As a whole and individually we need certainty. There are
many unknowns out in our planet. Just for example, the purpose of life, how
things are created, and what lies beneath the ocean that we have yet to study.
These phenomenon’s are all unknown and are very unlikely to be answered.
Although we have these questions unanswered we are still able to live with some
certainties. These certainties can include something like the loved ones in
your life. This certainty gives us a sense of comfort, there are many things
that are mind boggling, but we do have a foreground that has allowed us to
almost look past our questionable existence. Certainty has given us something
to fall back on when these questions may overcome our thoughts. The question of
reality can be puzzling and a lot of the time feels like a complete cycle of
not knowing but the things in our lives that we are certain about has allowed
us to find that foreground once again. I do also believe that over thinking
things can cause bewilderment, which I believe is not necessarily necessary for
our lives. When we sit and over think about how the world works, we never can
fully come to a conclusion. This cycle is often overwhelming and incredibly
annoying when one tries to wrap their head around.
I have to agree with my peers that bewilderment and certainty are necessary or at least a very important part of life. I do not think a day will ever come when we have "all the answers," I think that is impossible and I don't even know what that would be like. I imagine that if we had all the answers I would feel "what is the point in striving for new understanding or discovery of self," if the answers are already know. I believe this harkens back to the old adage, it is not the ending, but the journey that matters. Really, this is only speculation, many things are outside my comprehension, and possibly it would be the best thing ever if we had all the answers. Similarly, I feel the same about certainty, it is necessary in that it allows for structure and knowledge to be learned and the subsequent benefits of these. The more I think about it, it seems that bewilderment and certainty are complimentary, though I think that absolute certainty could exist. (Not to disagree with my original statement, but that if it was, we could still "function.")
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