/lit/ - Literature

>>12770369
I generally think philosophy is more accessible than is commonly thought, but philosophers often have difficulty communicating their ideas in a simple manner, and that teachers often fail to frame things in a way that can be understood by their pupils. The challenge is developing a sense of particular words such that they can be woven together into a meaningfully related whole. So I don't think Whitehead is intrinsically obscure, but his presentation, though wonderful, is not as easy as it could be. I'd say just take a shot on a shorter text like Religion In The Making and see how it goes. if it seems too daunting maybe youtube videos will be more concise and by returning to them enough you will begin to pick up a basic understanding of his thought such that it makes breaking into other things by him easier. Learning anything complex will take a certain amount of work, if you are a bit slower than others it might just take longer, but I feel like with motivation and time you could get a lot further than you might expect.

>>12340210
The rest falls out from there. Honestly the truth is distributed at least partially in the great philosophers and religious systems of the world. Right now I am on a Whitehead kick. I don;t think I can recommend a particular path other than encouraging you to persist. Seek truth not knowing what it is. Seek God not knowing what he will be for you. I can promise you if you persist and are relentless you can satisfy your desire to know both, for they are one and the same. The philosopher and the seeker both know not what it is that lies at the end of their path, but they find themselves shaking one another's hands in the very same spot wherein the journey is complete.