I have heard the word "research" being thrown around by the so called intellectuals so much, that I start to wonder what is research ?
The word research, by itself means "re search" i.e to search again. Doesnt this mean that the very word in itself, lacks originality ?
Let me make it more clear. Most of the so- called research that I see being done is nothing but searching through existing work and a 'putting together of borrowed ideas".
The world is full of such people who live in a delusional world of grandeur. They think themselves to be intellectuals just because the combine they ideas of a person A and a person B.
I think there is a need for differentiating true seminal work from these "copy-machines".
I know that people would argue with the "standing on the shoulder of giants" retort, but then there are still truly original thinkers. These, my friend, are the true intellectuals. Imagine conjuring the concept of gravity right from nowhere, or thinking of making machines that fly. How about thinking of space-time continuum or thinking of the existence of electromagnetic waves.
Personally, I would have much more respect for minds that seem to derive ideas from the "grass root" level, rather than ones who have a great understanding of two complex phenomenons and knows how to make them work together.
It is refreshing to come across ideas, that even though may seem wrong, follow a new direction.
Thus, I would give more credit to the discoverers listed above, than say, the inventor of the light bulb or the telephone.
So, have we seen a decline in such "original intellects' ?. Or is it that most of the good ideas have already been taken by the people of the past ?
We can never know, but one thing is for certain. It is becoming increasing apparent that the term research should refer to "where to look for ideas" rather than "to think of some ideas" .
Ok. Enough of such topics on the blog for now. I pledge to make my next post a little more on the ludicrous side.
The word research, by itself means "re search" i.e to search again. Doesnt this mean that the very word in itself, lacks originality ?
Let me make it more clear. Most of the so- called research that I see being done is nothing but searching through existing work and a 'putting together of borrowed ideas".
The world is full of such people who live in a delusional world of grandeur. They think themselves to be intellectuals just because the combine they ideas of a person A and a person B.
I think there is a need for differentiating true seminal work from these "copy-machines".
I know that people would argue with the "standing on the shoulder of giants" retort, but then there are still truly original thinkers. These, my friend, are the true intellectuals. Imagine conjuring the concept of gravity right from nowhere, or thinking of making machines that fly. How about thinking of space-time continuum or thinking of the existence of electromagnetic waves.
Personally, I would have much more respect for minds that seem to derive ideas from the "grass root" level, rather than ones who have a great understanding of two complex phenomenons and knows how to make them work together.
It is refreshing to come across ideas, that even though may seem wrong, follow a new direction.
Thus, I would give more credit to the discoverers listed above, than say, the inventor of the light bulb or the telephone.
So, have we seen a decline in such "original intellects' ?. Or is it that most of the good ideas have already been taken by the people of the past ?
We can never know, but one thing is for certain. It is becoming increasing apparent that the term research should refer to "where to look for ideas" rather than "to think of some ideas" .
Ok. Enough of such topics on the blog for now. I pledge to make my next post a little more on the ludicrous side.
1 comment:
Yes. I have all the respect for the divers who know how to navigate the seas to look for that magical pearl.
But I respect more that person who does not think that the sea is the entire universe. He knows that there is more to it than all the blue that he sees around him. The sea is not the entire universe and he knows it.
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