Blog Post #2: The Space Between...

For my second blog post, we were asked to reflect on some of the topics discussed in last class. One being our clouded concept of certainty and whether total certainty actually exists. This is quite a messy topic to discuss so sorry if I seriously ramble in this post. If we think of certainty with our ToK brains then in my opinion it does not exist. Our strive as human beings is curiosity, curiosity about simplistic or complex theories we can only hope to imagine. As a race, we have a motivation to find an answer for everything but these answers are never full proof that is why many are just theories. However, even if we look away from these deeper subjects for a second and say that you are certain your name is your name. It is so easy to break down that unquestionable truth, how do you know your parents didn't change your name, how do you know you aren't a dream created by someone else with a different name, how do we know? Ignoring theories, everyday items can become disputable. For example, there is a red book in front of you but how is that manifestation evident. Yes, to you there is a red book but what if that colour is seen differently from someone else? Is the validity of the colour still relevant give that each person may be interpreting it differently. What about it being in front of you, how can you trust the direction of the book when direction is another phantom idea derived form the human race. Also, we never actually know if it is there, there is the matrix theories and don't even get me started on whether it is a book or not.

It's not like we need certainty though. If a mysterious man came and started instructing us on what to be certain of and what not to be, giving us all the answers then we would still express distrust. Humans search for the answers of the universe and life but still doubt there own solutions, it's our way of life. In saying this, it's crazy to think that we aren't all in a mad house simply because we don't know what we don't know and don't know what we do know. This is the middle ground we live in, the middle ground between absolute certainty and absolute doubt. Living in this middle ground allows us to question and theorize without going insane over our ignorance and own theories.

Okay, I'm done questioning my existence so talk to you later.