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  Bertrand russell on sceptisism (the philosophy)

  by bohm in

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  i am currently reading bertrand russells "a history of western philosophy" and this passage struck me as true:.

  scepticism naturally made an appeal to many unphilosophic minds.

  people observed the diversity of schools and the acerbity of their disputes, and decided that all alike were pretending to knowledge which was in fact unattainable.

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  I think that perspectivism is the only honest response to the complexity and uncertainty the world presents

  I disagree. Even within our limits we can craft and forge our future; at least we can try. That's not to say other perspectives aren't worth looking at, it's to say that in our day-to-day lives, we look for our own wellbeing, and we do it as best as we individually see fit. Show me a contrary example worth considering.

  Your perspectivism seems crippling to the point where there can be nothing set in concrete, thus nothing is set in motion. Ideas are great, implementations are better, IMO.
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  Design or Non-Design, finally we know, Darwin's Doubt

  by QC in

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  if you want to read the definitive explanation on fossils and how life arrived its covered in darwins doubt, by s.c. meyer.

  this is a game changer.

  the bomb!.

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  The Earth, Moon and Sun alignment distances are clearly intentional (not by chance).

  Hmmm... then why does the moon recede from the Earth a few centimeters every year?
  

  http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=124
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  The Bible and it's promise of Heaven and various other things

  by confusedandalone in

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  now in no way am i trying to discredit anyones beliefs or make fun, but once you get to heaven what is the plan once you get there.. of course, we always overlay extremely physical things upon the experience of heaven... milk and honey... ruiling over the earth etc... truthful the whole idea sounds so boring / mundane /monotonous.

  spending all of eternity serving god by carry messages here and there?.

  watching humans... i guess spending time with family that are also there and reminiscing.

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  Religion had its place in history to unite specific people and to give certainty in an uncertain world.
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  Bertrand russell on sceptisism (the philosophy)

  by bohm in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am currently reading bertrand russells "a history of western philosophy" and this passage struck me as true:.

  scepticism naturally made an appeal to many unphilosophic minds.

  people observed the diversity of schools and the acerbity of their disputes, and decided that all alike were pretending to knowledge which was in fact unattainable.

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  Do you think lions have use for "mountain"?

  No, but we do. And isn't that what is important?

  Slimboy, you said on another thread that your philosophy, or rather way of looking at things, proved useful. I've yet to see its usefulness.
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  Design or Non-Design, finally we know, Darwin's Doubt

  by QC in

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  if you want to read the definitive explanation on fossils and how life arrived its covered in darwins doubt, by s.c. meyer.

  this is a game changer.

  the bomb!.

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  QC, let's review design, ok? Hurricanes, tornadoes, parasites, predation, diseases, volcanoes, earthquakes, supernovas, death, tsunamis, just to name a few. I don't understand where that all fits in, can you please elaborate?
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  jwfacts or jwinterpretations?

  by slimboyfat in

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  jwfacts is a great website, but in view of the fact that "there are no facts, only interpretations", as nietzsche said, should the website be renamed jwinterpretations instead?

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  Waffling gets one nowhere. How about this view, SBF? How about we assume certain things first, then look to see if there is an error, so that something actually gets done?
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  If you believe in nothing, then how do you know JW's are wrong?

  by slimboyfat in

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  many who leave the witnesses go on to affirm other recognisable sets of beliefs.

  some become christians of various sorts, others tend toward patriotism as a kind of rejection of the anti-patriotic stance of the watchtower, while yet more simply affirm in general the secular values of mainstream society.

  do you believe jehovah's witnesses are wrong?

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  Does your Theology Align with Reality?

  by cofty in

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  thesits are fond of reminding us that science cannot prove there is no god, and in this they are correct.

  however, science should not be dismissed so lightly by anybody who values a faith that is more than a mere fantasy.. theologians like john shelby spong have shown the intellectual honesty to embrace the truths that science has discovered and adapted their religious beliefs to take account of reality.

  sadly many theists lack the courage to do likewise.

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  I think now would be a perfect time to clarify why, even with our limitations, science offers the best look at reality that we have.

  http://vimeo.com/3531977
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  Does your Theology Align with Reality?

  by cofty in

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  thesits are fond of reminding us that science cannot prove there is no god, and in this they are correct.

  however, science should not be dismissed so lightly by anybody who values a faith that is more than a mere fantasy.. theologians like john shelby spong have shown the intellectual honesty to embrace the truths that science has discovered and adapted their religious beliefs to take account of reality.

  sadly many theists lack the courage to do likewise.

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  and foreclose possible useful alternative conceptions of the world in the everyday.

  There's the key, Slimboy. I would argue fundamentalism isn't a 'useful alternative conception of the world', which includes belief in a 6000 year old humanity.

  It is important that realist or positivist conceptions of knowledge and language are opposed because they lead to tyranny in extremis

  I would say your style of relativism also leads to tyranny in extremis, as nothing is allowed to be established and built upon. Can we take a sort of middle ground here? Can we agree that while language is poor, it is useful, and that while reality is currently ungraspable in its totality, that we can make some useful assumptions about it?
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  Does your Theology Align with Reality?

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  thesits are fond of reminding us that science cannot prove there is no god, and in this they are correct.

  however, science should not be dismissed so lightly by anybody who values a faith that is more than a mere fantasy.. theologians like john shelby spong have shown the intellectual honesty to embrace the truths that science has discovered and adapted their religious beliefs to take account of reality.

  sadly many theists lack the courage to do likewise.

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  Slimboy, Descartes couldn't even state he was alive definitively (solipsism). He has some nice thought experiments, but his philosophy fails miserably with what we have observed. Of course, you could deny any and everything, but when it comes down to it, you wouldn't stop eating, breathing and going to work to gain sustenance just to prove one of these thought experiments, would you?