Issues in Philosophy in Modern Times

[WanderingLands]

I've been noticing in modern philosophy, from watching various videos of philosophers, as well as looking at various Philosophical forums (including here), and I just see the same exact questions being asked over and over (ie. "what is life", "what is truth", "what is being", "what is time", etc) by many people. I see posts like this in many of the sections in this forum, specifically, as well as other forums, and what infuriates and shocks me is how they expect others to answer and have their opinion of it. I find this to be troubling to me, because of how people expect answers, yet they do not try to "look within" themselves for answers (ie. reasoning, logic, meditation, intuition, etc).

Also, people who are confused of what they are try to attach themselves to some established philosophy (just as anyone would do with race, status, music, etc). It is because of this that they do not really use critical thinking skills, but only listen to one perspective (ie. the established ehilosophy, or the mainstream teachers within these philosophies). They think that they gain knowledge when they are only getting the basics, yet they stick at the basics. In short, they try to answer very complicated questions based upon someone's interpretation of a certain philosophy instead of actually thinking for themselves. This is the tragic flaw of humanity: the Herd Mentality.

I cannot propound on the same teachings that I've already looked and heard of, or what all of you had obviously looked at or heard of, which is why I am leaving this forum. This is a message to all of you starters of finding truth that you ought to seek truth and to look at things from several angles. This journey is undoubtedly a long one, and this shall clearly separate the real truth seekers from the parrots and the confused (and also those who want popularity and so on, so forth).

- Fin

[Arising_uk]

... This is the tragic flaw of humanity: the Herd Mentality. ...

Two ironic things really, one, your "Herd Mentality" is from a herd and two, your other stuff is of the mystical conspiracy herd.

- Fin

Ciao.

[hammock]

This journey is undoubtedly a long one, and this shall clearly separate the real truth seekers from the parrots ... I am leaving this forum.

Ah well... "The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! ... He went galumphing back. ... O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
Another Jabberwock forum slain along the peripatetic trail by a beamish lad's novel insights.

[Blaggard]

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

Which is interesting because wanderinglands spoke much the same language.

Seekers of truth I can only assume means people who like conspiracy theories.