Ok, seriously, Philosophy? That is a college course? What a bunch of make-believe crap. Here's an example of what is said in my class:
Teacher: Is the water bottle here?
Joe: Yes
Teacher: If you don't look at it, is it still there?
Joe: Yes.
Teacher: How can you tell? How do you know? You can't see it, so how do you really know its there?
Joe: Well, we are not infants anymore. When we close our eyes, the world doesn't disappear. If you turn away from the water bottle, and I close my eyes, pick up the water bottle, and throw it at the back of your head, it HURTS! Why? Because its real, its there, you're there; Its material... the world is, even if you don't open your eyes.
Of course, this conversation only took place in my mind in response to my teacher's questions... but seriously? People seriously consider the truth of this stuff?
P.S. This is my 100th post on my blog. Happy 100th post to my blog!
4 comments:
Happy 100th post blog. A class like that would make me sick.
lol, happy 100th post! i'm approaching 600, so you better wish me a happy 600th when i get there! btw, i was hoping that conversation was out loud.. i wanted to know what teacher said after your last statement.
Don't forget, the bottle is made of plastic which means it probably won't decompose for the next 1 billion years. SO, long after your teacher has closed his eyes for the last time the bottle will still be there. So the question should be, if the bottle has a closed cap is the teacher really there....
Hello wayward brother of mine (this is Michael by the way). First you should be ever-praising the glory of philosophy. Philosophy is the father of all science; as such, you should be grateful. Your field was spawned from the ever-glorious pursuit of philosophy.
Secondly, although you make an argument of the bottle’s continual existence when you turn your back, you err in your final conclusion. All you have established by maintaining the bottle hurts when it hits your head is the existence of the bottle at the time it hits your head, the actual interaction. You still have not addressed whether it existed before it hits you. In other words, you are still using your own personal senses to establish the bottles existence (that it hurt when it touched you), just like your perception of the bottle existing when you looked upon the bottle with your eyes (a personal sense).
So, although I commend the interesting point you have raised, you have still not answered the question. How do you know, without using any of your personal senses, that the bottle exists?
Love ya!
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