Hate of Wisdom
Let me start this by saying I hate Philosophy. The subject itself… and our instructor (whom I’ll call Mr. Rene in this entry). As what I had put in my mind from the first day that I learned that I am going to take this subject, it will really ruin my career. I am absolutely dreading about this subject. I am frightened that I would get my first line of seven grade after four or five years of having no line of seven mark, worse my very first failed mark. Mr. Rene is very weird; everything about our him is weird. His subject, his face, the way he teaches, the type of question he gives during quizzes, etcetera, etcetera.
Last week, Mr. Rene was already fifteen minutes late. And according to my blockmates, it’s written somewhere that if a professor is already fifteen minutes late that means he or she won’t enter the class. Thinking that he won’t enter our class, as he had already skived our class a few times last year, we decided to go home. But we concluded it wrong, approximately fifteen more minutes later, he texted some of our classmates that he’ll enter our class. Alas, I and my other two classmates were already on a jeepney by that time.
Luckily for some of my blockmates, they were still in school by the time the information was disseminated. Some went back to school from the malls. Another one that already got home and changed her clothes had to wear her uniform again and go back to school.
My classmates reported that after an astounding fifty minutes, he popped from nowhere! The bottom line is that they did nothing! They just chatted! And now, ladies and gentlemen, congratulate me for ditching my class for the very first time!
Well, a philosopher (I forgot the name) said “Change is mere illusion.” And it’s just one of the philosophies of the effing philosophers that I don’t believe. We’re not expected to believe these philosophies, as some1 don’t suit us. What I can say about this is that we have our own philosophies… so why study this boring and hateful subject? Argh!
I don’t really know how that philosopher with a peanut for a brain said that. So he or she thinks that if a thing was moved to another place a change has not occurred? How stupid is that?
From time to time, we — all of us change. Be it physically, socially, emotionally and spiritually.
On a side note, even actors and actresses change! Daniel Radcliffe, the Harry Potter star has decided to play nude2 as Alan in the play Equus after preserving his wholesomeness in the Harry Potter movies. I still can’t believe that he took the offer knowing for a fact that he has not yet reached the legal age.
And as for a change, I decided to use this layout from N. Design Studio. I decided to use this layout because I barely have time to do a new layout. And expect more of these!
Who does not change? Would you please tell me how change is just mere illusion? Raise your voices and fill the comment form with your thoughts before it’s too late.
PS: I reckon my ISP has solved its problems.
- or many in my case [↩]
- A photo of him had surfaced the internet where he was half-naked! Just don’t expect me to post it here. Haha. But you’re free to search them. A Potter fan site (or his official fan site) is a good site to start with. [↩]
January 31, 2007 @ 1:41 am
I love Philosophy (not Logic, although it’s supposed to be a branch of Philo).
Philo is all about being critical and analytical of things. It doesn’t force you that what it is is the truth. Sure, may mga philosophies na medyo off, like that one, still you can still learn a lot. While I do agree it’s boring, it’s not hateful. Well, not as hateful as Math and Science are. :p
I have yet to read the explanation for that one-liner philosophy, so I won’t agree nor disagree with it for now. Let’s not take things at face value; maybe at his time his philosophy seems proper. :p
January 31, 2007 @ 4:13 am
hey! please allow me to say that I do like your layout!
second, my ISP before was also suffering from “Selective Browsing”. I was subscribed on a dsl plan though. The Customer Reps wouldn’t tell me also .. how did I know? I joined several forums and they informed me of chaning some DNS settings.. and viola! It worked! Not sure about your case but worth the try of joining some forums
January 31, 2007 @ 5:28 pm
I forgot his name pero contemporary n’ya si Zeno (who said that motion is just an illusion). This is how I understand his viewpoint that “change is just an illusion.”
Nothing cannot exist from nothing. Hence, something has always been in existence. Non-being is an inconceivable thing. Now, change is an indication that something arises from non-being to being. Example, before I have a very long hair but I had it cut to a shorter length. The long hair (being) became a shorter hair (non-being to being). As his premise goes, “non-being to being” is not possible so my hair being cut to a shorter length must only be an illusion.
His argument though was already rejected by subsequent philosophers. I for one do not believe that change is merely an illusion (though I agree that nothing can come from nothing).
Medyo malabo ano? BTW, I love philosophy but not very much.
January 31, 2007 @ 11:10 pm
I think you’re just saying that because you detest the professor. I think all philo teachers are like that, you know, hateable, because they seem to be intimidating and stuff like that. I’m gonna let you in on a secret. RECITE and ARGUE with them. They love that.
I’m gonna join the bandwagon and tell y’all that I love philosophy as well. But not to the point that I’m a philo geek, like what Shari and Skwayred have exhibited. Ha ha ha. Peace.
Change is the only thing that doesn’t change. Ktnxbai.
February 1, 2007 @ 8:45 am
I so love Philosophy. It can be a bit confusing at first especially if you’re a very traditional Christian…It’s the best subject I’ve ever taken. Try digging into the Philosophy of Man… Philosophy makes one a critical thinker rather than someone who just agrees with other people’s opinion…Hehe
Maybe you just don’t appreciate it because you have a sucky professor. It gets kinda confusing at first because of the “weirded” theories, but if you get to read more…. you’ll love it. Hehe. You reminded me of the Philosophy of man which I put down some months ago. mabasa nga ulit. Hehe
February 1, 2007 @ 1:29 pm
hmmm i have always loved Philo though most of the philo profs are atheists.. nevertheless, I have always been a wisdom-seeker - someone who’s hungry for truth and intelligence
hmmm I don’t really know who your prof is but maybe he’s doing “his thing” for a reason - something that he wants to “philosophize”. 
February 1, 2007 @ 5:10 pm
Shari: I would gladly trade Philosophy with you for Math and Science. Lol.
skwayred: Our professor explained something like that. Pagong naman ang ginamit niya. Yeah, magulo talaga.
Talamasca and KT: Yeah. I suppose it’s because of my teacher why I don’t like the subject.
Ate Ems: Speaking of atheist. Another of my professor’s weirdness is that he acts as if he is a theist, he starts and ends his classes with a prayer. But during our first meetings with him, he said that he is an atheist, and he is even expecting us to be against the Church by the end of the semester. I suppose there is a philosophical explanation to this. LOL.
February 1, 2007 @ 11:03 pm
sana makapag adjust ka sa dating at itsura ng prof mo, kasi para naman di ma-break ang scholastic records mo, sayang din kung mahaluan ng 7-
kaya mo yan, konting tiyaga.
February 3, 2007 @ 2:40 pm
I used to hate Philiosophy pero ngayon hindi nana because our professor’s really good in explaining. Minsan depende sa prof kung magugustuhan mo o magkakainteres ka sa subject.
February 4, 2007 @ 10:32 am
Philosophies. Actually, that’s our current lesson in our Social Studies — philosophies. ugh. I hate it, really. our teacher there is also new,, so guess what? we always have a quiz everytime we discuss. since she discusses everyday with us, we also have a quiz EVERYDAY - which is hella crazy. anyway, congrats for ditching that class! ^__^ teehee.
February 5, 2007 @ 6:22 pm
I didn’t have a philo subject. we skipped to humanities, then to logic, behavioral science… nah, i miss my freshi years
Philo gives reason a reason to define things.
I don’t think change is an illusion. Pag nahilo ka na, that’s hallucination. Just kidding.
February 7, 2007 @ 7:12 pm
hi po… bloghopping lang… i don’t have any idea kung ano ba meron sa philo, pero from what i have heard, it seems na interesting siya pagaralan…
February 7, 2007 @ 7:36 pm
chezka: There’s no need to say that you’re bloghopping.