Do you think about existential/philosophical questions?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My nephew has a degree in philosophy.

He has NOT had an easy time getting a job.

Just saying.

That was not OP's question weather you should earn your living by thinking about existential/philosophical questions. A lot of people who work in IT, science field do think about those issues every day.

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Anonymous wrote:My nephew has a degree in philosophy.

He has NOT had an easy time getting a job.

Just saying.

So we should only occupy ourselves with things that make us employable?

Maybe you should start occupying yourself with questions of logic.

Maybe you should learn to read. OP's question wasn't about pursuing a career as a philosopher; it was about whether people think about these questions.

Hmm. The pp talking about her nephew didn’t say anything that would indicate that she thinks “we should only occupy ourselves with things that make us employable.” Logic fail there, and reading fail for you. Go to the back of the line.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My nephew has a degree in philosophy.

He has NOT had an easy time getting a job.

Just saying.

So we should only occupy ourselves with things that make us employable?

Maybe you should start occupying yourself with questions of logic.

Maybe you should learn to read. OP's question wasn't about pursuing a career as a philosopher; it was about whether people think about these questions.

Hmm. The pp talking about her nephew didn’t say anything that would indicate that she thinks “we should only occupy ourselves with things that make us employable.” Logic fail there, and reading fail for you. Go to the back of the line.

Excuse me? PP was addressing something irrelevant to OP's question, as OP wasn't asking about careers in philosophy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not on a regular basis. I largely got that out of my system when I was younger.

So you think only younger people should be thinking about these things?

By and large yes, younger people have the most existential angst. Then you grow up and realize it all means nothing and there's nothing beyond socially constructed ideas of beliefs and morals. Take justice. Is there really such a thing? You can spend your college years pondering the meaning of justice and the most just society. Then you realize justice is simply what you want it to mean and as such is a grossly abused and manipulated concept that is more inherently selfish than intrinsic. And then so what? There is no answer, there is no truth. The reward for a life of virtue is the same as any other life, death.

The only one thing you can do is to get on with life as best as you can.

"The reward for a life of virtue is the same as any other life, death." If you have only one life, why not make the most of it and make the world a better place?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My nephew has a degree in philosophy.

He has NOT had an easy time getting a job.

Just saying.

Digressing from topic here, but has your nephew considered further education? Law school, business school, etc?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, every day. It is part of the 9 types of intelligence, and if anyone not examining their existential purpose, I usually question their intelligence.

You sound like a real delight. Do you see yourself as one of Socrates' Guardians protecting a sacred wisdom and perpetuating the Noble Lie on others because they are not intelligent?

These kinds of statements are usually made by those who couldn't repair their car or rewire their house or fix their leaking toilet. Makes you wonder what is true intelligence.

It is normal for people to have exisitional questions. But we all act upon it differently. A true intelligent person would not judge others for deciding not to dwell on existitional questions.

Just FYI so you dont' stereotype: I am flipping houses as my side job, I am female and I can do much more than just fix the toilet: I replaced a number of toilets, tiled floors and backslashes, painted a lot of interiors and exteriors, replaced or refinished hardwood floors. But, to make you feel better, I take my bmw to my reliable mechanic ))

Intelligent people do observe others and do come to the conclusion about others intelligence, sorry to disappoint you.

Cool story bro. You shot yourself in the foot with your snobbery. It is not intelligence. It's stupidity. There are ranges of intellectual capabilities but judging others for being disinterested in the things you are interested in is the mark of foolishness.

Thinking about intellectual matters does not inherently make you a better person. The tone of your post and your contempt shows how you abuse the concept of intelligence and pondering existential or philosophical questions to justify your disdain of people and that you clearly consider them as lesser people.

But guess what? You are not special. These kinds of sentiments are the sentiments of not intelligence but jerks. At their worst, the extreme of this disdainful thinking is what gave humans people like Stalin and Mao who are the epitome of being consumed with intellectual matters and used it to justify dividing people into worthy and enemies of the state and we all know what happened.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not on a regular basis. I largely got that out of my system when I was younger.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, every day. It is part of the 9 types of intelligence, and if anyone not examining their existential purpose, I usually question their intelligence.

You sound like a real delight. Do you see yourself as one of Socrates' Guardians protecting a sacred wisdom and perpetuating the Noble Lie on others because they are not intelligent?

These kinds of statements are usually made by those who couldn't repair their car or rewire their house or fix their leaking toilet. Makes you wonder what is true intelligence.

It is normal for people to have exisitional questions. But we all act upon it differently. A true intelligent person would not judge others for deciding not to dwell on existitional questions.

Just FYI so you dont' stereotype: I am flipping houses as my side job, I am female and I can do much more than just fix the toilet: I replaced a number of toilets, tiled floors and backslashes, painted a lot of interiors and exteriors, replaced or refinished hardwood floors. But, to make you feel better, I take my bmw to my reliable mechanic ))

Intelligent people do observe others and do come to the conclusion about others intelligence, sorry to disappoint you.

Cool story bro. You shot yourself in the foot with your snobbery. It is not intelligence. It's stupidity. There are ranges of intellectual capabilities but judging others for being disinterested in the things you are interested in is the mark of foolishness.

Thinking about intellectual matters does not inherently make you a better person. The tone of your post and your contempt shows how you abuse the concept of intelligence and pondering existential or philosophical questions to justify your disdain of people and that you clearly consider them as lesser people.

But guess what? You are not special. These kinds of sentiments are the sentiments of not intelligence but jerks. At their worst, the extreme of this disdainful thinking is what gave humans people like Stalin and Mao who are the epitome of being consumed with intellectual matters and used it to justify dividing people into worthy and enemies of the state and we all know what happened.

A+ response.

Class dismissed.

[Anonymous]

A lot. And I’m deeply suspicious of people who don’t.