Do you put more value on the definite or the variable?

Question

Okay..... in other words..... Do you prefer a scientific bent of mind or given to metaphysical reflections?

Answer 1

Uh.. Thanks for simplifying your question there, I had a hunch that you were not asking about the mathematical "value" of the "definite" number in a linear equation with one "variable"... Nah... just kidding. LOL

Coming to your question, I think it is a little difficult to answer as it is all subjective. A person giving more importance to the metaphysical analysis of things will perceive scientific analysis as variable and the metaphysical search of the ultimate truth as the only constant.

On the other hand, a person who lays more emphasis on scientific researches is more likely to repudiate any theories offered by metaphysical studies and rely only on what is proven by scientific studies.

I would try my best to take a stand without sounding sanctimonious here, but please note that I am just saying what I think is right, which is a very subjective topic :

I'd say I definitely value the definite more; for me the definite is what has been proven by science and human curiousity. It is pretty satisfying to value the variables more as one might get the feeling that he or she knows-it-all but, the fact remains that what is variable for now shall be a definite in the future so, why make a mockery of yourself by choosing to stand under the hut that has a fifty percent chance of collapsing in the future?

The above is a reason I am a little skeptical about God's existence. I wasn't this way till my early childhood; I had full faith in the almighty who is operating this whole world, but as I saw people questioning and dispelling the common myths of astrology, palmistry etc, my sanguine view of the world started to blur and I started to think, "hey! what if Gita, Mahabharatha (sanatan granthas), bible etc were mere stories just to restrain peoples' moral behaviour and keep their inner beasts under some sort of governance?" It was quite possible too as no one has ever seen these stories to happen and the scientific evidences and logic suggest otherwise too. [Ramayana is an exception but, it maybe just that Shri Valmiki travelled from north to south of India and wrote down a story about the places he saw!] That time I realised that we should only believe what is reasonable and is less likely to change.

I am not denying that theories are refuted and created everyday in science too but, at least science is open to all kinds of speculations unlike the standstill waters of religion (no offence).

Maybe I swayed a little off-topic there and that too in a self-contradictory way but, I'll just say that "definite" and "variable" are subjective terms and for me, truth is beyond both the words and out of reach. All we can do is have faith in one or the other and try the hit-and-miss method and that too in an optimistic manner.

Answer 2

I wager that to your examination, you're now handling equations, which well-nigh signifies that (typically), there's a finite quantity of answers relying at the form of equation, or there is also none in any respect. Example: 2x + one million = five Here, x can simplest be two. But whilst you manage simply expressions like x + three, x - one million, x may also be whatever.

Answer 3

the variable.

there are verry little 'definites', there are many more dependants. since the dependants will change in relation to the variables changing...... the variables hold more value

Answer 4

neither.i put value on what affects me most.