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It has been quite some time since I have added anything to this blog. Today I will talk about a philosopher from Sophies World by Jostein Gaarder. Alright let's begin.
From here on I shall refer to the person I am talking about as 'he' for safety of the person.
You know what really annoys me?
Stupid people.
Yes that is a harsh thing to say, but is it really? By stupid people I don't mean people who have a disease or something restricting their learning. By stupid people I mean regular people who have no interest in knowledge or at least don't act like a supposed knowledgeable person is supposed to act.
By acting a certain way I mean, you know, responsibly. I know that people can be really smart and act irresponsibly when they know they shouldn't. But at least more often than not, they know when to be serious and when it is Okay to goof off. They know when to listen to other people and learn from their ideas. They know when to look to others for reference on how to act in a certain situation. They know when to stop talking and think before they speak.
Stupid people do not. He might be smart. He might be rich. He might be poor. He might be important. He might be nice. But he does NOT know how to act. He does not have an open mind. He might say that he is SO philosophical but in reality, he is in the cave of Plato’s story. He only believes what he sees and does not want to listen to others who know the truth or who know a different side of the world.
He lives deep within the white rabbit’s fur, so deep that he is in his own made up world, one where everything revolves around him. He never tries to climb upon the fine hairs of the rabbit to see the world around him, he does not even try to escape the cave in which he has been confined.
Through Socrates we learn that "One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing."(69) From hearing this I want to learn more and be open-minded much like Socrates. I wish to have a village plaza in which to walk around and converse with the people and having debates in which I learn more than I could have on my own.
He might hear those words and claim, "Well if I know nothing than I shall make up for it by spouting my false fantasies and tell all to believe them." He does not wish to further his learning or open-mindedness. Nothing like Socrates or any philosopher ever born, he calls himself a philosopher by sitting in his room all day, discussing over Facebook arguments in which he has no control over, nor does he try to fix the problem.
He talks big. He talks loud. He talks grand. He talks. He talks. He talks. He says nonsense and ignores the truth. He hates to be corrected. He works no harder than that of a tamed cat. He expects all to fall into his lap smoothly.
The world is not like that.
Da Vinci worked hard all day and all night to perfect his machines. Socrates talked for hours towards his death, working a philosophical question into all who observed. Paul, disciple of Jesus, traveled the world spreading his philosophical belief. Jesus died on the cross for speaking words unheard of in his time.
"It troubled him that he knew so little."(69) It troubles all philosophers that they know so little. Then why does it not trouble him? Through Socrates teachings and the recordings of his followers this person I am speaking of might finally listen. If he listens to the false books of unwise one sided people, then he must need to listen to this knowledgeable man.
He speaks of philosophers as if best
of friends but he does not know the truth. The less knowledgeable you are, the
more knowledgeable you wish to be. He does not acknowledge how stupid he is and
does not wish to progress. That is why I hate stupid people.
Socrates was a man of great wisdom; although stubborn as he was he made an impact on many. Through the teachings of Socrates the person of which I speak might finally change. He might finally become smart and well rounded. He might work for what he wants, not just sit and debate all day with no action.
He will end up like this
