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Reason is the antithesis of religion. Religion is the taking of something to be true because you wish that thing to be so. Reason is the taking of something to be true because of some sort of rational and logical process based on evidence. So, you're saying you acknowledge reason as the most high e...

Reason is the antithesis of religion. Religion is the taking of something to be true because you wish that thing to be so. Reason is the taking of something to be true because of some sort of rational and logical process based on evidence. So, you're saying you acknowledge reason as the most high e...

what is the religion of reason? Just how powerful can self-justification be? How is it that one can believe in reason as their god, worshiped as the most admirable thing? Truly they see it as the provider of all they need to know. Yes, the mind can become a god. But I would distinguish between reas...

what is the religion of reason? Just how powerful can self-justification be? How is it that one can believe in reason as their god, worshiped as the most admirable thing? Truly they see it as the provider of all they need to know. I'm not quite sure what you are asking/saying here. Aer there people...

what is the religion of reason? Just how powerful can self-justification be? How is it that one can believe in reason as their god, worshiped as the most admirable thing? Truly they see it as the provider of all they need to know.

well don’t be afraid, its ok. Also, LSD is experienced. Thought is either guided misguided or not guided and can only think what is there to think as in what the thinker is aware of or made aware of to think. (there's more to it then that) Thing is, what you posted about Einstein you said he “belie...

The truth explains reality as it is. There is one, whether it is perceived or not. that would be correct I am afraid humanity is not that self-assured that there is a physical reality even when not observed. As Einstein said though, he believes the moon is there whether he is looking at it or not. ...

No, there is one truth. How could be different truths? That makes the reality incoherent. well, yeaaah . but truth isn't one truth because reality would be incoherent otherwise. the truth is the truth whether its perceived, or not perceived, or perceived incorrectly, or correctly. the truth is stil...

its seems to be fashionable now to redefine personal knowledge as personal truth. turning what i know or have experienced isn't what you know or have experience in to "truth is relative". and converting that into if it isn't known, then its not true. No, there is one truth. How could be d...

Boy, for someone who says "...no offence meant..." in critiquing something, you sure are trying your darndest to offend me. I've already admitted that my artwork isn't very good,... Ridiculous. DPMartin U clearly have NO idea about art..to think a child could conceive the psyche of themse...

Yeah. Parents would probably have shot the police too. Great solution! in the case of the OP yes it would be a great solution, stand around waiting for children to be shot is deplorable. here is a case where those in your opinion should have guns if anyone should have guns, and the public shouldn't...

Yeah. Parents would probably have shot the police too. Great solution! in the case of the OP yes it would be a great solution, stand around waiting for children to be shot is deplorable. here is a case where those in your opinion should have guns if anyone should have guns, and the public shouldn't...

America has completely lost the plot. Uvalde school Parents cuffed, peppered, and tazered. https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2022/ ... r3vazfsmww it wants to be like Europeans where control, is more important then the situation at hand. if my memory serves one of the 911 planes was hijacked with a ...

Why do you keep avoiding the question I asked earlier which stemmed from you making the following statement... Again, what is this so-called "truth" you were referring to in the above quote? _______ no, i mean the illustration really sucks it sucks to look at, I've seem [sic] 10 yr old's ...

Why do you keep avoiding the question I asked earlier which stemmed from you making the following statement... Again, what is this so-called "truth" you were referring to in the above quote? _______ no, i mean the illustration really sucks it sucks to look at, I've seem 10 yr old's work b...