People with no deep thoughts

Have you guys never asked a person a deep question only to realize they've never even pondered it? Asked them how life originated and they told you about Adam and Eve instead of

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6QYDdgP9eg"]The Origin of Life - Abiogenesis - Dr. Jack Szostak - YouTube

Are they just not expressing themselves well or are they deciding not to ask deep questions and look for real answers. It seems to me they're completely swallowing the trash that's been spoon fed to them and not looking for deeper truths.

 

Yarapario do you think souls exist? Do you believe in some afterlife? How much do you value concepts like reason, logic, and evidence?

 

Perhaps some people are afraid of asking deep questions because of what the answers might be... or might not be.

Whether or not I believe in a theory concerning the origins of the universe and life doesn't alter reality. I do not personally see the merit to adhering to dogma that places constraints on the innate ability to reason but I do not deem myself qualified to declare any spiritual path a foolish and wasteful pursuit.

The only thing that I know for sure is that there is far more that I do not know than all that I do know. By not adhering to dogma that compels that I restrict powers of reason I am free to imagine many different alternate theories of the nature of the universe. I am neither a scientist nor a theologian... so what I choose to lend credence to does no impact my day to day life unless I allow it to.

 

^ This!!!! You hit the nail on the head Sarah. I am one of those persons. I have tons of very deep thoughts on a daily basis, but one of my weak points is communication (currently working on) so I have a hard time verbalizing my thoughts to other people. Which is why I guess I like Hipforums a lot. Most of the time it's a lot easier for me to actually sit and write or type out my thoughts or emotions, like right now.

This has really hindered me in life, I've always had a really hard time with it, which I guess is why I'm really good when it comes to music and art, it's much easier for me to express myself that way. Good post.

 

I know some people are afraid to tell people their thoughts and beliefs in fear of being looked down upon, or look at as different. Especially when it comes to religion and sexual orientation. I'm very open with me being gay, but religion is one thing I DO NOT talk about. It's starts wayyyy too many arguments, been there done that!

 

I love talking about religion. 500 years ago they most likely would have burned me at the stake

 

I believe your questions suggests that some people are superior to others simply because they appear to contemplate all things. I tend to keep my own counsel unless I see reason or value in sharing it. To express my thoughts in order to advance my standing as a worthwhile person doesn't meet those standards. I have observed many people who might appear as dullards to some yet they have depth beyond measure.

I wonder what the Dali Lhama might say in response to your question... just a thought

 

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I probably think too much about serious, philosophical things. After all, if I knew everything there was to know about the purpose of life and the universe, what could I do with that information? I don't have any real power. I'm not in charge of anything important. I'm just an ordinary person, living my life, one day at a time. Most days, I have my hands full dealing with the here and now.

 

I think I'm stealing from Wittgenstein here, but he said something like the purpose of philosophy is to eliminate all questions. That makes sense to me - we created all the problems in philosophy, largely due to our use of language for communication. If you rid yourself of these non-problems life becomes simple.

 

to me age doesn't exist because its just a categorization. i feel that humans even animals have this need to categorize everything. clothes, food, colours, music etc... why cant it be nothing except what it is, because when break it down to bareness you'll realize that's all it is, is it itself. fuck age.

 

Yes. It's a matter of efficiency and expedience. In a system in which all considerations are channeled toward the goal of economic productivity, age is an important factor in the calculus of efficiency. Yet we act as if that system is all that exists. If only we could stop projecting the totally arbitrary social scale of values onto so-called reality, I feel the neuroses would stop.

"I am 56 years old" - what does that even mean? You are not 56 - one thing is an untouchable and transcendent living organism, the other is a number. How can the two be the same? The doctrine (dogma?) of identity simply doesn't apply.

 

It would be rather pretentious to assume that I can define what is a deep thought.


It would be presumptuous to assume that others thoughts were not deep.

 

I am not bothered by people who don't have deep thoughts. I would probably become bored with them if they were my friends though.

But who am I to define deep thoughts... I would like to think that mine are deep, but since I have never experienced anyone else's thoughts I have no idea what mine are like in comparison.

Also, I LOVE categorizing things and trying to figure out how everything works, it is super fun.

 

I think I could easily be perceived as a person with no deep thoughts because I am inarticulate

I come off as a bumbling fool most of the time

Doesn't mean there's nothing in there

 

categorizations exist. do you not believe in the dewey decimal system either?

 

lol

I am failing to understand the idea that categorizations do not exist...

 

Yeah Gatsby, dumb statement. Take it back so we can all move on.

 

... because it will be impossible for the debate/discussion to progress further otherwise? I'm fearful that this philosophical beacon of an exchange will forever be mired in the significant rhetorical rut created by DG's bold assertion and the validation conferred by everyone else's response to it.