Philosophy

had a whole string of philosophical points put across about existence.

and the conclusion i draw is that no one can prove which one is right. it's a belief that one bolsters (or discredits) with what seems like a logical argument. then the individual, based on those arguments, makes chooses to accept one idea of 'existence'.

but is what we chose necessarily true? as XH mentions, these statements (and hence Philosophy, as taught as a uni degree course) are generally useless.

however, even Science is built upon a set of assumptions and definitions that we belief to be true simply because past experiences have not proven them wrong. still it does not mean that our beliefs are indeed right.

the universe has no obligations to make sense to us. we, however, have many reasons to try to make sense of the universe. and so we delude ourselves into thinking that we can make sense of the universe.

yet, "there is more to a single ounce of reality than an entire galaxy of human minds can comprehend". so we seek comfort in our delusions, choosing those which are most useful to us.

just read an interesting book. God's Debris by Scott Adams. don't read it looking for answers. read it to spark thinking and come up with your own answers.

if there's anything that i've taken away, it's that conflicting view points can both be right and/or wrong. and the study of philosophy is thus, in my opinion, pointless (insofar as to truly determine the nature of reality, humanity, existence, etc.) except in training people to think critically and see different sides of an argument, opening the mind up, then using this criticality in a practical way to solve society's dilemnas and conundrums.