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T U L I N W L / B W A T E L / O A L ?

Socrates said, The unexamined life is not worth living . But what about the examined life? Or any life? Too much examining never did anyone any good. A guy once said: It's good to question things. And it's good to entertain curiosity. But if you overdo it, you're going to have a bad time. And if you really take it too far, you'll do something awful– like study philosophy.

A Philosopher and a Cathedral

One of my favorite professors was an unassuming middle aged man, but the man was a real philosopher. Most days during this particular spring quarter,  he wore a faded Under Armor pullover hoodie, awful sandal-shoes, and cargo shorts. And regrettably, I enrolled for only one of his lecture series on empiricism, namely the works of Locke, Hume, and Berkeley. I thought to myself, "Are one of those men right? Will I call myself an empiricist after this course?" As the philosopher lectured one day, I felt the sense that I had stepped into a beautiful gothic cathedral. And with every argument he made, a new hall or wing would come into view. His lecturing would reveal the general shape and contours of the architecture. And with each question that was asked and then answered, a small hidden corner would be illuminated where there would be intricate carvings, latticework, or paintings. It was a beautiful place to visit—a place to worship (a) greater being. I studied the intricac