No one who fundamentally can’t understand why 1 x 1 = 1 and not 2 should be taken seriously in science/mathematics. That’s like 2nd grade basics that TH absolutely whiffs. Just because an idea seems “out there” and “novel” doesn’t mean it’s worth looking into or respecting. Loons say crazy stuff all the time that people with stunted critical thinking skills would eat up if said loon was as famous as TH. There are good reasons why only people like Joe Rogan and his regular listeners take TH seriously.

Dzięki za komentarz! Filozofia zawsze do pewnego stopnia była odbiciem swoich czasów, przesiąknięta kulturą miejsca i epoki. Przykładem jest chociażby przesiąknięta chrześcijaństwem filozofia średniowiecznej Europy. Rzeczywiście, filozofia wschodnia jest mało obecna na zachodnich uniwersytetach, a różnice kulturowe z pewnością odgrywają tu dużą rolę. Głównym powodem jest to, że mają one zupełnie inny charakter filozofowania. W dużej mierze filozofia wschodnia ma charakter mądrościowy i praktyczny, co odróżnia ją od bardziej systematycznego podejścia filozofii zachodniej. Silne poleganie w taoizmie i buddyzmie na introspekcji i subiektywizacja filozofowania mają działanie dyskredytujące z perspektywy zachodu. W dzisiejszym dyskursie filozoficznym, który jest silnie znaturalizowany i analityczny, różnice kulturowe stają się jednak mniej znaczące.

Thanks for the comment! In the past, studying philosophy was a usual part of the curriculum for well-educated (and wealthy) people. Today, it is mostly pursued by academic researchers, as in any other discipline. But of course, there are many different notions of what makes a philosopher. Researching philosophy doesn't necessarily make you a philosopher :) There is a cool book on this subject by Pierre Hadot, "Philosophy as a Way of Life." Many philosophers throughout the ages have questioned the existence of reality. Today's doubts about that are often expressed through examples like: the problem of living in a simulation or the brain in a vat scenario. A particularly strong philosophical position on this matter is 'solipsism' (the idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist), but today I don't think anyone truly believes that, it's more like a mental exercise.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts! Interesting perspective that a purpose-free search for knowledge leads to stagnation. The practical prevention of all evil seems compelling, but surely unrealistic. I think that some people just like to be evil, or do evil things for the sake of being good.

@@nikodemlewandowski379 The goal mentioned above certainly is NOT an easy task. It involves a total reset of the fundamentals of current mathematics and particle physics to derive the mathematical model of the mechanism how particle interactions inside the earth develop PLANTS on its own surface, to then deliver and sustain living beings here through them. This earth is the only vessel in the entire known universe that manufactures living bodies in its bowels, delivers and sustains them on its own surface through the PLANTS it develops for that purpose. Understanding this mechanism implies discarding the sustenance of life irrelevant assumptions in almost all branches of current science, including The Cartesian System of Coordinates, the positive and negative directions of which, when applied to the center of the earth, has ABSOLUTELY NO PHYSICAL MEANING, the Copernican assumption that this earth is a mediocre ball of mass that revolves stupidly around a star without any relevance to how that elaborately calculated motions of celestial bodies serve to sustain life here, and the Standard Model of particles, where only the photon has any direct relevance to life function. So called natural sciences completely ignore life function as irrelevant for its investigations, while biology and the so called social sciences lack any fundamental principles to analyze how plants develop from soil due to particle interactions inside the earth. Once the absurd Cartesian System of Coordinates is substituted with a particle physics compatible system of arithmetic and geometry, many things nobody ever imagined as possible, like compelling lions and tigers to survive only on plant sources would become a reality. If one assumes a priori positive results that we desire are impossible, as you mentioned in your response, then there is no purpose in wasting time, efforts and funds searching for knowledge. It is far more rational then to enjoy life as much as possible instead, and let events flow whatever way nature (or god or whichever other name one prefers to call The Cruel Brute that created and sustains all the evil) decides they should.

Thank you for your comment! It raises an important point about the nature of reality. The nature of reality, how it works, is not obvious, which is why we delve into these questions in philosophy. You mention acceptance of our surroundings as reality, but philosophical inquiry examines for example: whether reality consists of one substance or two (monism vs. dualism). Idealism, in particular, argues that reality is fundamentally mental, challenging the notion that our surroundings are purely physical. Naturalism, by contrast, maintains that everything arises from natural causes and properties. While acceptance of the existence of reality is reasonable and valuable, philosophical exploration helps us better understand the complexities and nuances of reality.

But to what extent? Do we listen to the church and refuse to question their leadership because they obviously speak for god? Or is religion potentially a human construct? We need to question reality to reach this level of scrutiny

@@Mustachioed_Mollusk there is a thin line between objection rejection and questioning you can reject if it doesn't feel ok you can question if it affects you but you can not object unless you are not affected my statement stands for the present where most are allowed to follow their free will and to that I stand with keeping your reality to yourself.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts! It reminds me of the philosophical debate around whether concepts have any reality outside of our minds. While it's true that some concepts are entirely abstract, others can represent things we experience in the physical world. Surely a challenge within metaphysics.

We’re made to get a grip on reality

Like anything else thoughts are a tool. They Can be used for greatness or wasted

@@vkurtisw agreed. Also tools are concepts. Exactly like words, like evry words in this sentence. A bit creepy but it is this... reality.