Which Philosophers are the Best?

 From my personal point of view Descartes saying I find the most useful. He was a French philosopher.

His Statement: "There is nothing so good that no bad may come of it and nothing so bad that no good may come of it" has always been my experience in life as an adult.

So, whenever someone tells me something is ultimately good I know immediately they are wrong.y

When someone tells me something is ultimately Bad I also have somewhat the same reaction.

Here's an example: "If the whole human race went extinct would that be a bad thing? answer: It might be good for all the other life on earth so they might survive in peace and only have to deal with each other.

This one is a mind blower even for me!

In this world as humans: 

It's about things being too good to be true.

At least in the physical world we live in Descartes Statement is Ironclad from my experience as an adult which leads me to my thought about growing up.

"How does ANYONE survive to be 30?"

Very carefully or not at all.

Extremism in any direction kills young people pretty quick from everything I have seen the last 77 years of my life.

For me, being extremely intuitive and instinctual and my relationship with both God and Angels are the ONLY reasons from my point of view that I'm still alive at 77 at all.

And I have watched my friends and relatives all mostly die since around 1970 when I was 22. 

I have only one friend left from 1969 climbing mountains and skiing and hiking all over the world and I have only one Cousin still alive in his 80s and another cousin who is almost 90 in the State of Washington that I write to often. Otherwise most of my older relatives are already gone.

So, once again Descartes Saying says it all for me (at least in this physical world we presently live in. 

So, if you are speaking to someone under 30 ask them to embrace the Greek idea of "Moderation in all things!" 

SO YOU CAN LIVE TO BE 90 OR 100 YEARS OLD! (if you want to do that).