Astronaut Chris Hadfield wryly points out, “people want to believe stuff, but they don’t want to try and understand it.” There’s an important implication here: the FUN of knowledge is in trying to understand! When it’s relegated to blind belief then it becomes dead and dogmatic; it’s only when we pursue its never-attainable completion that we get to continuously revel in discovery. 😆
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omg, I totally agree with that
and it’s something I’ve been saying for a while now.
a lot of the problems we have today is a result of this. so many groups, especially religious groups, care more about following rules and belief blindly. Instead of trying to actually ponder the meanings, ideals, repercussions, etc, they just accept whatever bs is thrown down their throats. I feel like if they would actually stop and reflect on their chosen beliefs (whether political, social, religious, etc), they’d start to see what may or may not work, how others are corrupting beautiful things, or even that they understood it wrong. One big example is religion. Cause you have all these bigots claiming war in the name of their religion when in fact their religion is completely against their senseless violence. It’s almost frustrating to see the lack of human curiosity in so many people. -
“Philosophy begins in wonder, but it should be completed in the opposite – the understanding of the causes.” -Aristotle.
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I often think about that… maybe it’s because there’s so much to understand, and so little tine to do it, that they try to adhere to dogmatic beliefs instead because they have already been digested for them
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Also as I believe everyone has their own custom path towards evolution, I believe that some need to wallow in ignorance in order to later appreciate truth. And yep, by default I have to believe in reincarnation given that premise because otherwise, it’d be too depressing seeing as how many die in horror and desperation.
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“Believe nothing no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and common sense.” Buddha.
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Reblogged this on Purple Silky Kisses and commented:
This is so very true. Is it just human nature to be afraid of the unknown? Prejudging without taking the time to learn and understand is just plain ignorant. LP
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Thank you for the reblog! And yes, I believe it is human nature; from an evolutionary perspective if we have our basic needs fulfilled then it doesn’t make sense to risk them, right? But as we make this transition from animal to….something, I believe we must actively enhance our capabilities! Thanks! 🙂
Kent Wayne 
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