[October 2000 journal entry]
I was asked recently, “Are most humans intellectually lazy?” Generally speaking, I am convinced the answer must be “yes” -- in and out of the ‘religious’ sphere. The phrase ‘intellectually lazy’ invites a spectrum to sort out the traits of this laziness. I do think one of the subtleties of societal spheres (including but not limited to the ‘religious’ sphere) is the invitation/permission to be intellectually lazy. I think the author of Ecclesiastes and the narrator of Job in different ways challenge the false sense of security and the intellectual laziness characteristic of ‘religious a priori’ thinking.
I was asked recently, “Are most humans intellectually lazy?” Generally speaking, I am convinced the answer must be “yes” -- in and out of the ‘religious’ sphere. The phrase ‘intellectually lazy’ invites a spectrum to sort out the traits of this laziness. I do think one of the subtleties of societal spheres (including but not limited to the ‘religious’ sphere) is the invitation/permission to be intellectually lazy. I think the author of Ecclesiastes and the narrator of Job in different ways challenge the false sense of security and the intellectual laziness characteristic of ‘religious a priori’ thinking.
