I disagree with this statement. Roebke states, " Most of us would agree that there exists a world outside our minds," supporting my opinion. I feel that we have our own opinions and they are going to come from our minds not our observations. What we believe in may not be the right thing, but it is what we believe. Of course there is people that base their judgements on what everyone else thinks because they do not what to stand out, but those people are not individuals. They are just clones of each other. Someone who thinks for themself, such as I, would probably not agree with the above quote. We do observe the things that are going on in the outside world, but we just absorb them. We do not believe everything that we see.
I think this essay showed more weaknesses then strengths. It was written as a point of view of someone with experience. I, for one, am not a physics major, so I wouldn't be able to comprehend many terms that were used throughout this essay. Roebke needs to take into consideration his audience that he is writing for. This essay didn't really catch my interest, but I did find some points to be true like what I stated before about there being a world outside of our minds.
I agree with you in that our opinions are very important in deciding what we believe in. People go around all the time saying things like "I don't like that band." or as complex as "I don't understand or like that religion." In many ways, I think people make up their mind about things before they have to evidence to substantiate their claims. It is how first impressions and opinions work. They may not be the greatest way to address things, but it is how humans operate.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about this essay. In my opinion it held some weaknesses that detracted from the value of the article and his meaning. I was totally lost because I was concentrating on the fact that I could not understand what he was saying about physics.
ReplyDeleteOur mind is the most powerful of worlds. What we observe not only gets absorbed, but in some ways does influence us. I do believe what you are saying that if you are strong enough to resist the urges to believe what you see, you are not affected by this, but most people are too weak. Seeing something is easier to be believed than if someone were to tell you.
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