I Dig The Brits.

Incase you didn't know. Hah.
Today I drove a car for the very first time. It was both terrifying and liberating at the same time. I also got a taco with some friends, but when I unwrapped it, the shell was cracked and it was what I would classify as a Tacofail.

So I am really starting to love philosophy (Possible college major? I think so.) and today I realized that the unsung philosophical heroes are the Brits. The Greeks get all the insta-fame, the Germans get all the little communist fanboys, but the Brits? No one gives them enough credit for their shit.

Take John Stuart Mill for instance. Once you get past all the boring shit he said about collective will and utilitarianism, you realize that his main advocation was for democratic deliberation (discussing the fuck out of a topic). Dude was all about the truth, and reaffirming it.
He talks about these things called "Dead Dogmas" which are essentially moral standards that people have accepted, and no longer care about. Ideas and beliefs that are no longer explored or discussed, and are therefore "dead". To avoid "Dead Dogmas", he says that even if we know something is right or wrong, we should still talk about that side when we discuss the issue so that it can be re-proven true. Mill's outlook was that ideas should be forever explored, even when we don't agree with them.

I dig it. This is totally what modern debate is based on. In every debate, you have to know and be prepared to argue both sides, even if you disagree with one or both of them. Even if you know that the side you are advocating is wrong, it's still really informative to research it and fight for it when you normally wouldn't. It expands your understanding of humanity.

I dig the Brits for having such an awesome dudes as Mill, Hume, and Burke a British nationals, even if it was a few centuries ago.

Ok, sorry to nerdgasm all over the place. I just can't help myself sometimes..