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Wednesday, October 27, 2004

THIS IS REALLY BUGGING ME.
People don't philosophize anymore. Really, I mean, there were philosophers up until the Industrial Revolution, then during it, there were scientific, economic, and political minds hard at work, but what now? No one questions, no one thinks. I think part of that is that no one takes religion seriously anymore, but that can't be the whole reason. Religion is a huge source of philosophical material, so while the loss of a serious view about religion is hurting philosophy, I still don't get it because of this: a lot of philosophical ideas come about during times of political disaster. Think about it. Major religions, revolutions, political reforms ... And the world's in quite a state now, yet no one does anything. I'm concerned that people don't think enough today, and I'm 16! I have a theory that today's philosophers are hiding themselves because they don't want to stick out as brilliant and contreversial minds, though. I think they exist in many works of fiction, in some films, quietly slipping something into our lives, but if you want to actively debate today, you can't just have a philosophical discussion. You debate issues, politics, and while that's good, it's not the same. The closest I've ever been to a philosophical discussion was book club, and unless you take ethics, there's no where to get it in school, since no one bothers to teach English the way they should.

It worries me a lot. People say that civilization is crumbling for various reasons? I think this is the biggest one. Yes, philosophy happens, but not on the level it once did. And that's troubling.
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