Saturday, January 13, 2007

Winter Week 1 #3

Through the philosophy films the question was raised “Who are you?” I believe we are molded into who we are by our parents, teachers, television shows, movies, our music, and many other influential environments. With the complexity of life and life experiences we develop a hard drive of reactions that affect how we react and respond in the future. In my experience most people conform to the environment that surrounds them. This could be in part from the fear of rejection. As the human race we strive to be accepted by those around us. This is all part of our subconscious whether we want to admit it or not.

Through science, history, and even mathematics we are in existence. The further we dig the more complex all of it gets. We were put here without being asked. We work with everything that is around us. We believe everything that is around us is what it is because someone else told us to. If I raised my three month old son that red is actually blue and then the reverse, he would believe it until everyone else told him he was wrong. The main question is, “Is he really wrong?” There are many things that I don’t understand, but I just accept it.

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