what is the meaning of these words:
The `pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses the understanding?
2006-07-24 05:24:54 · 3 answers · asked by frank d 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Like a Catholic realizing science exists!
2006-07-24 05:28:31 · answer #1 · answered by Wounded duckmate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To expand our horizons, we have to break out of our comfort zone -- the area of our own knowledge and experience in which we've been nurtured and have thrived. Pain comes from breaking the shell to step out into a larger world.
2006-07-24 12:35:17 · answer #2 · answered by ensign183 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that we are all equipped with prior experience which keeps us from approaching new knowlege objectively; that is the shell. These are defense mechanisms, and we do not give them up readily. It takes courage to drop our defenses and be accepting of the unfamiliar.
2006-07-24 12:30:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋