... I don't think it implies it any more than defining a Unicorn implies it objectively exists. There's also no implication that truth needs to be perceived or...
Hey all, Hello Randy: No one said we don't perceive. I said if something is true it's true regardless of perception. And again, I mean *really true* ...
... well, "truth is that which is regardless of perception" implies the existence of an objective truth that need not be perceived and, thus, is insusceptible...
... Excellent. ... (...and Randy, being a human, thinks to himself 'I have someone who agrees with me, I have more evidence I'm right'. This is part of the ...
Hi Stephanie & all, "Reason is the ability to modify your beliefs in accordance with truth" I'd change it to, "Reason is the ability to modify your beliefs in...
My name is Stephanie and I am a currently-off, somtimes-on student of Philosophy; my special interest is Existentialism and what I call literary philosophers,...
... Sure, tell me something you know that isn't a fact. If you say "I know there's a god", I'll simply say prove it. And then you might say "well obviously...
... Me neither. To me: Knowledge is that we deem a fact. Truth is that which is regardless of perception. -- Signature...... "In the best relationships sex is...
Man, we've really gone around this thing...TTRRRUUUUTH! Now I think what we need to mention is that ethical aspect of ourselves, that part of us that has to in...
Thanks for another reply, which has yet again made me re-think what I said. Here is another version, getting any better? ... McDuff says, 'I'm going to sail...
Hi people. "Truth lies in action..." I don't think this is an off statement, but there are different facets of what truth may be. It can be idea or action,...
Hello everyone, Thanks for the response, its given me quite a lot to consider. I don't like standard definitions of Truth and Knowledge. I would recommend...
... What is a "pure" form of expression? ... I like that! Do you think humor is a mechanism for detachment? For example, if I said "Every night I dream I...
... Lets apply this same argument to science. I claim there's no such thing as atoms...we can observe and measure the effects of atoms but never see atoms...
I believe humor, the joke form, is of the most pure forms of expression of ideas, attitudes and the such that are most usually socially controlled. When a...
Is there a philosophy of humor ? What makes a thing humorous ? Is it necessary for all humor to have a puerile component ? I would very much appreciate any...
Hi, I've just joined this list and was immediately stirred into thought by the following passage, please forgive me if what I say is a bit off topic. ... a ......
Yours and a few other's ignorance of how to perform such a simple task as unsubscribing from this list is also rather a vexation. Visit www.egroups.com and go...
Hi Zeitman, Thanks for your comments - my apologies if you found me patronising! It is exactly because I find it patronising to have a religious structure...
Hello everyone I'm new to this group, however, I can say that I am glad to be part of a group that discusses matters at an intelligent level, and seem to be ...
... Philosophy... It affronts my sense of self determinism to have an some academic try to figure out my thinking. I find it patronising. People make is sound...
Dear Amber (lovely name), If you "beleived"; in what you wrote, then you shouldn't have forgoten what you wrote and asked people to send what you wrote to...
Religion.... It affronts my sense of self determinism to have an institutionalised religion impose a structure on my thinking. I find it patronising. My ...
... Some people need religion because it provides answers to unanswerable questions, and it provides a formula for life. I know one person (actually, a good...
I feel it is time I contributed to this discussion, and I have many things to say, so here goes: First of all, the poll in, I beleive, Digest #159. I think...
... I agree and the reason exposes an important argument point..rational thought. Deciding is a rational act, not a reaction. And when one starts to think...
In a message dated 07/17/2000 7:03:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... at ... We seem to be letting it go. don't we? Church attendance is getting smaller and...
What part of rural east Tennessee? I live in Maryville, right outside of Knoxville. Anyways, my point is that if certain people believe they are strong...
