Murphy's law says that anything that can happen, will happen. This is easy to misinterpret. Just because something seems like it can happen, that doesn't mean it can happen. It is certainly good to not rule out possible positive future outcomes. A feeling of positive future outcomes gives us general hope. What does not do any good is thinking something could have happened and retroactively kicking ourselves for missing it. While mistakes are beneficial to learn from, it is h

To be clear, I am not well read in Nietzsche. There are specific, extraneous reasons I reference Nietzsche. It is highly possible I am off the mark in my evaluation here. Even if I am, the point I am making is still valid. Why is Nietzsche an incredibly popular philosopher? He has some lines which are most certainly truthful over time but much of his philosophy is simply provocative. This is where he blends the line between a literary wizard and a philosopher. I do not believ

I see a mismatch between the common, collective view of a philosopher and what is productive for a philosopher to be. I have defined philosophy as the study of truth over time All too often, people view philosophy as a way of figuring out what the best, most optimal way of doing things is. This is idealism and while it can be a part of philosophy, it is not the goal of philosophy itself. All too often, people view a philosopher as someone who must be a role model and set the