I am not bashing Philosophy.
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The irony arises from the OP's thread title and first sentence being completely contradictory. That is irony. But your post is also ironic, for like Alanis, you've misunderstood irony.Crabid said:
You're assuming that because you don't listen to other people that nobody ever listens to someone else. I'll have you know that visiting forums has developed my reasoning ability, made me understand other cultures better (notably american culture) and there are a bunch of other things I picked up here and there where I thought I had a strong case, until someone challenged it and I couldn't come up with a good reason not to agree with that challenge.Some bullets said:
But it's true if you're set on sticking to your guns that discussion will be meaningless to you.
So then the question is not why do we fight, but why do you fight?
To the people trying to bring up solipcism (that: how can we know anything at all, how de we know that it isnt all just in our heads and everything doesnt exist)
This position is, in fact, self contained and defensible.
But there is an overwhelming argument against it:
This position is, in fact, self contained and defensible.
But there is an overwhelming argument against it:
It is a bland, uninteresting dead end. -Karl Popper
If you start with the words "I am not trying to" there is a good chance you ARE!
Philosophy is one of the most important things, lacking a lot in todays education on purpose I believe, that a student can learn: How to ask 'why?' The core of philosophy is simply how to sit back, look at events going on around you and then to ponder what could be causing these events.
On the shoulders of philosophy comes invention.
Philosophy is one of the most important things, lacking a lot in todays education on purpose I believe, that a student can learn: How to ask 'why?' The core of philosophy is simply how to sit back, look at events going on around you and then to ponder what could be causing these events.
On the shoulders of philosophy comes invention.
I would like to add something (if it hasn't been added already). Why act when thinking causes less harm (in most cases), i mean, if you look at what the human race has done to the earth and eachother, wouldn't it be better if people thought more about these things before making decisions as it may help them determine whether or not the action is in the best interest of their target (people's freedom, people's safety, societal function, etc). So overall, i think philosophy is the most important thing we, as humans, can do. If you need examples of human blunders try looking at any war, or when we split the atom, or created planes, or why we made the internet (FYI it was so that the military forces could communicate quickly without risk of being intercepted, and to link all the computers together so that it took less time to accumulate all necessary information).
