Opinion, Fact, Perspective or Truth?

 For this weeks reflection I decided to really go deep into the quote. Yes many of the things we hear are opinions but not all of it. If someone said a law was passed banning a substance from the country and was a true statement then that is a fact. Obviously if no evidence is found to back up this statement then it is false which leads to the second part of the quote. If some sees something then it s actually there and others can see that too. But then there are people that are blind. If a person is blind then they only have an idea of what might be there and if the idea is only that then it is not actuality.

It then becomes his/hers perspective of sound. Our mind can also cause us to see things which also leads to the idea of schizophrenia. These people that are lost in their minds can see things others can't but because they see it and we don't then it isn't truth. I think that seeing is believing for the most part. We don't see the another part of the world everyday but it doesn't mean that it is not there. I went off tangent a bit but I think that you can understand where I am going with this. There has to be some truth to things and some faults because there is a reason that we have so many different opinions.

Philosophy and Me

For most people an experience only happens once in a life time, but it is with mine that I have learned to discover a step closer to the connections in between people and objects. Growing up I noticed something odd about myself that not many other kids did. I had to straighten things out and put together things equally. I was later diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder which I still have today. Along with that I was raised with a very religious family with very sure answers which lead my sister and I to questioning. It is from my mind, family and surrounding that I have learned to evaluate things just a step further.

Philosophy has always been a very interesting topic for me and just with the name people can understand what to expect. "Love of Wisdom" is clearly demonstrated by the greatest philosophers ever known. Without questioning one could never be given answers and it is for that reason that I believe that teachers are always telling us to question. Since in my mind if I touch one object I get the germs of another person the chain keeps going in my head. I touched it so someone else will and then it will spread apart to animals plants and so on. When does it ever stop though and although there might be an answer it might not be good enough for me or another person.

Questioning was the reason my sister stopped believing in Catholicism. If there was ever really God how was he created and what is he made up of? If there is actually a heaven at what point can we see it and is it in space or beyond it or are we already there? There are endless possibilities of answers.These questions have always been questions of mine too but I try to get an answer and relate it to that of God. Obviously not everyone will agree with me but that is the sole purpose of philosophy, to teach yourself and others.

Overall philosophy is a great way to interact with others for their thoughts and opinions. Along the way I am excited to teach myself new things and keep my mind open for other ideas that are not my own. Hopefully I am able to teach others as well.