For some of us, the choice of majoring in philosophy is not really much of a choice; it's an inescapable fact of reality because we are compelled by the power of its questions; we are enthralled by the conceptual mysteries it presents; we're mesmerized by paradoxical positions that we want to simultaneously affirm and to deny; we are never satisfied with superficial answers... or even with sophisticated ones; we want to understand what's beyond the horizon, even when we're not sure what's on this side of it; and while we seek to understand and comprehend, we're in love with the process of investigation itself...
- Roberto Ruiz
Why Major in Philosophy (Berto: Philosophy Monkey)
Replace the phrase "majoring in" with "studying" if you're not actually planning on getting a degree in philosophy. Either way, this is an excellent description of the "love of wisdom." Replace the word "philosophy" with "science" and you might end up with a better understanding of what science is all about.
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