Assignment #1.

"It seems in the process of growing up, we lose the ability to wonder about the world" - I interpret that to mean that in our transition from childhood to adulthood, we stop feeling fascinated about what we experience in life, and indeed it is true, for most of us have the knowledge to make logical assumptions or answers to our experiences and therefore could never be as fascinated, awestruck or curious by every new experience we encounter as a child, as shown by Thomas' reaction to his father floating, contrasted by his mother's horror and fright.

This is because most of the questions that philosophers of yore have pondered about have been answered by science, which have been preached to us through school or the media, and we accept science to be the answers to the questions we've perhaps pondered about. As we grow up, our exposure to science increases, therefore more of our questions are answered and thus we cease pondering about these questions and instead rely on the answers - knowledge - that we've been given. For example, if it wasn't already taught to Thomas' mother that humans can't fly, perhaps she'd ponder the question of "Can human's fly?" instead of sensing danger because she knows that "Humans can't fly."

As we gain more and more so called knowledge in advancing into our lives, we ultimately stop wondering altogether because our knowledge leaves no question unanswered - therefore nothing to wonder about - in our limited view of the world that is daily life.