adamah: "Not really address"? Did you overlook where I mentioned "spatial dimensions" of 2D vs 3D?
fact of nature, closing an eye does not remove one spatial dimension. a person could be born blind and reliably conclude the earth is round (do you dispute that? which shape do you think the earth has? are you sure?). i just dont see your point.
Does even considering the POSSIBILITY of the fact that alternate perceptions of reality matter to you, or is it to be ignored as if it's less valid than yours?
I dont understand the question. Other people can persieve reality differently, but i see no reason why that should change my conclusion the earth is round. do you?
See, that's the problem with not understanding that perception of reality is NOT reality;
I understand that full well, please do not put words into my mouth.
you're assuming some absolute standardized perception of reality exists,
I assume no such thing, please stop making these silly strawmen arguments.
1) SBF thinks Cofty engages in an authoritarian style of an elder, due to his flawed over-confidence in what science claims to know, and his tendency to exclude other alternatives, and,
okay so SBF think cofty is overconfident in what science claims to know. Do you?.
I take it that roughly mean when cofty says the earth is 4.5billion years old and thats a fact, SBF (and you?) want cofty to say: "the earth is with all possiblity 4.5billion years old", and you feel that "with all possiblity" (something you dont bother to insert yourself in all other circumstances btw, for instance when subscribing views to me that you dont know i hold and in fact do not hold) is so important it must be waffled on about every time.
Myself? I just think its pointless and silly. I have no problem inserting "with all probability" without making a big deal about it.
2) Cofty says SBF is stalking him to make point #1 which Cofty doesn't want to admit to, because of his refusal to examine his own beliefs (which ironically is what he's asked OTHERS to do, in this thread).
okay, so why exactly do you think cofty wont examine his own views when he has stated so repeatly? all i see is cofty is not being convinced by poor philosophy and being a bit tired of SBF following him around.
Also, now you are making statements of certainty. Would it be insightful to me to insist you should prefix everything with a "perhaps", or would that just be beating a death horse after a while?