Thinking - Do We Or Can We?

Logical Paths

Logic as we know it, or rather as we possibly understand it at this time, is nearly always made up of a many varied and very assorted amount of useful information just waiting to be used by us. This lifelong process can boost our lives indefinitely, but it is so often the cause of our intellectual downfall. This is due to a simple fact, that we do not know how to, or have not been shown how to use our own intellect to the furthering of not only others in our lives but also ourselves as well. We far too often make ourselves our own worst enemies, setting out to deliberately destroy ourselves due to mental blindness and greed for an easy life. This is usually at the expense of someone else.

In learning more about how logic works in our everyday lives, how we can use it to improve the same, we find that we need to understand how it works concerning the routine matters that we may encounter in our everyday lives. Such as, at our place of work or in our homes as well as the role it plays in our social lives. Then finally and possibly the most exhausting, complicated energy sapping of them all, working with our minds; (not to gain over others in the short term, but to improve the lot of others and ourselves as well) So if we are to have an understanding of how logic works, a basic understanding of logic's basic rules are necessary, these are:

A) What can honestly be called true or false?

B) What links make a valid inference possible?

C) The use of unnecessary connections in life?

D) What really is a definitions nature?

E) What do we define in life to keep us happy?

F) Perfect truth is a fallacy, true or false?

G) Perfect awareness, is it or is it not?

H) Can anyone attain perfect knowledge?

I) When can Ignorance be bliss?

Before moving on in your life, you had better take a good look at some of the controlling rules for philosophy in all its guises. You will find that without some knowledge of the ground rules that little progress will be made. One cannot progress in philosophizing towards one's chosen paths using logic in your everyday life if you don't know where to step next. Remember that a little knowledge and understanding is as useless and as dangerous as having absolutely no knowledge on a subject at all.

Any refusal to learn, to ask, to look or listen at various times or even to question on a known or even on an unknown subject, how-ever slight the refusal may be, will eventually precipitate (snowball) into what could be a self opinionated lifestyle. That will in turn make such an individual more unpopular, scared and frightened of others as well as themselves. As this mental blockage develops and takes hold on the individual, the only acceptable answers are the answers already formulated inside their own minds. To put it in a nutshell, the answer is only acceptable if it matches the response of the questioned party.

The basic ground rules for philosophy are as follows, all of which can easily be applied to the life of not only you, but also those around you.

A: To set the adjustable limits on the much-disputed realms of natural science (this can encompass most of life and can be built on working with others rather than inflicting your own standards) remember that life is a learning curve and we can all benefit from each other. No one knows it all, we all have a gem that can improve the lot of others around the globe.

B: Define the limits of what can be thought. In so doing, how far a subject can be taken, if a space is present in the knowledge of others help them to improve themselves, you and they will benefit from being steered rather than being told.

C: Limits on what cannot be thought, can only be reached via what can be thought. Try to bear in mind that what you know and what you think you know are two very different things, care should always be taken as a fair amount of damage can be done if you do not act wisely with your awareness.

D: To signify what cannot be said, by presenting what can be said. (Copula: a word joining the subject and the predicate - the word or words in a sentence by which something is said about the subject).

E: If something can be thought of, it will be, so that in its turn, if something can then be spoken of, it will be clearly understood.

F: Propositions are able to represent reality in its entirety, but are not in the positions to represent the common denominators with reality care should be taken so as to be in a position to be able to represent it (Logical format).

G: To be enabled to represent logical form, with propositions that are somewhere outside of logic, or alternatively outside the known world as it stands.

H: Those propositions may not represent a logical form, if they are likely to be mirrored.

I: A reflection in language cannot be represented by language (The study of a supposition may well cause this), or the part of a proposition that connects the subject and the predicate.

J: What may be expressed in language, we are not able to express with language, but with the aid and use of models, we find that propositions may show realities logical form and display it.

You may find that if a theme cannot be shown, even copied or even spoken about, then the answer or even the question is way outside the current known world of knowledge. However, it is still possible for an answer to be found, simply by re-correlating all the available information that is to hand. This in turn allows the boundary of known knowledge to be continually pushed ever onwards, far further than it was initially available before advancement of knowledge was required.

To what seems to be an ordinary mind, thought is often identified with self. A mental movement within us is looked on as the guidance of the self, this partly explains why such people get angry when their own wills are thwarted and desires opposed, possibly by taking and believing their own minds to be themselves (The only mind that counts). They tend to rush out against supposed enemies, who dare not only to have opinions of their own, but also seem to frustrate plans and answers that have all ready been decided for themselves.

The fact that someone should dare to question, let alone have an answer that does not fit in with what has been decided is far from acceptable to him or her, could be a problem if it is not dealt with carefully. They may well refuse to see other views due to set ways and indoctrination. To accept your views and opinions, is it a case of one of you is wrong or are you both wrong or even both right? There are a lot of plausible solutions, debate can easily be a healthy outlet to a group of minds, owing to the fact that we all view things at a different level, sometimes in grater depth to those around us. They may feel that someone who has not been present at, or qualified to recognized standards, presenting a perfectly valid case or argument, which in turn will snap their egotistical world in half.

Dr. Peter James aka Boffin1157 was born in the late 1950's in the United Kingdom. He is currently living, working and tutoring in Northern Romania and is engaged to Dr.Cristina Felea, daughter of Romanian writer Victor Felea (1923-1993).

Among his numerous qualifications to-date are a degree in Psychology and another in Forensic Psychology, the latter is his specialty.

Dr. Peter James wrote a book covering the topic of self-help entitled A Better Life For You! - Your New Independence Day? (ISBN: 142086811X; 13 9781420868111), published in August 2005 and widely available in a 'Print-to-Order' format as well as electronically.

Boffin1157 is currently engaged in further studies on everyday behaviour and in tutoring privately and as an ancillary adviser for a Romanian University. He is also involved in translation work with/for various persons.

He has a keen interest in photography and has produced a number of photovideos using only stills taken on his Olympus E500 camera, these can be found at various locations on the web by searching 'Googling' etc, his alias 'Boffin1157

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