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Alexa Ray
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It's probably pointless to talk about something you don't even understand altogether because you don't have enough experience with it. I don't know, I just thought it might be something cool to bring up, hoping one or another online has had their fair share in knowledge of philosophy.
I just recently went to an "international week" presentation that solely focuses on "Perspectives of Asian Thoughts". Mind you, after sitting there for two hours I still had no idea what philosophy was, but I believed I had a general idea of it. When I first saw this title, I immediately thought: "Ooh! We're gonna learn about how the Japanese and Chinese people see things through their eyes, how they look at us, etc." I got the complete opposite when learning that each man was going to talk about some common religions in East Asia.
They were speaking about Buddhism and Hinduism, how these people saw everything around them, what their perspectives in life is, but I stayed. I stayed the entire two hours and after the first presentation, talking solely about Buddhism and how he related to the religion in his life as a child, I was all like, "Wow. This really intrigues me. I think I might minor in philosophy."
So, I continued to learn, to gain knowledge about Hinduism and Buddhism, to learn how they see the world around them. I would love to share what I learned but my goodness, it was all so much to take in. They were very proactive in their presentations, although the last one simply sat on the edge of the stage and gave a lecture about Hinduism. So, I guess what I'm asking for is just simply your words on philosophy. What do you think about it? Is it something that appeals to you? Are there any religions in specific that intrigues you? Just a discussion all about philosophy.
I'd love to learn more about this in particular, to gain more knowledge and thoughts! (:
I just recently went to an "international week" presentation that solely focuses on "Perspectives of Asian Thoughts". Mind you, after sitting there for two hours I still had no idea what philosophy was, but I believed I had a general idea of it. When I first saw this title, I immediately thought: "Ooh! We're gonna learn about how the Japanese and Chinese people see things through their eyes, how they look at us, etc." I got the complete opposite when learning that each man was going to talk about some common religions in East Asia.
They were speaking about Buddhism and Hinduism, how these people saw everything around them, what their perspectives in life is, but I stayed. I stayed the entire two hours and after the first presentation, talking solely about Buddhism and how he related to the religion in his life as a child, I was all like, "Wow. This really intrigues me. I think I might minor in philosophy."
So, I continued to learn, to gain knowledge about Hinduism and Buddhism, to learn how they see the world around them. I would love to share what I learned but my goodness, it was all so much to take in. They were very proactive in their presentations, although the last one simply sat on the edge of the stage and gave a lecture about Hinduism. So, I guess what I'm asking for is just simply your words on philosophy. What do you think about it? Is it something that appeals to you? Are there any religions in specific that intrigues you? Just a discussion all about philosophy.
I'd love to learn more about this in particular, to gain more knowledge and thoughts! (: