Warm welcome to you Heather! Glad to see you found us and finding like minds is not always the easiest of things to do, but the Internet has made all of it possible. We look forward to your participation on the forum and always pleased to see some female balance in these forums. Make yourself at home.

Thanks goodness for the internet, right?

Welcome, Heather.

Well, what originally got me hooked was a class I took in Ancient Philosophy, then lately my interest has been focused toward existentialism/metaphysics and in particular I've been reading Camus lately (even though he would deny being an existentialist, or perhaps even a philosopher).

I hear you about the house of cards in a wind tunnel...hahah. I think philosophy has to be discussed to even have a remote chance of reaching toward understanding. I realized I wasn't getting anywhere when all I got was blank stares and rapid subject changes from people who I try to discuss this stuff with (i.e. everyone in my immediate circle, lol).