The Form of Beauty, Cave Dwellers

    The question on the Form of beauty is a difficult one. I'm inclined to believe that not all of us value wisdom, therefore we do not all ascend the ladder to immortality. Some remain at the bottom and are content to do so; those who find beauty in a single body or many; those seeking to prolong their body and soul by coupling with another, to create new generations of copies of themselves, which in itself is a quest for immortality. All other animals do this. It is only in a select few humans really that the ladder has been climbed, for most are not in a socioeconomic position to do so. A love of scientific knowledge and beauty itself - or the collective Oneness of all - can only be achieved by individuals and healthy societies, and they are usually only the wealthy or the spiritually advanced. Most people are content to stay in Plato's cave, blinded by the shadows that reinforce their limited worldviews, terrified of wandering around outside the cave for fear of discovering they were misguided. Plato himself acknowledge this, but other philosophers have not. He was incredibly wise to have foreseen humanities marriage to fantasy despite living in ancient times. We have the advantage of seeing history in its entirety, long after his revolutionary philosophy was born. I'm certain if he were alive today he would feel no different. Even in "healthy" democracies like ours, the vast majority are cave dwellers.