Tonight, I realized something. I may have lost my imagination, correction, have lost my imagination.
Not in the literal sense, of course. Intangible items cannot be misplaced under a sofa or behind a toaster oven, but I find it hard to extrapolate the most abstract of ideas across topics that other people seem to do on a whim.
I could simply dismiss it all by stating the object to a discussion is an end, a conclusion which is sound in make and principle. To reach that end there should be logical steps in reaching such a conclusion to which truth, data, and information are those crucial means.
Theory, beliefs, and morals may not contain such, and therefore are weighted far less then the former. It creates a weak link from point A to point B, prone to a mire of thought traps, shell games, and defense holes.
Then again, what is life without imagination? Many great ideas and philosophies have started off as some absurd notion. I can think of Heliocentrics off the top of my head, and that's enough for me. There should be much to gain from unbridled thought.
Why am I so resistant to this now? I can remember trying to fix global problems by outlandish means when I was young. They were off-the-wall concepts like an ozone displacement system on the hulls of rockets and shuttles to equalize the removal of the compound on entry and exit, a judicial systems where the retired can be parts of "roaming juries" to ensure an fair and impartial decision on the accused with a relief to those who would rather be working at their jobs, a practical time machine for Chrissake! (Hey, I was in grade school at the time, give me a break).
I guess I'll just have to think on it. I want a cigarette; this is depressing the Hell out of me.
Not in the literal sense, of course. Intangible items cannot be misplaced under a sofa or behind a toaster oven, but I find it hard to extrapolate the most abstract of ideas across topics that other people seem to do on a whim.
I could simply dismiss it all by stating the object to a discussion is an end, a conclusion which is sound in make and principle. To reach that end there should be logical steps in reaching such a conclusion to which truth, data, and information are those crucial means.
Theory, beliefs, and morals may not contain such, and therefore are weighted far less then the former. It creates a weak link from point A to point B, prone to a mire of thought traps, shell games, and defense holes.
Then again, what is life without imagination? Many great ideas and philosophies have started off as some absurd notion. I can think of Heliocentrics off the top of my head, and that's enough for me. There should be much to gain from unbridled thought.
Why am I so resistant to this now? I can remember trying to fix global problems by outlandish means when I was young. They were off-the-wall concepts like an ozone displacement system on the hulls of rockets and shuttles to equalize the removal of the compound on entry and exit, a judicial systems where the retired can be parts of "roaming juries" to ensure an fair and impartial decision on the accused with a relief to those who would rather be working at their jobs, a practical time machine for Chrissake! (Hey, I was in grade school at the time, give me a break).
I guess I'll just have to think on it. I want a cigarette; this is depressing the Hell out of me.
waldo913:
Have some toast, you'll feel better.
accio:
YEAH TOAST!!! Good to see ya at IGUN this week!