(June 21, 2014 at 1:25 pm)Muslim Atheism Wrote: So it doesn't matter much what book people read, as long they can interpret it correctly.

I read a lot of Jack Vance books is that OK?
I don't read holy books ..I read the bible before and studied it and that was one too many..
I don't know where you are going with this MA

@OP

Statistical probability gathered by our senses, when they can be demonstrated to be reliable, and extra-sensory tools (symbols like math, technologies like computers, telescopes, microscopes), which often aid that and much more.

(June 21, 2014 at 1:42 pm)vodkafan Wrote: I read a lot of Jack Vance books is that OK?
I don't read holy books ..I read the bible before and studied it and that was one too many..
I don't know where you are going with this MA

Any books are okay. but I did some experiment and stop eating and drinking for many weeks. . I start to realize that "our understanding" is dependable on our emotions, experiences etc. From this experiment, I conclude that I must start from "nothing" (empty my emotions etc) in order to acquire true understanding from my reading. Perhaps that explain any religious or non religious books is okay, but what matter to "knowledge" is not from what we read, but more on the issue of who and what we are. It is just my opinion.

(June 21, 2014 at 2:31 pm)Muslim Atheism Wrote: Any books are okay. but I did some experiment and stop eating and drinking for many weeks. . I start to realize that "our understanding" is dependable on our emotions, experiences etc. From this experiment, I conclude that I must start from "nothing" (empty my emotions etc) in order to acquire true understanding from my reading. Perhaps that explain any religious or non religious books is okay, but what matter to "knowledge" is not from what we read, but on the issue of who and what we are. It is just my opinion.

I preferred psychedelic mushrooms over starvation myself.

(June 21, 2014 at 2:35 pm)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: I preferred psychedelic mushrooms over starvation myself.

Never tried it . . I don't know. I guess it is not about depression, but it is more about becoming "nothing". . where many organs almost paralyse. It is not happiness, it is not depression, it is not right, and it is not wrong, it is not good, and it is not bad etc. . . that kind of emotional state of mind.

As Plato put it, justified true belief.

(June 21, 2014 at 2:35 pm)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: I preferred psychedelic mushrooms over starvation myself.

Will you share?