I'm reading a book by Blaise Pascal and it's opened my eyes to some things and kind of shown me what I've known all along about the human condition.
What I'm going to type here is in the context of Pascal showing how humans focus on the insignificant and ignore what really matters.
Pascal says, "Man's sensitivity to trivia (not Jeopardy and Millionaire, but frivolous stuff) and his insensitivity to matters of major importance, reveal he has a strange condition."
Later he illustrates this concept with" Suppose the preacher appears, however, and it happens that he is afflicted with a hoarse voice and looks odd, badly shaved by his barber and perhaps unwashed. I will bet you that the judge will not keep his solemn demeanor in spite of whatever wonderful truths the preacher may be proclaiming."
This was stated after showing a judge is regarded and respected not because of what is inside of him, but because he has the robe and looks official.
So what do ya think? Does the fact we pay so much attention to frivolous stuff show we have a problem? If we have a problem should it be fixed? If so how?
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