In reading various texts on politics, philosophy and religion, I've come across many ideas that I had thought up myself at some point. But last night, while reading
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money by Keynes, I realised that perhaps everything I had ever dreamt about or thought about or even considered had been written up, expanded on, debunked, defended and finalized years before I was even born. Is it still possible to have an original idea when three trillion people have come before you and seen the same things you've seen, been the same places and thought the same thoughts? Whats the point in talking about philosophy and politics unless you can dedicate your life to expanding the field of knowledge? Why spend hours making up your own political theories when, no matter what, someone has already tried it and given up or disproved it beyond a shadow of a doubt?
Maybe I should just stick to writing java and leave the metaphysics to the professionals.
