Natural thinkers accept reality without doubt, seeking fullness of lived life

Evidence

‘I think, therefore I am’ makes mind more certain than matter, and my mind (for me) more certain than the minds of others. There is thus, in all philosophy derived from Descartes, a tendency to subjectivism, and to regarding matter as something only knowable, if at all, by inference from what is known of mind. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2069 (#contradicts, via linked claim)

I now realize that on the issue of enlightenment I was blinded by my own skepticism. … I had, in essence, inverted the normal quandary that spiritual seekers face. — Dan Harris, 10 percent Happier, 1099 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Deep wisdom may lie in maintaining wonder rather than accumulating answers — , A Year of World Stories, 10898; Vitalogy differs from natural sciences as a science of lived life — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 234; Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced — Kierkegaard. — The mystery of life cannot be solved by science (+4 more)

Related

• Descartes grounded certainty in thought, establishing mind as primary over matter. (similarity 0.86)
• Descartes’ indubitable ‘I’ redirected philosophy inward toward certainty of the self. (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Descartes grounded certainty in thought, establishing mind as primary over matter. #contradicts (0.55) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2069
• Being skeptical can blind one to the possibility of enlightenment. #complicates (0.50) — Dan Harris, 10 percent Happier, 1099
• Mathematical certainty led philosophers to suppose thought is superior to sense #contradicts (0.45) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 203
• Mindfulness involves being aware without judgment. #qualifies (0.40) — Dan Harris, 10 percent Happier, 1130