"That which we cannot understand is that which we cannot be. That which we cannot be is that which we cannot understand. That which we cannot understand is that which we cannot blame."
2006-09-09 13:55:01 · 12 answers · asked by Dr. Blake 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
yeah its true.i've also heard about it.
2006-09-09 14:02:06 · answer #1 · answered by Ehab Khan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think someone is trying to be a bit tooo wise here...
1) I don't understand why I'm male, but I am male. I don't understand women do what they do most of the time but they go on doing it with or without my permission...
2) The second one is just a twist on the first in the negative. Don't let it confuse you. If I said 1 is 2 and 2 is 1 it doesn't make it any more true then if I said a bear is a rabbit then if I said a rabbit is a bear.
3) This one is a bit wierder. That which we cannot understand we cannot blame? Personalizes it a bit but I think its just as false. Cannot understand or do not understand? I cannot understand several of the world religions but it think its blaintly obvious on yahoo answers that several people blame them for anything and everything anyhow. There is nothing that humans cannot understand giving the time and desire to overcome it.
To me, its mumbo jumbo. Kindof a Socrates philosophy of a=b b=c c=d therefore a=d.... Well in math that may be true but with people the only axiom I've found to be true is that if you use the world "equals" or "are" you are almost always wrong.
-Rob
2006-09-09 17:57:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so...
I can't understand many things I am, and am many things I can't understand (1st & 2nd line are the same),
3rd line: unfortunately many people blame what they do not understand (racism, prejudice, ...). On the other side: I can not understand many bad things that happen in this world, which doesn't mean I can not blame them for being what they are...
AND therefore the quote cannot be what it seems to be (It seems to be true and logical, but it's not)
2006-09-09 22:39:16 · answer #3 · answered by Eyeline 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with it until the last part. We cannot be what we dont understand but you can still blame something we do not understand =p, we fail to understand others around us all the time yet we still blame them!
2006-09-09 14:04:00 · answer #4 · answered by Jinxx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First line is true. I.E. Its a function of our sick Ego's
I disagree with line 2. I am many things that I don't understand. Part of life is figuring out what we really are.
Oh Yeah LINE THREE! But we do! Yes yes yes yes. This is a huge problem with mankind. Contempt Prior to Investigation. Oh Yeah its everywhere. I still do it. If we could get past this we would be living in utopia
GOD bless ya.
2006-09-09 14:04:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would disagree, we do not understand because we are ignorant, while ignorant we cannot really be, but we can gain knowledge and understand, and eventually be or blame.
2006-09-09 15:07:28 · answer #6 · answered by phalsephasod 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I do not understand God it cannot be ...false..
A lie cannot be true...I shouldn't believe... true
many cannot understand Satan but blame him for rebellion....false. what I am doing on this planet???
2006-09-09 14:22:39 · answer #7 · answered by kdwcnliz2 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What does one understand at birth? And what does it become? We understand nothing at birth so we must become nothing
2006-09-09 14:05:18 · answer #8 · answered by kioruke 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends if you're an Empricist or Rationist in nature. Its subjective.
2006-09-09 14:20:21 · answer #9 · answered by Robert B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i imagine both spiteful words and silence can harm your thoughts and damage your coronary heart. --Yeah, I comply with an volume, yet in words of emotionally affecting you: it would want to be both. both moves can harm your thoughts and damage your coronary heart besides.
2016-11-25 22:47:30 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, because a standard excuse is I didn't understand.
2006-09-09 14:13:57 · answer #11 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋