It seems that on the issue of how much we should try to understand about our world, there are two schools of thought. Some people argue in favour of acceptance rather than understanding, while others prefer a more scientific approach which supports curiosity and research into all things. Can the former opinion be justified?
Some people argue that there are many things in this world that we will never be able to understand, no matter how hard we try. For instance, can we ever really understand the universe? Can we ever really understand our own existence? Can we ever be sure about fully understanding other people? Why then, the argument goes, should we bother to try?
Simply because we cannot image being able to understand something, however, does not mean that we should halt all attempts to do so. Even today, apparently, scientists have no idea as to why we blush. Letting others know when we have done something wrong seems counter-evolutionary. However, if we were to discover the reason, it may lead to a revelation about how our mind and body operate. New discoveries can take us to fascinating and exciting new places, and we can all potentially gain and develop from these discoveries. Of course we have no way of knowing where new revelations will come from so we need to explore widely.
In conclusion, though it may often seem to us that some things are so complex that perhaps we should not even try to understand them, it is only through understanding that we can gain insight and only from insight that we can truly develop. The enormity of the task therefore is no reason to limit our areas of research
It seems that on the issue of how much we should try to
understand
about our world, there are two schools of
thought
.
Some
people
argue in
favour
of acceptance
rather
than understanding, while others prefer a more scientific approach which supports curiosity and research into all things. Can the former opinion
be justified
?
Some
people
argue that there are
many
things in this world that we will never be able to
understand
, no matter how
hard
we try.
For instance
, can we ever
really
understand
the universe? Can we ever
really
understand
our
own
existence? Can we ever be sure about
fully
understanding other
people
? Why then, the argument goes, should we bother to try?
Simply
because
we cannot image being able to
understand
something,
however
, does not mean that we should halt all attempts to do
so
. Even
today
,
apparently
, scientists have no
idea
as to why we blush. Letting others know when we have done something
wrong
seems counter-evolutionary.
However
, if we were to discover the reason, it may lead to a revelation about how our mind and body operate. New discoveries can take us to fascinating and exciting new places, and we can all
potentially
gain and develop from these discoveries. Of
course we
have no way of knowing where new revelations will
come
from
so
we need to explore
widely
.
In conclusion
, though it may
often
seem to us that
some
things are
so
complex that perhaps we should not even try to
understand
them, it is
only
through understanding that we can gain insight and
only
from insight that we can
truly
develop. The enormity of the task
therefore
is no reason to limit our areas of
research
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