(April 24, 2017 at 3:53 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote:(April 24, 2017 at 1:34 pm)Kernel Sohcahtoa Wrote: However, out of curiosity, if metaphysical questions are a product of the human mind's attempt to understand the nature of reality, then could the human mind also be projecting the existence of metaphysical answers/truths onto reality? In other words, how can humanity accurately discern objective metaphysical truth from preconceived notions of metaphysical truth?
Metaphysical truths include things like the Principle of Non-Contradiction. If the PNC is not true then that would mean that reason itself is not effective. That is a self-defeating position.
There are instances where the PNC is not considered true: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_noncontradiction
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
