[Daniel Birdick]

Originally Posted by yossarian

I never made any claims about what is true.

You aren’t?

You made a claim about how we all try to understand the world.

You declared that it is more important to know why rather than how we define reality.

You’ve defined narcissism in a way that makes it sound normative and applicable for everyone.

You’ve given what you perceive as insight into a would be narcissist’s inner world.

You’ve stated that Plato’s idea is nothing more than an empty concept.

You’ve revealed that you know what Plato really wants when he put forth his concept.

You’ve proclaimed that acceptance is intrinsically better than denial.

You’ve placed psychology on the same epistemological ground as the study of gravity.

And that’s just from your last post. Are you now saying that all of that is not true after all?

I just stated that if you base your beliefs around what satisfies your appetites, that is narcissism and that is ultimately unfulfilling. It's chasing your tail. Navel gazing. Spinning your wheels.

You really can’t see why you just saying that isn’t enough to convince others? Is the statement you made here your personal experience? Are you a recovering narcissist? Is this based on what you’ve observed in other narcissists? Are you saying this because you’ve studied the latest research findings on narcissism? Or are you stating this is true just because you say it’s true?

The actual question about "what is real" is a very complicated question that humans have been investigating for ever. That's for a different thread I think.

I agree. But you were making claims about what is real, hence the reason for asking the kinds of questions I've asked and making the statements I made.