Philosophy might seem to be a thing of awesome depth and complexity. Yet it is very easy to become a philosopher. It can happen in two easy steps:
1) First one must reject God. This is essential because if one accepts God, then one must become a theologian. Secondarily, It is necessary to project the importance of your own thoughts, and this is very difficult if you are subordinate to a greater thinker in any way. Besides, rejecting God is simple; you just do it.
2) Last, one must reject all the thoughts of all the previous philosophers. Not to do this means that one is merely a toady for the more magnificent minds of the past. This would barely qualify you for an assistant professorship. No, all previous thoughts must be rejected out of hand and replaced with the publication of a swirling worm-can of huge words as soon as possible. If this contains any thoughts at all, they will be composites of previous philosophies, disguised with triple negatives, and “new” New Man plans. After all, in post-human philosophy, every possible thought has already been thought at least once, probably by Nietzsche.
It is so easy to do that I would do it if I had time, and the inverted logic required for not caring about rational logic. Unfortunately I have developed a taste for the pursuit and apprehension of truth that will prohibit me from ever carrying the prestigious mantle of a philosopher.
In fact, considering the number of Atheist websites that I have been kicked off, I am likely viewed as more of a crank, I suppose, at least by them. Atheist philosophers gain respect; seekers of truth gain suspicion, and ridicule. Or so it seems.
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