The main business of modern philosophers is to use logical analysis to try to understand profound questions of importance to mankind. So far, the human intellect has been unable to find conclusive answers to questions such as: "Does God exist?” "Is there such a thing as human immortality?" Yes, faith in religious dogma gives an answer to some people but this truth is still hidden from science and pure human logic. We have made great progress in answering questions such as: “What is space and time?” “What is mind and what is matter?” These questions were formerly obscured by the fog of metaphysics but now are answered with precision and by objective scientific methods. The ancient philosophers would be amazed by what we now know. They were concerned with the nature of the world and the best way of living. They kept inventing “proofs” that confirmed their theories but the next historical philosopher would disprove that theory and offer “proofs” of his theory. For every philosopher, there was an equal and opposite philosopher and unfortunately, they were all wrong. Today’s philosophers are getting closer to the truth by using scientific methods. However, in my opinion, they have a long way to go. The only thing I know is, “I think therefore I am”__Renee Descartes.
If Descartes were alive today, he would say, "I tweet, therefore I am."
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