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The philosophy of Michael Alan Prestwood — your worldview’s foundation and the heart of Touchstone Truth.
MODE:
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5 minutes
of takeaways.
10 takeaways. Ten complete ideas.
1.
Quote:
- Epicurus.
- 300 BCE.
Contentment is not about how much you have, but about knowing when you have enough. When “enough” feels insufficient, satisfaction becomes impossible. This quote reminds us that happiness is limited not by scarcity, but by unchecked desire.
2.
Quote:
- Michael Alan Prestwood.
- 2024.
Every person walks through life with a personal lens shaped by experience, belief, and knowledge. Recognizing you have a worldview — and that everyone else does too — is the first step toward understanding, empathy, and clearer thinking. Once you see your own lens, you can finally adjust it.
3.
Quote:
- Michael Alan Prestwood.
- 2024.
We never meet reality directly — we meet our impressions of it. But those impressions are enough to build understanding, truth-seeking, and meaning. Instead of chasing certainty, we work with what we perceive, refining our picture as we go. Knowledge grows from experience, not perfection.
4.
Pythagoras exemplifies rational pragmatism, balancing empirical insights with mystical beliefs. Empirical pragmatists reject all unproven ideas, while irrational pragmatists dismiss evidence altogether. The legacy of Pythagoras reminds us that even flawed ideas can spark progress—our challenge is distinguishing insight from illusion.
5.
Imagination feels boundless because reality is rich, not because it’s absent. Every myth, fantasy, and sci-fi universe is stitched from threads already present in the material world. Creativity doesn’t transcend reality—it reveals how much reality already contains.
6.
In religion and philosophy, the existence and essence debate centers around whether you exist before and/or after your time on Earth. The scientific and Spinozan view is one substance, nature. Contrast this with two substances, our realm, and an afterlife realm.
7.
If math refers to the patterns and relationships embedded in reality, then it was discovered. If it refers to the symbols and systems we use to describe those patterns, then it was invented. In 30 Philosophers, this duality appears as latent ideas: truths that exist independently, waiting for minds to notice and name them.
“Done.” Refresh for another set.
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Writing and coding by Michael Alan Prestwood.
