A Civil Rebuttal (not revolt)

Philosophy -- a:pursuit of wisdom. b:a search for a general understan

ding of values and reality by chiefly speculative rather than o
bservational means.
Through this most specific definition given to us respectively by Sir We
bster's dictionary, I choose in my best interest to refrain to you just what the
meaning of philosophy is. I implore you to try and comprehend this matter in w
hat exactly this word brought abrupt to us is about. The word philosophy has tw
o definitive definitions. The first simply means to pursue, or strive for, wisd
om. I beg to differ in the understanding of the fault I make in trying to gain
this unprecedented 'knowledge.' The knowledge that we as a unity try to strive
for have made us, again as a unity, divides. I asked myself exactly how we have
achieved 'civilized chaos' in the search for our solutions and resolutions of t
he very 'virus' it seems we have caused. I would not of course go so far as to
say a civil war between the generations within this house, but moreover to expre
ss that simply by me using philosophy, it becomes not only my benefit, but a mut
ualism between us.
Please feel more than obliged to correct me if I am incorrect (morally o
r politically) but are we not all philosophers ourselves? As a baker's vocation
is to bake, a philosopher's vocation is to think. Is it not that we all think?
I was deeply saddened at your comments in the oppression and restriction to wh
at I may or may not strive to think. As a pacifist and non-sadist, I call what
you believe in as 'ingraining or indoctrination', whereas our own society may ca
ll it 'brainwashing'. Our human nature gives us freedom, as does the Constitut
ion. It guarantees us the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
". Within the refines of this home, I find it a task to see those liberties gra
nted. Here is a few of the world's greatest oppressors: Jim Jones, Adolph Hitle
r, Napoleon Bonaparte, Julius Caesar, David Koresh, and Anton Szandor LaVey. I
know, as well as you, that these notorious six are among the world's most hated.
However here are a few oppressors from another standpoint: Sigmund Freud, Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Jesus Christ, Mahatma Ghandi, and Siddharta Guatama the
Buddha. These are the exact opposite of the previously mentioned, who put an o
ppression into a good morality. It's not about who uses the gift, it's the enti
rety of the user's ethics.
The second definition of the word philosophy aptly states that it is the
desire to learn more through speculation rather than observation. Without spec
ulation, we as a planet would be at loss. There would never have been discoveri
es of planets, medicinal uses, genetic finds, and behavioral studies. Lets face
it, without philosophy, we would still get leeched at the doctors for the commo
n cold. These fine discoveries were all made by philosophers. Now these philos
ophers were brave enough to challenge science, the government, and even the Chur
ch. Now, I am not one to stand here and say that I will believe in unholy blasp
hemy, but rather I feel I should receive the liberty to speak freely as long as
I hold myself in a civil and adult manner.
In conclusion to this essay, I must tell you that this in itself is my p
hilosophy. I believe it was the great reformist Voltaire who says, "I do not ag
ree with a single word you say, but will fight to the death your right to say it
." In some respects, I feel non-indifferent to his theory. So I beseech you to
help yourselves as well as others in this house to let me speak freely of my ph
ilosophy, for the word is simply a synonym to the word think. The famous quote,
"I think, therefore I am." supports my belief and should support yours. Furth
ermore, if we do not philosophize, we do not think. Scholars have made it known
that the only relics of others are within their philosophy. For instance, GOD,
Elshadai, or Adanai, is known exclusively through his philosophies. The Bible
refers to creation as, ". . . and GOD saw it was good. . ." GOD philosophized t
hat things were good. I know you cannot disagree with me on this reasoning, for
you would be one to doubt GOD. I am trying my best to not make this about theo
logy, but to simply keep it within one field. In short: the only people that ch
oose to who speaks of philosophy are the speaker themselves.