The idea of an idea

I stumbled onto something new recently. And this was after talking to myself. I needed some time to put it all into words, so here it goes.

What if everything immaterial(not an object or physical thing) were just ideas? Things like Law(scientific and legal), God, thinking, reasoning, religion, relations and theories. All of that. I mean, it is beyond obvious that there are more complex ways of looking at the universe than just through out 5 senses.

Perhaps Nietzsche was right in saying this is the only way our minds can experience the universe without breaking down. Perhaps people have seen the universe in its true form and been driven insane(thus, this way of experiencing the universe being discarded).

But back to ideas. I think everyone has an idea of the way he/she experiences the universe. And these ideas depend on personal experience and how conflicting and similar ideas have influenced it. That's why humans cannot conform to one general idea of the universe. Or at least part of why. Because personal experience can only manifest in the form of a personal idea of the world, which at best can greatly influence another human, but not set another's mind to it 100% without resulting in epic failure.

And if we presume religion and the idea of God as an idea, then it must have been a very comforting idea. To not be in charge of things. Sure, we aren't in charge of much. But we must not forget to not allow another persons idea influence us or anger us too much. Moderation is key. Extremes are always harmful.

What I mean is, if another person's idea seems to make sense, do not take it in fully, instead, allow it to influence the way you perceive the world, but do not live through someone else's idea of the world.

And if another person's idea contradicts your idea of the world, do not hate it, but instead find a reason why your idea makes more sense to you than the other persons.

We must remember that ideas are simply ideas. They are words that seem to make sense when put together in a general idea of the universe. The law is an interesting idea. A very useful one. But because it is treated as an absolute, in a more of humans, it isn't as effective as it should be. I think there is a better idea out there. A system of law that is strict and bound to robot-like rules will appear to restrict freedom. And a system of law that isn't strict enough will be too permissive and the criminally inclined will not have second thoughts. As I've mentioned, extremes never work.

But maybe the entire system of law needs a relook. Right now we're so caught up with it that it has trancended the realm of ideas into something more divine and less maleable. The first step would be to demonstrate how imaginary the law really is before thinking up a new system. But without responsible humans, that would be crazy.

This post contains ideas. Remember what I've mentioned.