tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658649732133414052.post2298288171108260784..comments2012-01-13T17:30:22.398-08:00Comments on Doubt Rests: What's WITH minds anyway?diotimajshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15147159146635381147noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658649732133414052.post-29453432880933079782008-07-01T06:08:00.000-07:002008-07-01T06:08:00.000-07:00It's kind of funny, because the "ignorant masses" ...It's kind of funny, because the "ignorant masses" are often criticized for being <I>too</I> caught up in basic living concerns, never pausing to reflect about deeper issues. The "intellectual elite" scorn that attitude while esteeming deeper inquiries: as Socrates famously said, "The unexamined life is not worth living," and I believe that sentiment set the standard for the intelligentsia ever since.<BR/><BR/>Yet for all that, as you yourself observed, too much deep probing may leave one weary, or even distressed. There may be advantages, in fact, to not <I>thinking</I> so darn much all the time - or at least, to stop fretting about certain unresolvable things (such as the meaning of life?) when they cause us distress. It's possible, perhaps, to over-examine one's life to the detriment of oneself.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the comment and the compliment. It's nice to know my posts are appreciated =)diotimajshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15147159146635381147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658649732133414052.post-72114855397398221302008-06-30T11:57:00.000-07:002008-06-30T11:57:00.000-07:00You know, It's odd. Just two days before I read th...You know, It's odd. Just two days before I read this I took on the challenge in your last paragraph by itself. I was searching a little too hard for a meaning in life and it was wearing me out. I'm kind of enjoying it so far. I had to curb a lot of analysis habits that I do automatically. I'm still trying to avoid judging how I've done so far tho, so I can't give any detailed results.<BR/><BR/>I like the blog by the way. I hope you don't quit too soon!<BR/><BR/>-DiomedesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com