There’s an old joke about a man who was stranded in a rapidly rising flood. He prayed to God for help, but whenever help came he refused it, saying he trusted in God to save him. When he died and got to heaven, he asked God why he forsook him. God answered, “I sent you boats and helicopters, what more do you want?”
I liked it. I feel similarly, I turned to philosophy trying to find answers but got disappointed to find out that no one seemed to know anything at all. I have slowly realized that the true value of philosophy is in learning to ask the right questions, as cliché as it sounds. Learning to uncover the hidden assumptions and biases in our daily reasoning.
This resonates with me, Chris. There's a lot to sit with here. I remember in college trying desperately to understand some "fundamental truths" that would help me understand the world and my place in it. I realize now it was more a fit of intellectual naval-gazing as I never went deeper than, "Whoah, profundity is cool huh?"
Going deeper means turning inquiries about truth into the self. I'm beginning to discover what that is like.
I both get the piece and the sentiment that something's missing. To figure out what I'm curious what the nature of the exact hunger you had was. In the joke, he hungers for survival via god's help. What did you hunger for through the three instances?
🤯Unknown Unknowns #106 - Philosophical Wild Goose Chases
I liked it. I feel similarly, I turned to philosophy trying to find answers but got disappointed to find out that no one seemed to know anything at all. I have slowly realized that the true value of philosophy is in learning to ask the right questions, as cliché as it sounds. Learning to uncover the hidden assumptions and biases in our daily reasoning.
This resonates with me, Chris. There's a lot to sit with here. I remember in college trying desperately to understand some "fundamental truths" that would help me understand the world and my place in it. I realize now it was more a fit of intellectual naval-gazing as I never went deeper than, "Whoah, profundity is cool huh?"
Going deeper means turning inquiries about truth into the self. I'm beginning to discover what that is like.
I both get the piece and the sentiment that something's missing. To figure out what I'm curious what the nature of the exact hunger you had was. In the joke, he hungers for survival via god's help. What did you hunger for through the three instances?
Good one. As you rightly said it will take forever to express with full clarity. But when you are truly ready you will be silent 🤫😐