I will initiate this post by stating, “I am still in a deep meditation on the subject of this post.” My goal in this writing is to provoke some of the readers to contribute to this with different opinions and views. I consider myself an infant of knowledge in this subject and only wish to bring my point of view to the table.
What are some of the things human beings have an obsession over? On a primitive level we obsess over: matching our image to that of the surrounding populous, discovering the past events that elapsed into the future, injecting our minds with physical effects that have a representation of enjoyment, and other such similar events. Obviously, the essence of this post is the discovering of past events that elapsed into the future observance.
The average human has a pertinacious quest to discover all possible information, within reason of ability, about themselves and those with whom they closely interact. Then you see the abnormal personality, the desire to discover all there is to know about the history of a region, date, and culture, and from time to time an individual has the goal to understand the whole of history. Of course, all of history is not on record, nor do I think it ever will be. Still, human kind pushes on to discover knowledge of previous events. Forget not the other forms of history we commonly seek, most notably the history of science. As an example the CERN Large Hadron Collider an estimated 6.4 billion project. Whatever it is we are studying that involves our history and culture; we never truly give up in our search, thus making it one of the most influential and exasperating quest for knowledge.
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Why do we Seek the Understanding of our History and Culture?
What does it Mean to be Human
Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Chordata, Class: Mammalia, Order: Primates, Family: Hominidae, Genus: Homo, Species: H. sapiens.
This is the scientific definition and classification of the human, the definition of our physical place in the universe. The place in which we interact with the laws of the universe, the fellow organisms, and the natural and unnatural structures. For the moment let us forget these things and ask ourselves: how do you define the human as a being?
On the Subject of Fate
“We create our fate every day we live”
Henry Miller
As you may know by this time, I am a man of debate. I often find myself in debates with those on the opposite side of my opinion. I always to listen and understand the argument being presented, and then follow up with my own opinion. Sometimes my opinion is changed; sometimes I am the one changing others. All the participants in any debate gain some form of knowledge whatever its value. A short time ago I found myself in one of these debates with someone I know quite well, lets call him Mike. It was typical for Mike and I to get into these discussions because of our clash in social and economic differences. Either way we did indeed start a debate so to speak, and I felt it was worthwhile sharing some of his and my views.
The topic of the debate was “fate.” Let me elaborate on the full topic of debate: Was the role of fate an established force by an outside object, whether it is an external force, a religious belief, any form of outside conscious, or simply a belief in your destiny being an overseen force of supernatural powers. He argued that my ‘destiny’ is nothing more than a predetermined fact of life. Of course, before I continue further into this topic I would like to explain how this debate came into being.
Critically Thinking about Critical Thinking
The world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking. ~Albert Einstein
Critical thinking is what defines our perception of the physical and the incognito sub-world, consisting of our mental thought. The failure of many people to develop a critically observant mind has caused a lack of intelligent thought processes throughout the world and most notably America.
But what is critical thinking? It is defined as the mental process of discernment, analysis and evaluation. Critical thinking merges the two forms of judgment, scientific evidence that is discovered though your previous acts of critical thinking, and common sense which is formed from your biased view on the world from your previous influences. Your opinion is formed from a nonlinear process or reason in the subconscious and conscious mind.
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