So far in philosophy class we've learned pretty much that philosophy can be referred to as a bunch of unanswerable questions. No matter how much people study or make educated guesses there is still no right answer as to why humans are on this Earth and what the meaning of life is. This made me have my doubts whether or not studying philosophy would even be worth it but then I compared it to a game that my brother plays on his Playstation called LittleBigPlanet2. The game never lets you win becuase it is connected to a live feed that lets game creaters just keep creating more and more levels to play on. This just allows for an infinite amount of challenges. This reminded me of philosophy because in philosophy there are no right answers but just alot of questions. Just like in the game there is no winning but just the thrill of playing the game and testing your skills and knowledge. Just as asking the challenging questions of philosophy test your skills and broaden your range of knowledge.
Heres the commercials for LittleBigPlanet2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqh4-VP1LJ0
That is actually a really interesting connection that you have made here. I love LittleBigPlanet. The fact that it is ever expanding and never ending is part of why i love it. But even though you can't "win" there are still advantages to playing a lot. In LittleBigPlanet, you are the creator and anything is possible. But no matter how much you play, theres always more to discover... i think that is what is amazing about LittleBigPLanet AND philosophy alike.
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