I just felt like sharing this opportunity for enjoyment and perspective with others. — JustSomeGuy
Most likely, though it's hard to say. We can look back on great thinkers from cultures past and wonder why things have changed so much--why most people don't ask those questions anymore--but it's probably safe to assume that most people back then weren't concerned with those questions, either. It's probably just human nature; most of us are too concerned with what we are biologically programmed to be concerned with, while only a select few have the propensity for questioning these things. Or rather, for entertaining these sorts of questions. In my experience, most people just find them to be pointless. Even many philosophers can be far too pragmatic, in my opinion. Where's the fun in that?Indicative of the zeitgeist we live in? — Noble Dust
Never heard of him; what has he written? — JustSomeGuy
Or rather, for entertaining these sorts of questions. In my experience, most people just find them to be pointless. Even many philosophers can be far too pragmatic, in my opinion. Where's the fun in that? — JustSomeGuy
Imagine for a moment how a blood cell has no conception of a human body, just the veins it travels in and it's own job within that stream. The same can be said for people, that our perceptual organs are designed for our scale.Something I have often considered is the possibility of this process continuing above and beyond the ability of our perceptions. — JustSomeGuy
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