Sat 4 Apr, 2009 11:21 pm - [quote=kennethamy]The fact that reasons are sometimes rationalization does not show that the reasons are not good reasons, and prove what they are supposed to prove. Suppose I believe in God... (view)
Sat 4 Apr, 2009 11:13 pm - Hello everyone. I'm just stopping by to look around and perhaps join in on a few conversations.
I often find myself questioning things and trying to figure things out that I think are... (view)
Sat 4 Apr, 2009 10:07 pm - People often believe things first and find reasons to support their beliefs after the fact. We are very good at rationalizing things to ourselves.
I suspect this is in large part the... (view)
Sat 4 Apr, 2009 09:47 pm - You mention the "final truth". The mathematician Godel proved his "incompleteness theorem" which <paraphrasing> showed that no formal system which included arithmetic... (view)
Sat 4 Apr, 2009 09:35 pm - [quote=thing-N-ghost]My point is, while everyone may say "A tree." I cannot be sure what they actually mean by that. The only thing I can be sure about are words and their assigned... (view)