So I recently, very stupidly, posted a political post on Facebook. Thankfully, nothing major happened and there was no major shit-storm on my wall like happened on other friend's walls that posted similar things. But what little DID happen was the final push I needed to step back from Facebook. I have decided that any and all things that I want to share with the world, controversial or not, will now go on my blog instead of Facebook. Very few people read my blog (at least according to the desert the comment section is), and as such, I feel it is a less public space than Facebook. It seems it may be easier for my more conservative friends to ignore the fact that I disagree with them since they just don't have to come here at all, ever. They won't have to hide me completely on their Facebook walls, and so they can still glut themselves on pictures of my adorable daughter. Because who DOESN'T want to do that?
Honestly, I don't understand why everyone just doesn't think like me. Come on, I'm amazing and perfect. Why fight it? You know I'm right.
Anyway, here is my first Post of Controversy. I don't remember who sent me this link originally, but I really like what Dr. Eagleman has to say. You really CAN'T know. And that's an amazing prospect which really opens up the world to you. "Knowing" shuts your mind down and removes the wonder, amazement, and joy that comes from learning something new.
This was enjoyable to watch. For the past several years, I have really been enjoying learning about science. And it has opened my mind to so much. It has changed the way I think. I love that. More and more now, if I wonder why something is a certain way, I find out. And it is so rewarding. You might enjoy some of Richard Feynman's stuff. :)
ReplyDeleteI really liked it. I was thinking today that so many people think that if you follow science the world loses it's wonder because there is an answer for everything (which totally isn't true), but I find it even more amazing and wonderful and awe inspiring when there IS some kind of explanation, or even just an educated guess (like with the dark matter stuff he talked about). And with all the stuff that we don't know yet, the opportunities for learning just blossom! I don't understand ANY of it most of the time, but I still love to find out how nature works.
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