Sunday post

I found it interesting that Dostoevsky discussed how reason does not define human desire. Dostoevsky starts off by introducing an argument that says that once a man has found his interest in life then he will no longer be evil or partake in any “nasty” activities. Dostoevsky refutes this argument, claiming that not all of man’s interests are “advantageous” to himself and civilization in general. Nobody can determine what a single individual desires are or whether such desires are going to oppose or coincide with the rational choice. He claims that there is no amount of math or formulas that can determine what people want. He thinks that once puzzle of human nature is solved there will be nothing left to solve or do. Thus life will become boring, and people will fight logic and reason to satisfy other parts of themselves. Once there are charts and formulas that choose things for you then their will be no point in living your actually life because its already laid out in front of you. It is in human nature to go against logic to prove that we are a unique individuals.