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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Yep. And the philosophical outlook on life can lead to the paralysis of indecision.
As one who loves to contemplate things I also have a healthy respect for the ability to act without overanalyzing. Sometimes I could use a bit more of that.
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I think the vulgar response to philosophy is because most people imagine contemplation to be something along the lines of this image by William Blake of Isaac Newton. People think that's what philosophy is, but it's precisely opposite. Blake was criticizing Newton's materialism precisely because it prevented him from being philosophical.
