DO WE REALLY UNDERSTAND

One day some one climbed a tree that wasn’t there. It was not until he reached the top most branches that he realized that he realized this.

Now are we to surmise that when realization took over he fell to the ground and hurt himself. Or do we assume that he climbed back down without further incident. Generally speaking it would be hard to believe that any of the above is true. How ever from the point of view of Philosophy that is exactly the sort of incident that justifies the existence of philosophy as a subject worth broaching.

Philosophers want to be misunderstood they want to be argued with to have intellectual debate. So what are the philosophical undertones to climbing a tree that is not there.

This then is where reality and philosophy clash.

How do we climb a tree that isn’t there. Reality will state that you cannot climb a tree that isn’t there. Yet philosophers will argue that it can be done. They will debate about the logic of not understanding the reason behind why you would want to climb a tree in the first place, and argue with perfect logic that you can climb a tree even if it isn’t there.

But when cause and effect come into play it is clear that any causation of injury is therefore the fault of realization, and realization must therefore be inclined to be at fault when you hurt your self.

Reality therefore cancels out the philosophy and philosophy in its turn imbues one with a false sense of reality that could in the worst case scenario cause serious injury. It is with this in mind that I leave you with this final thought ” One day a giraffe emerged from the shade of a tree and promptly disappeared no one was there to see this happen so how do we know it did ?