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originally posted by: Moon68
1. If it's an objective truth, based on rock solid data and quantifiable, then it's solid reasoning.
originally posted by: Moon68
Seems to be rather simple:
2. If it's a subjective truth, based on feelings and my/their/a truth, then bad reasoning.
originally posted by: DevotedResearcher
a reply to: BeNotAfraid
I had to smile when I got my copy. Being used, it had all kinds of marks in it.
And the return address sticker of the family who had obviously deeply studied the book was still there.
originally posted by: DirtWasher
I do not agree that it is this simple and I think the word feelings has become such a buzzword as to be stigmatized while it is indeed a very real thing humans experience from which logic can be produced with sufficient understanding
originally posted by: DevotedResearcher
originally posted by: Moon68
1. If it's an objective truth, based on rock solid data and quantifiable, then it's solid reasoning.
I think what's also tripping us up a lot, though, is that people think that mainstream science and mainstream news media are the ones who have the objective truth, when, as it turns out, they often don't.