Search for Truth
Search for Truth
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This means that the problem stems from man’s own
shortcomings. The philosophical explanation of the
world requires unbounded knowledge, whereas
man has had only limited knowledge bestowed
upon him. Due to these intellectual constraints man
cannot uncover the secrets of the world on his own.
So it is not the lack of research, but the blinkered
state of the human mind, that stands as a
permanent obstacle in the philosopher’s path to
reality. It is this human inadequacy which explains
the unexplainable.
For example, suppose, in order to unveil reality and
the law of life, the enquirer starts from a study of
human settlements. After a detailed survey, he
comes to the conclusion that since society is
composed of human beings, he had better focus on
the individual, and so he studies human
psychology. But there he finds that, despite
extensive research in this field it has resulted in
nothing but intellectual chaos.
He ultimately finds that no unified system emerges
from psychology. In despair of finding any solution
to the problem, he turns to biology. His in-depth
