I asked a friend from South America how he felt about socialism, just to get a different perspective on the matter. Quickly we got into a debate about people destroying the world, pros and cons of religions, etc. It seemed like with everything we talked about, he had a pessimistic attitude regarding the world around us, while I had a more optimistic one. It was evident that he had thought about all of this before because his arguments were fast, almost prerecorded. He brought the conversation to a halt because he was getting really upset.
This is an aspect of philosophy that I just don’t like. It makes people question everything and some people just get depressed because they don’t like any of the conclusions they reach. He literally asked me “what is good and lasting in life?” After having cheered him up, I decided I should probably not ask him about philosophical questions anymore. And now I wonder how many other people become upset like him.
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