I'm no Philosophes but....

I for the most part agree with their outlook on the world. Is there really anything better to do with your spare time than to criticaly study, well everything to see if it provides us peace, freedom, and happieness? And if it doesn't provide those things to try and change it, peacefully, till it does. In my opinion no there's nothing better to do with your spare time. As I said in the post before this one, that is part of the goal of this whole blog at least the criticaly study part. So I'm gonna listen to Immanuel Kant and have the courage to use my own intellegence.

So the first question is why? Why do this here and now? Well as I said earlier its a great thing to do with your spare time. But if the answer was that shallow the act almost loses purpose. From my point of view the real answer is this. The world we live in isn't perfect. The nation we live in is buried in a recession, we are stuck in two wars, one of them is by the definition given it, by our leaders, is unwinable. It takes 5 hours to get a license renewed, two months to get unemployment, the national deficit is amazing, I can go on for days and thats just in the USA. I think that answers the why now. As for why do it here? Why on the internet? Well again I don't feel theres much need of explanition. Its what pamplets were in the 1700's, its what newspapers were in the 1800's its what radio was of the 20's and 30's, it's what TV was in the 50's and 60's. The great communication tool of our time. It's like all the others that had this title. Therefore I think I can use Edward R. Murrow's comment about the tv to refer to the internet "This instrument can teach, it can illuminate; yes, and even it can inspire. But it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it to those ends. Otherwise it's nothing but wires and lights in a box. There is a great and perhaps decisive battle to be fought against ignorance, intolerance and indifference. This weapon of [the internet] could be useful." That is why I choose here, to do this.