by Gary C. Gibson

Created on: May 28, 2008   Last Updated: April 25, 2009

If one thinks about the meaning of life and the Universe much, it will effect one's opinions and values about ordinary secular concerns; and that isn't a bad change. Mazny people labor in the lines of social existence without thinking about the cause for issues and events beyond their own experience-and that affects the entire context of human social existence. Human beings share 80% of their genome with cattle. The difference between human beings and cattle is not just a result of some junk D.N.A. that set growth rate and form differences in a minority of genes, it is a spiritual and physiological ability to reason about philosophical questions rather than to exist performing the functions of the hive. Every day its important too think about this phenomena of being alive and of the effects the 'hive' of human society is having upon the planet and our species prospects for survival-people talk about the future of the Earth in billions of years-as if evolution hasn't been deformed by human science and the world too in danger of destruction because of the radical changes motivated by competition and greed, technology and fortunate spatial limits to resource over-use.

Philosophy has many disciplines to help with thinking about reality. One may think about how one thinks of the 'external;' world, or of how one thinks about thought, it is practical to learn inductive and deductive logic along with symbolic logic for language analysis. Philosophy helps one to think for oneself about life and to decide for one's self about what is and isn't important.

Value theory alone may help overcome the rampant corrupt of modern society and business practices. Political philosophy and raving corrupt language of the broadcast media can materialize with evil political leadership producing debt and death. Wise guy advantaged individuals may rewrite the meaning of truth to promote their own domination while one's own personal interests are exterminated with assisted social biases trained in willing devotees of corrupt cults. Philosophical thought may help to overcome the evils of the world, and that is only the beginning.

Reality itself is uncertain as is what perceptions perceive. Life is temporary and changes a lot...everything changes-what does it all mean, and what knowledge about what really is can be trusted? Popular theories like evolution may be shallow and misinterpret cosmology and creation, while commercial Christian radio cults can become cults of death encouraging followers

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