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Is rationalism a humanism?
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 RE: Is rationalism a humanism?
August 17, 2023 at 3:49 pm
(This post was last modified: August 17, 2023 at 3:52 pm by LadyForCamus.)
(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. 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. RE: Is rationalism a humanism?
August 17, 2023 at 3:51 pm
(This post was last modified: August 17, 2023 at 3:52 pm by LadyForCamus.)
(August 15, 2023 at 7:11 pm)MarcusA Wrote: All learning is unreasonable. What method did you use to reach that conclusion? Reason?
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. 
For a rationalist, reason is naive realism.
 (August 17, 2023 at 6:04 pm)MarcusA Wrote: For a rationalist, reason is naive realism. You seem to hold a number of unreasonable positions. 
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Ravenshire, all that I have learnt comes from experience. It can be kind of random, but what is more random than thinking your perception of the world comes naturally.
 (August 17, 2023 at 6:43 pm)MarcusA Wrote: Ravenshire, all that I have learnt comes from experience. It can be kind of random, but what is more random than thinking your perception of the world comes naturally. Sounds as if you need more experiences, because what you’ve learned so far seems pretty underwhelming. 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
What's underwhelming is people talking about things that they don't know.
 (August 17, 2023 at 7:43 pm)MarcusA Wrote: What's underwhelming is people talking about things that they don't know. You seem a prime example. “If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.” — Confucius |
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