Here's the introduction for the first non-boring philosophy posts on (my) Steemit:
A couple years ago, I joked with my room-mate about having "shower-god" in the bathroom. The reason for that: I tend to come up with awesome ideas when I'm taking a shower - apart from improving my vocal-skills.
Yesterday it was time again, I was just about to use the soap and I somehow thought that...
...philosophy is usually kinda boring - old, lame, heavy, hard to read and to contemplate... As if it has been overtaken by the speed of our world.
Yet, I believe philosophy is something that's so needed in our society especially now. We are in a time, where more and more people look for answers in other places than solely in rationalism.
To me, philosophy isn't a black-and-white-left-brain-organised-thought. It's the colorful right-brain-artist-mess. It breaks rules. Shakes up our realities. Gives us different perspectives....
...perspectives on life to which the left brain is often simply too retarded for (sorry left-brain, I love you, but you've led me down too many times on the following topics). For example love, compassion, genuine connections, relationships, life and some more things that are not bitcoin.
Here's what I love about it: Philosophy doesn't draw as much from knowledge. But from wisdom. A wisdom that somehow touches us beyond black and white, right or wrong, good and evil.
Now, I firmly believe we need both in life. Science AND creativity. The left AND the right brain. (In fact or perhaps it's the combination of both that allows us to thrive.)
There are people who make science attractive.
So I thought; what if I'd make philosophy attractive? Not so freaking boring, like those poems with words you need a dictionary for.
No - but philosophy with some humor. With some freshness and youth in it. Easy to read. Lightness to contemplate.
I stepped out of the shower. And decided.
This will be the first post of non-boring philosophy. And it's to be continued... Tomorrow... and as long as it's appreciated. And if you like that, then welcome on board. We're going to have a lot of fun together ;)
Sam