We all live by a philosophy, what's yours?

Mine is a mix of narcicissim darwinisim and eugenics.

Everything is a trap.

laissez-faire.

You'd think that cynicicm and optimism wouldn't work together, but they do. That basically describes my philosophy.

Be carful of "-ims", if you're not, you'll turn into an "-ist"

Cynicism with a dash of anarchism and peppered with some pecimism.....

Don't be evil

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaVeyan_Satanism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satanic_Bible

Pretty much those work. I do have trouble with some of it, especially due to my depression, but I try.

Maet:
laissez-faire.

so you live by the belief that the government should not interfere with the economy?

huh

Nihilism or fatalism, depending on the day of the week.

Apocalypse Tank:

Maet:
laissez-faire.

so you live by the belief that the government should not interfere with the economy?

huh

Nope. Laisses-Faire just popped into my head soon as I saw the thread title. I don't mean anything by it.

I am a pessimist about the world, but an optimist about life.

I don't like either of the presidential candidates, I think the justice system is beyond p*ssified, and I believe thoroughly that the world will end by some man-made means, but I love life, my friends and family, and am generally relaxed and in a good mood.

I am a Darwinian atheist, but I don't like to hate, that's their job. as for politics, I support more police power (screw warrants!), and economic regulation. I generally think dictators and totalitarians make more effective leaders, and as such, tend to not mind them much.

Utilitarianism with human life as the central maxim.

Apocalypse Tank:

Maet:
laissez-faire.

so you live by the belief that the government should not interfere with the economy?

huh

Laissez-faire means hands off. it is used as an economic term but inherently has nothing to do with economics.

as for my philosophies. there's live and let live, leave the internets the fuck alone, it's fun to be a bastard, friendship shouldn't be easy to earn. cynicism, communism, controlled anarchy (for a definition of controlled anarchy just think of the early days of the internets) and other shit I haven't thought about yet

jim_doki:
Be carful of "-ims", if you're not, you'll turn into an "-ist"

Well, I figure I should use this at least once, maybe I'm missing out on something. QFT.

Try and be nice to people, avoid eating fat, read a good book every now and then, get some walking in, and try and live together in peace and harmony with people of all creeds and nations.

implodingMan:
Try and be nice to people, avoid eating fat, read a good book every now and then, get some walking in, and try and live together in peace and harmony with people of all creeds and nations.

I loved reading this post and then looking at your avatar.

meatloaf231:
Everything is a trap.

Without a doubt.

My personal philosophy is comprised of many tenets.

1. All work can be done later, no matter what the importance.

2. Find the humorous side in everything, if there is none, make one.

3. Give people second chances, after all you may need one too sometime.

4. Have a contingency plan for everything, and have a contingency plan for the contingency plans.

5. Respect people until they disrespect you.

6. There is no six.

7. Stand back out of the spotlight, things are more interesting to watch from back there.

8. I always tie my shoes, I don't need another escaltor experience.

9. If you know you're right, don't back down.

10. The people who care about you are most important, don't lose them.

11. Don't surrernder you're beliefs, if you do, you are no longer yourself.

That pretty much sums things up about my personal beliefs. Oh, and before you question number 8, its a metaphor.

"The Strong do not exist to serve the Weak, nor do the Weak exist to serve the Strong.
The Strong exist to stay strong and to help the Weak to become strong."

A pessimistic Cynic.
Oh and that 42 is the meaning of life.

A light-hearted version of the Will To Power. I do love me some Nietzsche! I do, I do!

Objectivism, rational egoism

Monotheist Humanist to utilize those delightful 'ist's.

Omega 2521:

meatloaf231:
Everything is a trap.

Without a doubt.

My personal philosophy is comprised of many tenets.

1. All work can be done later, no matter what the importance.

2. Find the humorous side in everything, if there is none, make one.

3. Give people second chances, after all you may need one too sometime.

4. Have a contingency plan for everything, and have a contingency plan for the contingency plans.

5. Respect people until they disrespect you.

6. There is no six.

7. Stand back out of the spotlight, things are more interesting to watch from back there.

8. I always tie my shoes, I don't need another escaltor experience.

9. If you know you're right, don't back down.

10. The people who care about you are most important, don't lose them.

11. Don't surrernder you're beliefs, if you do, you are no longer yourself.

That pretty much sums things up about my personal beliefs. Oh, and before you question number 8, its a metaphor.

your forgot

12. ????
13. Profit

If I was going to make it into a sound byte, it would be "live and let live."

1. "People are stupid"; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. Because people are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to believe it's true, or because they are afraid it might be true. People's heads are full of knowledge, facts, and beliefs, and most of it is false, yet they think it all true. People are stupid; they can only rarely tell the difference between a lie and the truth, and yet they are confident they can, and so are all the easier to fool."

2.The greatest harm can result from the best intentions

3.Passion rules reason. Explanation: Letting your emotions control your reason may cause trouble for yourself and those around you.

4.There is magic in sincere forgiveness, the magic to heal. In forgiveness you grant, but more so, in forgiveness you receive.

5.People will lie to deceive you from what they truly mean to do. Watching the actions they take will prove their true intentions.

6."Let reason be your only sovereign."

7."Life is the future, not the past." Explanation: "The past can teach us, through experience, how to accomplish things in the future, comfort us with cherished memories, and provide the foundation of what has already been accomplished. But only the future holds life. To live in the past is to embrace what is dead. To live life to its fullest, each day must be created anew. As rational, thinking beings we must use our intellect, not a blind devotion to what has come before, to make rational choices.

8."Deserve victory." Explanation: Be justified in your convictions. Be completely committed. Earn what you want and need rather than waiting for others to give you what you desire.

9.A contradiction cannot exist in reality. Not in part, nor in whole.

10.Willfully turning aside from the truth is treason to one's self.

Morrie Schwartz:
Love each other or Perish. It's that simple.

How appropriate for my 3333rd post.

In sound bite form, as Gandhi put it, "Live simply that others may simply live."

F^ck you, F^ck them and F^ck off, I'm enjoying myself and everyone else can go to hell.

My beliefs are a mixture of Darwinism and a few quotes:

"Don't Worry, Be Happy" would be a main tenet, if not the main one.

"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it" is also one of my core beliefs.

"I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me."
That's me, quoting an 80s "teen" movie, quoting John Lennon. After all- he was The Walrus.
Seriously? I reject any attempt at pigeonholing. I have opinions from across the spectrum (like most of you) that defy neat and orderly categorization. If I have fundamental principles they're along the lines of "maximize liberty to maximize happiness," "does it work?" and "leave me alone!" in no particular order.

Nihilism

Vaash Vincent:
Nihilism

i sense an anonymous in the force

Yahtzee pretty much spelled my cynicism philosophy for me.

"If you just assume its shit until it can prove itself otherwise you won't get your heart broken. After all, if its good, great. But if its bad then you've lost nothing."

It doesn't matter wether you win or lose, so long as you look really cool while doing it.