OP clearly doesn't know what rationalism is. Hardly qualifies him to comment on it.
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Is rationalism a humanism?
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  RE: Is rationalism a humanism?
August 15, 2023 at 1:45 pm
(This post was last modified: August 15, 2023 at 1:46 pm by Simon Moon.)
(August 15, 2023 at 1:43 am)MarcusA Wrote: And convince me if you can that the colour green is the colour green. The color green is the label humans put on a specific wavelength (490 - 570 nm) of energy that travels in the form of electromagnetic waves. Our eyes detect that wavelength as the color green. People with colorblindness will not see green like people with normal eyesight, but they still detect the same wavelength of light. Other animals and insects, will see the wavelength of 490 - 570 nm differently than we do. But no matter what, the wavelength range of 490 - 570 nm still exists. And humans, will continue to label that wavelength as green. You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.  (August 15, 2023 at 11:55 am)MarcusA Wrote:(August 15, 2023 at 9:56 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: OP clearly doesn't know what rationalism is. Hardly qualifies him to comment on it. If you question someone to determine if Plato is boring, you're being Socratic (I haven't yet worked out how to put Aristotle into this mix). Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
 (August 15, 2023 at 12:28 am)MarcusA Wrote: Rationalism is a religion. Did you use reason to reach that conclusion?
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”
Wiser words were never spoken.
You can stick reason on a high altar if you wish but I will stick with my own personal knowledge.
MarcusA:
And convince me if you can that the colour green is the colour green. Simon Moon: The color green is the label humans put on a specific wavelength (490 - 570 nm) of energy that travels in the form of electromagnetic waves. Our eyes detect that wavelength as the color green. People with colorblindness will not see green like people with normal eyesight, but they still detect the same wavelength of light. Other animals and insects, will see the wavelength of 490 - 570 nm differently than we do. But no matter what, the wavelength range of 490 - 570 nm still exists. And humans, will continue to label that wavelength as green. Asketh and the Lord G. Biv provideth. Sending forth a messenger. Blessed be brother Moon. Many thanks for waxing tincture. (August 15, 2023 at 6:28 pm)MarcusA Wrote: You can stick reason on a high altar if you wish but I will stick with my own personal knowledge. So, what knowledge you have is unreasonable? Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
All learning is unreasonable.
(August 15, 2023 at 7:11 pm)MarcusA Wrote: All learning is unreasonable. Really? It’s unreasonable to learn to drive a car or to practice medicine or to compose music? Are you by any chance an idiot? Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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