system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
A 31 year old philosophy student with a personal question.

So I have never felt as dumb as I do in this program. Is this a common occurrence to feel like the readings or concepts are tough to grasp?  I'm also constantly agreeing with a new reading only to agree with the criticisms of the idea, perpetuating this feeling of knowing so little. I'm really just reaching out to see if others have the same experience.
gpt
Yep. Philosophy is really hard. Focus on understanding the arguments as best you can. Read things very carefully and take notes if they help you work through stuff. As you read more you may find yourself building up a particular set of views you think is right, or perhaps not. Just reading carefully and thinking very hard about what you read means you're doing the right thing. If you're not sure about things, try reconstructing the arguments in your own words.