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Wow. I really feel like there isn't too much to add to what these readings said. They were not only super complicated, but they were so interesting. I don't think I could come up with any counter-argument.

The first reading really made me think about the kind of tacit knowing in my life. I have previously mentioned in class how science boggles my mind. I can't seem to understand why electrons act the way they do or why. I know a light goes on when I turn the switch, I know it has something to do with electrons (maybe not...I may be remembering it wrong), but I still don't really get it. It's the same with math, I actually do well in math, but after reading this it really made me think, "Well, who decided that 2+2=4?" I mean the whole concept of numbers is so amazing. All that we do with them...its crazy!

I remember when I was younger I often found myself pondering these philosophical questions, and subsequently freaking myself out. On many occasions, I realized that I was just one person in this entire universe, I was only on Earth, and I was just a small girl. This is hard for me to try and describe, but still to this day thoughts like this enter my mind. It's a weird sensation because for a split-second I recognize a world outside of myself. The second reading was really a statement that our world and concepts rely on us and our bodies. No one can truly imagine a world without themselves. If someone asked me to imagine a world without me, I would automatically think upon my family and friends and so on...all the things that directly apply to me.

I don't really know exactly what I'm saying, it's such a complicated, but important topic. I don't think anybody can really understand the intricacies of humans and life.