It seems that as a society, we are more and more geared towards informations that either a) reinforces our status or b) Has some sort of direct use to us or c) Are geared to winning points in an argument.
A lot of people don't seem to even understand questions that are rooted in pure curiosity and attempt to find the hidden meaning of them in terms of utility. Whatever happened with just wanting to know?
2007-11-14 01:33:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I've asked myself that question on several occasions, but any more, I just don't care. If people want to be stupid, worry about everything, and think about nothing, so be it.
As for me, I'm teaching myself electrical engineering, physics, and to a lesser extent (for now) high-end math. I don't plan to use any of this knowledge and understanding to go out and get a job and make money. I just want to learn and have fun with it, because it has fascinated me ever since I was very young.
2007-11-14 05:19:04 · answer #1 · answered by Mook 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everything is in mental shorthand. People are so anxious to put their observations into handy templates that they rarely give their minds freedom to be original.
Herd mentality puts most political and economic thought into previously labeled categories.
Look to children for unwrapped curiosity and to us older folk. After putting things in their "proper place" long enough, we sometimes look for new paradigms.
2007-11-14 01:51:26 · answer #2 · answered by Menehune 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question! I want to know too!
2007-11-14 01:39:01 · answer #3 · answered by sapphire_velvet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋