Tag: Becoming
-
Post 29 – The Great Myth of Becoming: The Central Illusion of Western Thought
While philosophy emerged from the desire to move beyond myth and provide more rational, logical explanations of reality, it is almost ironic that it inadvertently gave birth to what may be the greatest myth ever conceived: the belief in becoming—the notion that things come into existence and then fade away. Since the dawn of philosophy…
Written by
-
Post 14 – Understanding the Impossibility of Becoming
The Impossibility of becoming also deserves to be clarified. Though mentioned in many posts, the question of becoming has not been singularly addressed. This is what I was referring to in the introduction, when speaking of some things difficulty to understand, not because of their complexity, but because of the way we have been taught…
Written by
It Is What It Is 