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10 Life-Changing Philosophical Questions Everyone Should Think About.
A philosopher can tell you that the universe will eventually die, but he can’t tell you when. A philosopher can show you in detail how to make an argument logically sound, but he might not know the answer to things like “Is it wrong to steal?”
Philosophers may never be able to answer all of your questions, but they do offer some amazingly thought-provoking questions for you to think about. The following are 10 philosophical questions that have been asked by philosophers throughout history and are guaranteed to get your brain firing on all cylinders.
1. Is What You See Really Real?
Ever heard someone talk about their dreams and think to yourself, “What a load of nonsense”? If you’re like most people, you probably assume your dreams aren’t real. While we all have dreams that we remember, philosophers wonder if any of the things you see while awake are real either.
The philosopher Descartes thought he could prove his own existence by thinking to himself “I am thinking.” From this one observation he deduced that the thing thinking — himself — was real and that reality was much different than your everyday experiences would lead you to believe.
