This post reflects the progression of my thoughts from a teenager to an adult. As a teenager, one is confident, sure, and invincible -- but in retrospect ignorant of the complexities of real life. As one faces more of reality, the ground beneath is shaken and everything held sacrosanct and written-in-stone is up for question.
(Y: Answer by young me; A: Answer by adult me.)
Q: Why are there laws?
Y: Laws exist to ensure fairness and justice towards citizens of a nation.
A: To save the common folk from the common folk. To save rich folk from the common folk.
Q: Is the Universe just my imagination?
(That is, nothing really exists except me and my imagination.)
Y: Certainly not. The world around us is so rich with detail -- nature, other people, stars and planets in the heaven. This definitely is more intense than anybody's imagination.
A: Agnostic. Conscious imagination could just be a rudimentary by-product of subconscious imagination.
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