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11-27-2012 03:09 PM |
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Originally Posted by blastingas10
(Post 1254547)
But logic can be subjective. What may be logical to one person may not be to another. When Copernicus theorized that the sun was at the center of the universe, I'm sure it wasn't logical to other minds at the time. Even minds that were intelligent for their time. He had to open his mind to something that seemed illogical according to the current paradigm.
So, in theory, everything that seems logical to us now could very well be proven to be illogical by some revolutionary thinker in the future.
I have to agree with what seek says above. Just because we are sure we are right at the moment doesn't mean that we are indefinitely right. It only seems logical to me that some of the truths of today will be the fallacies of tomorrow, as we are always progressing our knowledge of the world.
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Logic can be subjective from one person to the next, but technical logic still exists. An assumption, for example, is a logical fallacy. You can dispute the legitimacy of the rules of logic all day, but at the end it's still blatant that an assumption is by definition unsubstantial.
"truth" is constantly changing, and that's why there's a theory that absolutes cannot exist, the exception to the rule being the rule itself. Personally, that seems pretty ridiculous, and the theory breaks it's own rule, and it leaves everything open for discussion. When you think about it, it almost makes sense. Nothing is really for certain. Everything from mathematics, existence, morality, etc. is up for debate.
I personally don't believe in any supreme being, but I don't deny the existence of one (or even multiple). When I'm dead, maybe I'll find out. Maybe not, maybe there are gods and no afterlife.
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