The issues, concepts, texts, etc. discussed in class led me to question my own belief system. I found myself going into debates with one opinion and coming out with another…sometimes I came out with no opinion at all. I didn’t know which side to take or what to believe. This is how I felt and STILL feel about the text, discussion, and debate revolving around apotemnophilia. I remember reading this text the week before class and wondering ‘what am I getting myself into?’ The issues in apotemnophilia that are unsettling for me are the ethics of cutting off a limb and whether or not I am convinced this is actually a disorder. I stood borderline throughout that whole debate. I find it fascinating (and disturbing) that there are websites and blogs all over the internet dedicated to this, that people feel as though a limb is not part of them.
What I am taking away from this course is a better knowledge, or more open to, what else is out there. I have found from this course that there is no right answer and the majority belief is not always the correct answer. Just because there is “scientific” evidence to back something up, doesn’t mean its right either. There are SO many ways of looking at the world, and more often than not more than one of those views is the right view…but more than that, sometimes none of those answers are right either. I liked the statement made in class that now I know more but understand less… which oddly enough is completely okay with me. Sitting in the middle is better than standing left field.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Abby, i know how you feel. It feels like my whole world was turned upside down after taking this class. The way i view the world is through an entirely different black box than it was before. I mean, science was the holy power in my life and now its a jumbled mess of politics and power. How we live in a Cartesian world without even knowing it makes me wonder if Descartes is the most influential and important person to ever walk this earth. Why dont we read about him in history class??
ReplyDeleteIm more confused than ever about my opinions, beliefs, etc... but thats only because i know, and can recognize the other side. I know more about the world, but I am stuck trying to put it all together in one coherent belief system. But, as you have said, you like it. I like knowing more, even if it makes me second guess myself and thats has what this class has done for me... and for you it seems like.