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Here in the Philosophy forum we will talk about all the "why" questions. We'll have conversations about the way in which philosophy and theology and religion interact with each other. Metaphysics, ontology, origins, truth? They're all fair game so jump right in and have some fun! But remember...play nice!
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Originally posted by JimL View PostReason and logic are self evidential valid methods of finding truth as has been proven throughout time. Reason is not itself something that need be proven, it's what we use to prove facts about the world. The facts concerning the world would be first principles, the physical laws say, would be first principles.
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Originally posted by Tassman View PostYou've agreed to my comment that "A premise that "might be true or false" will result in a conclusion that "might be" true or false", but you snipped the important bit, namely that such a premise "may be merely a belief not a reliable fact". Why?
Best wishes,
Lee"What I pray of you is, to keep your eye upon Him, for that is everything. Do you say, 'How am I to keep my eye on Him?' I reply, keep your eye off everything else, and you will soon see Him. All depends on the eye of faith being kept on Him. How simple it is!" (J.B. Stoney)
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Originally posted by lee_merrill View PostWell, I don't believe there is a dichotomy between beliefs and facts, which this part of your comment seems to imply.
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Originally posted by Tassman View Postvalid
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostYeah. But you were arguing that you can't accept reasoning as a valid method of finding the truth without the scientific method. And that is false. Reasoning is prima facie a valid method of finding the truth. It is a first principal. You can't even come up with the scientific method without first using reasoning.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostHe does? Can you show me where?
Originally posted by lee-merrillI am making a positive claim, actually, and one demonstration is in the validity of human reasoning. The naturalist has no basis on which to establish the validity of human reasoning, therefore it is supernatural.
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Originally posted by SparkoHe does? Can you show me where?
Originally posted by lee-merrillI am making a positive claim, actually, and one demonstration is in the validity of human reasoning. The naturalist has no basis on which to establish the validity of human reasoning, therefore it is supernatural.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostYeah. But you were arguing that you can't accept reasoning as a valid method of finding the truth without the scientific method. And that is false. Reasoning is prima facie a valid method of finding the truth. It is a first principal. You can't even come up with the scientific method without first using reasoning.
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Originally posted by shunyadragon View Postlee_merrill stated that reasoning itself is not the first-principle for the validity of reason, and requires the first-principle as supernatural.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostWas that reasoning you used there Tassman?Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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