In my personal experiences with the subject of philosophy, I must say that it is way more harmful than helpful to both individuals and society as a whole. I know everyone will bash me for saying this, but there is one, and only one, meaning to life, and that is God. If philosophy could always keep God as the foundation of its purpose, I think life could be a lot simpler for everyone.
We should be content with *not knowing* things, simply because we are not God. It’s just like in the bible, when Job questioned God. God *lovingly* responded by saying that He was the one who created the world and its people; if Job could not understand the framework of creation, he could not possibly demand answers to the minute details of life.
Trust me, I have mulled and mulled over things that didn’t make sense in both my own life and the world, but like Job, I have had to acknowledge the omnipotence of God and pray for the faith to be at peace with this. I truly believe people should cease questioning life so much and place more emphasis on helping those in need and focus on living as Godly a life a possible.
I am in no way suggesting that philosophy does not have its proper place and time—it just seems that it is overstressed most of the time, which I think has led many people to believe that they are usurping God Himself with their self-proclaimed knowledge. We *will* have all of our questions answered in heaven by God, but until then, we must humbly submit to His power.
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