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Is it wrong to “make” your own theory?
Before answering this question, a question ought to be asked is “what is the definition of ‘theory’?” According to Dictionary.com, a theory ”if used in non-technical contexts it means an untested idea or opinion.” Assuming that we are always facing nontechnical contexts through out our day, we can think of and land on too many untested ideas due to our mad world -obviously. Ideas that -combined together- that eventually will formulate what the definition suggests, a theory. Now let’s look at the first question again.
Is it wrong to “make” your own theory?
If you want to hear the simplified answer, then YES, you can make your own theory. Now, to explain more, go way too many centuries back and exactly in the great Greek civilization. According the common knowledge, many philosophers and theorist existed in that period of time. Thinkers who enriched us with many broad and extraordinary ideas such as Plato or Pythagorus.
Plato
You have Plato- few who don’t know of him- for instance, and his Ideal City theory.
“ Ideal city refers to a plan for a city that has been conceived in accordance with the dictates of some “rational” or “moral” objective. “
All I can say about the creation of the Ideal city theory is that no one had told Plato that there is something called an “Ideal City” that should exist, nor he came across it and then embrace it among his society. All he did was to let his mind go, and BOY it went so far!
Looking at more and more examples through out history made me realize a true and hurtful fact. Ordinary people – like me and you, Mr. Reader – have been concealed out of this gift, the gift of thinking, that our ancestors had. Also, the extraordinary people -gifted people- who are naturally able of theorizing have been kept busy in this materialistic world. Ideas might pop here and there, but nothing is built on concrete thinking. We are nowadays more attached to the application of a though than to the action of thinking itself.
My friend once had an untested idea – call it a theory if you want- which is that if you set 10 minutes of your time just to you mind, and to your mind ONLY. Just 10 minutes of only thinking of things. Things that aren’t about you, but about other things. You might end up with a true theory. It doesn’t have to apply to anyone else as long as it applies to you -your theory after all. And guess what, in a week or so, you might end up with solution to one of your problems -it will lead to that eventually, just don’t start with the problem itself- or maybe you will generate another great theory like our good boy Plato up there.
Whatever you do, don’t stop thinking- I don’t mean math and and physics “thinking”, I mean philosophical “thinking”- because a though will lead to another and another until eventually you will think of a great thing you, your friend or humans might thank you for it- that set your mind free.
And who knows, you might be the one who set this world straight with your theory.
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IbrahemA
