Sorry for not acknowledging your contributions.
Arminius wrote:Ben JS wrote:Our bodies don't lie. They always respond authentically to their environment.
Because they are part of the nature.
Furthermore, if one fancies themselves a determinist -
One can say it's impossible to do any action that is inauthentic.
As all actions are a direct response to the past - and the mind is not beyond the body in terms of causality.
This is not to say all actions are ideal to us, rather that they are sincere actions resultant from the vast array of human drives / priorities / influences.
I wrote:We can say that an "authentic human life" means a "life according to the human's nature", whereas an "unauthentic life" means a "life according to the human's culture/s".
In other words: Humans need their culture/s to not live according to their nature and need their nature to not live according to their culture/s.
If humans are humans because of about 2% of their nature and because of about 98% of their culture/s (
=>#), then they have merely a chance of about 2% to live authentically.
Well said.
[I believe...]
Culture was an outgrowth of ourselves. It was shaped by our ancestors, and continually influenced by new generations.
Over time, certain aspects of our culture were rewarded/reinforced and became inflated in comparison to us - out of proportion, as a reflection of ourselves.
We ought determine our culture, not it us . And that is the disconnect. Our culture/society has grown to be an entity beyond any of us, and pressures us to contort/conform to something maladjusted to us.
Yet, culture/society still has a degree of authenticity. In science, philosophy, art, community (and more) - areas where despite the chaos / noise, people can be genuine to their humanity. And these fields can influence, guide us, and promote healthy growth.
Therefore, I wouldn't say that all culture distances us from authenticity.