The idea is not to mix fact with inference, in your case personal inference from personal observation. I see you basically lay out thought patterns associated with the derivation of your philosophical conclusions but always leave the door open, this is good.
what is the fulfillment of gaining knowledge if one is unhappy?<<e Subjectively, if gaining knowledge is the cause of unhappiness, there is a point, otherwise a persons unhappiness could be attributed to any number of things. I think you should expand your window. Others thoughts or views don't necessarily deter your own course of personal development but can offer alternatives which can be adopted or put aside. Your own philosophies may not as much be your own as you might think. There have been many before us to delve into the whys of the world. Besides, you are in here and so will be exposed to other philosophical views, much of which come from books. On Apr 24, 6:40 am, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: > no offense taken :-)... i did not infer that intelligent people were > unhappy...i stated that some intelligent people were unhappy, but i > have yet to meet anyone that i consider wise to be unhappy. this > doesnt mean that wisdom equals or guarantees happiness, but infers > that wisdom includes happiness. although we are capable of great > amounts of knowledge, in fact i believe emotions are more important to > the average human. mental institutions are full of knowledgable people > whose emotions have not allowed them to be happy with what they have > learned. what is the fulfillment of gaining knowledge if one is > unhappy? as mentioned, i would much rather be happy than smart, but > the combination of the both is the ultimate goal for me, and i call > that wisdom. > > On Apr 24, 7:22 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > It's all good e, no offense, just observation, interpretation and > > speculation, the melding of minds, finding the balance for > > constructive discourse. I will strike the arrogant remark from the > > record. Let the record show that the remark has been stricken. lol > > Sometimes posts can be clear and make sense to the writer but readers > > must interpret based on their individual frame of reference, which has > > its cultural and regional variations. This is a global community, > > even some British people I suspect. > > You have come to the conclusion that wisdom and happiness are very > > much inter-related. > > You ask, have u ever met a wise person who was unhappy? and Have you > > ever met an intelligent person who was unhappy? > > So clarify: Wisdom/Happiness relation and the Wise/Intelligent > > example > > > Something is not coming together there aside from drawing conclusions > > from personal experience. > > Wise = Happy? Intelligence = Unhappy? Nonsequitur? > > > Your Jumping about mon! > > > Wisdom may indeed provide security through knowledge and experience > > but it does not guarantee happiness, neither does intelligence. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
