..but NEVER answer the FREAKING question!!!!!!!!!?????
2006-11-09 08:49:54 · 14 answers · asked by Medicine Eddie 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Some peoples minds work that way. Some think in color and some think in black and white. It is also a way for them to look important and get attention even when they don't know the answer.
2006-11-09 08:53:44 · answer #1 · answered by mojitomio 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been more influenced by Nietzschean thought, existentialism, Freudianism and Chinese philosophy. One of the challenging aspects of sitting through philosophy class is putting up with debates on the existence of a higher power, which cannot be proven or disproven. Logically, we could argue the materialist view of the world, but it is so close to Marxism that certain aspects of its interpretation destroy the capitalist experience and cannot correlate to Western thought processes.
There is such a concept of the Western mind vs. the Eastern mind. I am not suggesting that materialist thought is parallel to neo-Marxist thought, the kind that comes up in the anti-globalization movement, but capitalist societies have much more of a philosophy about finance and business as well as individual will and so it is logical to say that materialism is akin to Marxist thought when dealing with economics. Besides, there is no objective reality.
Human experience affects the intepretation of reality and we are limited in our scope of thoughts. Metaphysics should solve this problem but never really answered my questions. If we are limited by the scopes of our thoughts, then wouldn't these limitations affect our ability to proselytize our philosophical beliefs. At least religion offers a belief system. We may proselytize it but at least we believe in it. There are fewer hyprocrisies in religion in terms of its nature and a lot of hyprocrisy in its institutionalization and what happens when say religion is mixed into foreign and military policy or government social policy.
I must be limited in terms of my ability to interpret reality if my view as a human being is limited. That is why the surrealist art of Salvador Dali is so interesting. This is why people have believed in the occult and religion. It makes dadaism funny and refreshing. Psychology and history tell us more about how humans create and effect reality more than philosophy does.
Try reading some Immanuel Kant, Nietzsche and some books by Confucius and books on Buddhism. I found that helpful, along with some old concepts out of Judaism and early Christianity.
2006-11-09 17:00:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think maybe because some people like to communicate their opinions even if it means that they avoid answering the question at hand. Or, maybe they don't really know the answer and is afraid to say so!
Peace,
Hope
2006-11-09 16:59:49 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its just so much easier to say some thing than do something.
long as we are talking we dont have to do it
did you ask a question
did i answer
im glad you spelled those words
what was the question that set you off
dont worry i will go see and try to answer that one.
2006-11-09 16:53:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I answer the question, I can be held accountable for the answer. That just won't do. God forbid, you might offend me by putting me in a situation where I might be wrong.
2006-11-09 16:58:38 · answer #5 · answered by ancientabner 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because what you think isn't an answer, someone else may think it IS an answer.
2006-11-09 17:03:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My guess is to appear intellectual.
2006-11-09 16:51:56 · answer #7 · answered by ari 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is far better than simply saying I don't know.
2006-11-09 17:03:26 · answer #8 · answered by Alamo323 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because their are sometimes more than one possible answer.
2006-11-09 16:51:54 · answer #9 · answered by Luken 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The "ize" have it!
Dunno, maybe they don't know the answer or can't find it.
2006-11-09 16:55:19 · answer #10 · answered by sister steph 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋