I know very few, if any, will read from this link because it is exhaustive and comprehensive, and I am only posting the link for the curious and as a reference point AND to ask a simple question.
This simple question is this one:
At what point do we stop thinking in broader terms, decide to live within our comfort zones, and accept what we have been taught and/or what we believe to be true and leave it at that?
I find as I grow older, I am like most human beings, I have made up my mind about certain things and don't want to know MORE or consider alternative ideas.
And I really don't want to contemplate "Philosophical questions", the nature of existence or the universe or the nature of "man" (or humankind to be political correct).
On the other hand some of the thoughts presented in the above link DO make me wonder or ponder, so I might consider some the questions posed, but only to a limit.
Others immerse themselves into Philosophical questions, and are successful in better understanding the human condition and the larger picture of life and existence, while others end up philosophizing themselves into circles and are no better off for all their contemplations than if they didn't bother with so much contemplation.
Thirst for knowledge and expanding your mind vs comfort and acceptance?
Personally I find that distinction FAR TOO SIMPLE, it may simple come down to how we are wired.
SO back to my question:
At what point do we stop thinking in broader terms, decide to live within our comfort zones, and accept what we have been taught and/or what we believe to be true and leave it at that?
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