I don't agree with this statement. Everyone in this world wonders and the more knowledge you gain, the more likely you are to wonder. For example:- a young child, who has no awareness whatsoever about the philosophical side to the world, cannot wonder and think about it. The furthest a child would be able to think is "wonder when I'll get that toy car", but as you grow older, and are exposed to more than just that, you start to get curious. You see a whole new side to the world, and still know there's yet to learn. Your thoughts are now wider, and you ask more questions, you strive for more answers. So I think, as you grow older, as your mind develops, you search for more answers, you wonder more, and you question more about life.
I believe, however, wondering terminates when you have one, firm, correct answer. E.G- everyone here knows that 1+1=2, and that’s for sure. But questions like 'where did the world come from' is very debatable, and this is what keeps people wondering. "How was the world created? Is there any will or meaning behind what happens? Is there a life after death?" are all questions that will never be found and confirmed. As it says in the novel, “you cannot find out whether there is a god…by looking in an encyclopedia.” There’s no way to answer them, with any hard proof. And these questions will remain uncertain; it will continue to wonder around the minds of the public.
Sometimes, these uncertain questions lead to frustration, and causes people to reject wondering about these things. They chose to either remain ignorant or never question it, or to believe in what they want.
“Reading what other people have believed can help us formulate our own view of life” This is why religions are formed. By following a certain religion, you chose to believe what they preach, which therefore stops you from wondering too much. But does that belief give a definite answer to your question?
I think, as you grow, you learn more, you wonder more, and therefore I don’t agree with this statement.
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Another in a long line of excellent responses. You have put a lot of care into this post and it is very well thought through.You raise some interesting points. What exactly constitutes a firm,correct answer? As I have said elsewhere,last year you would have had a firm,correct answer to the question"What is Pluto?"Now the answer is completely different!Equally fascinating is your point about belief giving definite answers. I guess that for the believer it does.
I really like the way you have presented your ideas here. Your comments on how "beliefs" fit in are particularly interesting.
I agree you about people as they get older, they actually wonder more about the world but at the same time i think, it actually gets harder to find the real answers which we wonder. I think it's because of being "embarrased".
like for example:
The math class teacher asks students including me if we don't get this question. I, actually don't get this question and I desperately need help from the teacher. Therefore, I decide to put my hand up however, I figure there's no one who puts the hand up. Suddenly I feel very embarrased as I am the only person, who is stupid enough for needing help for this question. So I decide to not put the hand up. Therefore, at the end I up not getting the true answer of the math question. It's something like that.
therefore overall I would like to say, people do wonder more as they grow up but due to the enviornment and the self-background, it forces the person to gain embarrasement and stop wondering about things.
The example for Maths is common - and I have seen this reaction many times. I'm sure it's true in most subjects.
It can be hard to admit to uncertainties/difficulties (particularly as people get older), but what do you learn more from; what you already know, or what you don't know?
Who is to say you're the only person needing help? What if there is a lot of you and no one asks?
You have a group of sheep all walking off a cliff edge because the first few sheep did it and no one wants to be seen to be the odd one out. All it may take is one of the remaining sheep to question and the lives of the other sheep will also be different. But will you be the sheep that does this or will you already have gone over the edge before another sheep questions?
I like your example using 1+1, this is a simple question but it questions us, how such theories are brought. Certainly, uncertain questions do lead to frustration and this is a wonder of life. In reading a particular religious response, personal morals are brought into configuration. In my opinion, following a particular religion is a guideline to answer simple questions such as who created the world.
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