Astonishment is the root of philosophy.

Paul Tillich
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Every day we hear and learn things that surprise us. We may even find ourselves saying, “I never would have thought of doing that.” Astonishment is the root of philosophy. Astonishment is part of the basis of knowledge and the means by which we learn. It is the shock of finding out what we did not know before.

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