Philosophy

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Are you someone who likes to think about things a lot? Yes? Then you are a philosopher! Here are some meaty questions to think about. Some are ancient questions and have been puzzling human minds for centuries. Do you think you can come up with an answer for them? Have a try…. __A big question__

Can you explain why you think we humans are here on Earth? Not: ‘Where did we come from?”, or ‘Who put us here?’ but: ‘What are we doing here?’…’What is the purpose for humans being here?’ __Naughtiness and Punishment__ Should a person be punished for stealing a dollar? Yes? No? If yes, what would a suitable punishment be for this crime? If no, why not? NOW: What if someone stole $2. Should the punishment be double? Try to explain why you think this. BUT: What if they stole a MILLION dollars. What about the punishment now? Now try these: Should a person get a worse punishment for hurting someone than for stealing something from them? Is hurting people worse than stealing? __OUR SPACE WE LIVE IN…__ The universe is expanding. Does it need to have something outside it that it can expand into? If it does, is there another universe outside ours? If yes, is our universe a universe or is it just something smaller? Scientists say the universe started with the ‘Big Bang’. This was a huge explosion right after everything in the universe collapsed into a single point of space. So what was happening in the time before the birth of the universe? If the fossil record tells us that humans have only been on earth for a few thousand years but that dinosaurs were here for millions and millions. So can humans really be THAT important compared to dinosaurs? __BIG WEDNESDAY,(UNFORTUNATELY IT’S THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF ALL TIME)__ If you were the only person left on earth, would you be rich if you had a suitcase full of gold? Gold had no value for some ancient peoples…so what do we need to work out the true value of an object?

These questions might seem quite simple but the more you think about them, the harder they are to work out. Anyway…KEEP ON THINKING!!!