What happened to philosophy
 

This particular section of the tfp used to deal with interesting philosophical questions, although most would run the course ending with 'you can't actually prove anything' type statements, however the discourse was interesting and it opened my eyes to different ways of looking at the world. Now however every new thread seems to deal with God in more and more ludicrous ways, should we set up a religion board for these and try to claim back the philosophy board?

This has come up before; the philosophy board seems to be cyclical. Sometimes you have a lot of threads dealing with religion, sometimes you have a lot of more philosophical threads. If you want more philosophy, probably the best thing is to start a new thread!

I already wen't though my "philosophic" phase. Learned the meaning of life, secret of the universe and all, so now it all just seems senseless in here.

it's intimidating to post this right after something from the guy who Figured It All Out.

and i understand the boredom that must follow.
i'm sorry this happened to you, mantus.
try to forget.

Philosophy doesn't really have any answers, it just offers ways of thinking about the question, so you'll always get people who resort to the 'well you can't prove it one way or the other' routine to choke off the debate.

The thing is, philosophy and theology are very difficult to delineate. In fact, to my way of thinking, theology is basically a subcategory of philosophy, the same way aesthetics, metaphysics and epistemology are.

maybe its because we now have all the answers ...

Not all the answers I think... There are so many philosophy threads I havent read... To know everything and more we would all have to read each and every thread and more.

Ask a question d*d. =)

A Philosophical Thought
 

I am new here and would love to engage some philosophical bantering.

So here is a little meat to gnaw on if you are interested.

My personal tenet is that through sharing the diversity of others views and experiences we ourselves grow in strength and wisdom. I believe that we should learn the truths of our existence and of the universe that we share. I hold the belief that truth comes from understanding and that in being true to ourselves this truth will eventually lead to an ideal where we could become honorable and gentle individuals who can offer a better existence for all who seek a more enlightened way.

By exchanging wisdom and knowledge with those who possess far greater wisdom and knowledge than myself only then can I grow and expand. I seek the one Great Truth. I seek wisdom and knowledge. I seek that which I already know but wish to share with another.

If we reduce everything to the elemental child’s level then every expression can only express at minimal so much. The one who perceives the expression may observe what you fail to express and may be able to read into this a certain quantity or quality of ignorance. But depending upon the context and the skill, this reading may be wrong.

While knowledge is placed on the shelf alongside unquestionably good; ignorance is categorized as a thoroughly bad thing -- ranked up there with body odor; dirty hair and stinky feet. Yet ignorance has far more going for it than most people think. Knowledge and ignorance are the two sides of the quarter – heads and tails.

Doesn’t ignorance become more pervasive because of the continuation of new knowledge gained daily? Rather like a system of checks and balances. You cannot have one without the other. Furthermore, does ignorance lead to a slavish and unquestioning dependence on others for potential abuse and exploitation? Yet another question for you – when we exchange knowledge with one another do we reveal our ignorance in the process?

Wisdom is everywhere, and knowledge is useless without it. One gains wisdom and understanding by realizing one's own ignorance and being open towards and seeking new ideas, as well as how better to build upon old ideas (whether they were good or not).

Everything influences everything. But whether the influence is or can be significant depends upon the other forces in the equation.

Recognizing ignorance is very easy. Remembering it and remaining humble to it is the hard part.

If I was you, I'd post that in a fresh thread, Lilly

I thought I was doing a new thread. But I screwed up coz I dont have a clue what the heck I'm doing. :rolleyes:

Edit the above post. Copy the contents. Make a new post. Paste the contents of the above post into it. Come back here and edit the above post into a link to your new post.

Voila. =)

Umm, philosophy, as a profession, has been hindered by the fact that its practiced as a profession. Much of accademic thought, like everything else, seems to be controlled by what is fashionable. As a result, it has hindered what is taught, and consequently what is thought. But thats just my perspective.

As for this board, call it the ebb and flow of life...

I dip in and out of the Philosophy section periodically . . . a lot of the time I simply am not in the frame of mind to get my head round the more complex posts so i dont bother. The God threads dont ever 'go' anywhere in that they make no progress (for obvious reasons IMHO!). I agree with d*d . . it would be nice to see some fresh ideas genuinely being explored rather than the gainsmanship that seems to predominate. I think i will go start a fresh thread in an effort to put my money where my mouth is. Its called Philosophy in the Movies.

And it is "42"...right?

What was the question again?