(March 18, 2017 at 12:34 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote:(March 17, 2017 at 9:32 pm)Nonpareil Wrote: Except for all the other people acting as though they have consciousness, you mean.
Then with respect to other minds, you allowing a liberal level of inference while with respect to apprehension of the divine using strict foundationalism.
No.
With respect to other minds, we have evidence. There is observable behavior that supports the conclusion of other minds existing.
With respect to gods, we have none. There is no observable behavior that supports the conclusion of gods existing.
(March 18, 2017 at 12:34 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: Nevertheless it is a properly basic belief.
Repeating that will not make it any less of a useless non-phrase.
"Owl," said Rabbit shortly, "you and I have brains. The others have fluff. If there is any thinking to be done in this Forest - and when I say thinking I mean thinking - you and I must do it."
- A. A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner
- A. A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner