I like your idea of being philosophers or practicing philosophy. And, indeed, most (the 80% ?) do not ask penetrating questions of themselves or anyone else. They, largely, remain unaware... or could I even say, ignorant. Unfortunately, it is these who march off to war, who do as their masters tell them, who so enthusiastically adopt the language of political correctness, who become dependent upon a paternal government. One of the great challenges of the 20% is in how we view the 80% and how we view ourselves in comparison. Add to these two very general categories an additional 1-3% who are the "Alphas", the Elite, if you will, and then we have what we see in the world today. So, yes, we may ask questions, which is a very good thing, but hopefully we can answer them too. Blessings.