Sunday, March 29, 2015

Exercise 7

Exercise #7
·        “The world as we have known it is passing away and the world that is emerging is one that appears to be fraught with danger.”  Miller

“It feels as if I have fallen unexpectedly into a deeper whirlpool which tumbles me around so that I can neither stand on the bottom nor swim to the top.”  Descartes

·        These two quotes share the same idea.  The more knowledgeable we become, the more we realize the world around us is changing.  This in itself is a terrifying notion because to these two men the world is getting worse, not better.  They feel as though they’re drowning in their own knowledge and self awareness with little to do to help themselves and those around them
·         Questions
o   What is to become of our world?
o   Is knowledge power or is ignorance truly blissful?
o   How can we affect change in this “dying” world?

o   How does one avoid hopelessness once they learn unsettling truths? 

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