Prompt 5

Lexi Graves

Wilhelmus

Ap Lang.

My Journey Through the Rabbit Hole

I found Sophie's World quite interesting. I learned a lot about different types of philosophy. Being a Christian, I obviously favor the teachings of Jesus and Paul. I also enjoyed Kant's theory of the red-tinted glasses. I disliked Plato's theory of forms along with Darwin's theory of evolution. I don't share the same beliefs as they have, though I found learning about them very interesting. I liked reading this because I am always open to learning and exploring new things.

I liked the chapter on the Garden of Eden. It's basically on the theory of creationism which is the Christian belief of where the world came from. I strongly believe in this theory. My favorite theory that was new to me was Kant's theory of the red-tinted glasses. I found in interesting and very true. Everyone sees the world differently. I found his comparison to everyone wearing different glasses as a great analogy. Everyone is different, and many people have different eyesight. Without my contacts I couldn't see a thing but when I put them in I see everything clearly. Kant used this to show how different personalities see the world in different ways.

I disliked Plato's theory of forms. It says that everyone is just a flaw compared to this ideal being that is what they should be. I don't think he had the right to tell people that they are all basically just mistakes and that they are made up of flaws. I also dislike Darwin's theory of evolution. My biology teacher and I had many disagreements when it came to where the world came from. Darwin's theory says that humans evolved from apes and birds derived from fish. I find this totally unrealistic. He based his views off of small observations that were all microevolution. I believe that microevolution is very real. Its more of adaptation though than it is evolution. People and animals adapt to their surrounding to survive. But I have yet to see a fish get out of the water and fly, which is the macroevolution that Darwin insists upon.

Before reading Sophie's World I had previously learned many more of these philosophical theories than I had realized. We actually discuss many of them in my bible study called the Truth Project. Based off of my previous knowledge I would say that I was about midway through the rabbit's fur but as I continue to learn I am growing closer to the edge. I don't believe that anyone is ever actually on the edge though, because no one can ever know everything. There will always be more to learn. That's what makes it fun!