From: James Thompson (thompsonj@higgslaw.com)
Date: Wed Jun 12 2002 - 10:21:44 MDT
>>> kalkor@kalkor.com 06/11/02 23:56 PM >>>
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[James]So it makes little
sense, if we are going to take our beliefs on faith, to have more faith
in the authority of science than in the authority of religion or of our
parents. But what if we are no longer content to take our beliefs on
faith in anyone else's authority? How, then, do we go about deciding
what composes reality. Ultimately we cannot do better than to have
faith in our own authority, and base our beliefs on what makes the most
sense, and feels most deeply right, to us. Interestingly enough, this
was precisely the method advocated 350 years ago by a man who has been
called the father of modern science, French philosopher Rene Descartes.
[Kalkor]Very well said. But there's something you missed I think, and
that
is:
...what makes the most sense, feels most deeply right to us, and has
proven
itself most effective in achieving the desired result...
[James]I suppose that would depend on what result is desired.
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