"Science can help us solve problems, but it cannot tell us why we care about those problems."
I do not fully understand where you are coming from with that statement. Evolutionary biology/psychology posits many plausible answers to why we care about many of the things that are most precious to us - our friends, family, spouses, children, sex, food, work, play.
You remind me the best community leaders or educators lend dignity to the present moment by leaning into play as a serious serious humanistic value. Thank you.
"Make believe" is powerful in a context that demands it.
The problem is when make believe starts encroaching into areas of objective truth. Then, rather than briging clarity, it brings confusion. The role of adults is to channel make believe into those areas that benefit from it and restrain it from entering those areas where it only serves to obscure objective truth.
Viktor Frankl introduced three types of ways to create meaning: work, love and suffering. Interestingly, originally love included nature induced awe but later interpretations of his work narrowed love down to only include relationships.
#23. Make-Believe Is How We Find Meaning in Life
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"Science can help us solve problems, but it cannot tell us why we care about those problems."
I do not fully understand where you are coming from with that statement. Evolutionary biology/psychology posits many plausible answers to why we care about many of the things that are most precious to us - our friends, family, spouses, children, sex, food, work, play.
Or am I missing your point? Can you elaborate?
You remind me the best community leaders or educators lend dignity to the present moment by leaning into play as a serious serious humanistic value. Thank you.
"Make believe" is powerful in a context that demands it.
The problem is when make believe starts encroaching into areas of objective truth. Then, rather than briging clarity, it brings confusion. The role of adults is to channel make believe into those areas that benefit from it and restrain it from entering those areas where it only serves to obscure objective truth.
This is the crisis we find ourselves in.
Viktor Frankl introduced three types of ways to create meaning: work, love and suffering. Interestingly, originally love included nature induced awe but later interpretations of his work narrowed love down to only include relationships.
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