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Friday, March 20, 2009

do you think what you think you think?

Auguste Rodin crafted a famous statue called "thinking". In essence, it represents, that to be human you must think. Rene Descartes is also famous for his quote "cogito ergo sum" (I think therefore i am). I personally am a thinker (in any sense). I love philosophy and critical thinking skills

But am i thinking right? am i thinking what i think i think. We so often say and act not in accordance with what we think we do or say. I personally think what i think i think must be examined. The beauty of examination is well affirmed (which i very much adhered) by Socrates "unexamined life is not worth living. Therefore, a thought that is not examined is not worthy to be thought of.

Believe it or not, thinking is an art, just like playing music. I love playing piano. It is an art of interpreting a message in a song. That is what determines a shallow text based piano player and a good player. THinking also is an art which is not only measured by logic but metaphysics logic and observational skills. to see what a naked logic cannot see.

Imagine a cup of coffee when you are drinking with your friend. You can only see the side of cup, similar to a side of coin. Metaphysics logic allows you to see the other side of coin by observation of the surrounding of the coin without ever seeing the other side of the coin. We did every day in our lives, realizing it or not.

Isn't it beautiful?

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