that stable. Maybe he should focus more on Rand, "I am, therefore I think." Elvis read philosophy looking for meaning as well, but it did not lead him to save himself from himself.
Carrey is not that far off on vaccines, exp. afer Bill Gates mentioned cutting the population, and saying vaccine are the way to go. The UN has made outright statements saying all people should get birth control vaccines, and be allowed to get off them, only when a license would be granted for them to have kids.
To myself I would say, "I am a dinosaur."
To my ground crew, I would say, "Contact!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kDEs...
The first time I saw Pet Detective I literally fell off the couch laughing...