Boots said:

You say that The Final Conscious is the 'why' to the super-ego. I disagree as your theory implies that all morals and goals are inherent. I believe that society and culture are the 'why' to the super-ego. Anything else in your essay seems to be pure speculation.

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Well, that's a pretty fundamental argument in psychology, but it's a little bit more complicated than black and white, cut and dry. Nature vs. nurture... well, it's a little bit of both.

For instance, there are several cases of identical twins (who are, genetically speaking, clones of each other) who, though separated at birth and placed in different environments, eventually developed similar tastes, morals, values, et. al. Of course, the opposite argument is equally valid: there's no way you can tell me a kid growing up in Sudan is going to have his "nature" come out in him the same way a white American in the suburbs will. At the extremes, nurture becomes clearly dominant. So, there's a lot of middle ground and iffy areas on the subject.

However, the Final Conscious is in my opinion the person you could become if, for you, optimal environmental conditions are met. For instance, for some people, a challenging childhood was what made them successful. Learning to overcome setbacks, fight through adversity, be thankful for what you do have- all of these are valuable lessons that for some people can make them reach a level of fulfillment that otherwise would have been unreachable. But, people are not all cast in the same mold- the fact is, there's enough "Nature" in us, that two people in the same environment with the same "nurture" parameters will still take drastically different paths. For instance, while those people who I mentioned before might become stronger by overcoming a drug addiction, others may simply be incapable of overcoming such a powerful foe- the same thing that may pull one persons Final Conscious up to reality might send another's into the deepest recession, a downward and ultimately fatal spiral.

In the end, the theory is only as right as it is applicable. For me, I feel that it is very applicable. And in the end, everything about psychology is theoretical. The human mind is just so vast and complex, the human experience so multifaceted, that we'll never have all the answers of why things are the way they are. In any case, the only way to get answers is to ask questions, which is what I do.

BlueCoyote said:

"So, how to you get your Final Conscious to unite with your ego?"

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Id say by realizing they are no different, the only apparent difference is that one desires objectives which appear in itself, the other just is itself!

Final consciousness is the same as first consciousness, you are never not that