David Ancell / Saturday September 30, 2023
In my last post, I wrote about how we needed to consider the practical aspects of how one will learn to practice his or her chosen profession and make a living while receiving a classical education. There’s another side of the coin that I want to present here. If I have a choice between my kids studying advanced calculus in high school or studying philosophy, I want them to study philosophy. I don’t want them to waste time with asinine questions like “How do you know the sky is blue?” Rather, I want them to learn to think. I want them to gain wisdom.
Many people accuse religious believers of just believing what they are told and not really thinking. If they weren’t serious, it would be hilarious! Such people should see the ridiculous groupthink that nonbelievers seem to accept without question these days. I grew in my critical thinking skills by leaps and bounds when I took more time to study my Catholic faith, especially in the field of apologetics.
The groupthink is precisely what I don’t want my kids to fall for. I want them to have at least a basic understanding of the aims of their life and why they should attain them. I don’t want them to settle for the superficial. As for how I know the sky is blue, my answer would be “I don’t, and I do not care that I don’t.”
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