(May 18, 2017 at 9:52 am)Neo-Scholastic Wrote:(May 17, 2017 at 5:22 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: Well, it would seem that in order for that to work, the world would have to be intelligible and at least partially conceivable.
I never said that the world was completely unintelligible. All that means is that there is some order to the world.
It seems to me that if the world is even partially unintelligible then that small amount undermines the intelligibility of the whole.
That's because you're a nutjob. Your metaphorical understanding of intelligibility is bollocks. The part undermines the whole? That's nonsense. Does the existence of randomness in quantum mechanics undermine the science. Does the existence of randomness in the universe "undermine" order? You're talking poetic rubbish.
(May 18, 2017 at 9:52 am)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: When you qualify the world's intelligibility that allows you to let in any absurdity through the back-door to dismiss otherwise reasonable conclusions about the nature of reality.
More poetic nonsense.
(May 18, 2017 at 9:52 am)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: Also I think questioning an essential and necessary correspondence between reason an intelligible world order raises serious problems with respect to humanities ability to attain knowledge. Personally, I think it undermines the whole enterprise.
Reality is a bitch. Get over it.
(May 18, 2017 at 9:52 am)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: If you don't stand for something, you cannot stand for anything.
Oh please, spare me. You're talking barely intelligible metaphysical gobbledygook and invoking stupid platitudes? Get over yourself. The world is a mixture of the intelligible and unintelligible, and much as you might not like the fact, wishing it away won't make it so. Our reason and our senses are fallible, and a healthy skepticism is a good thing. Your platitude notwithstanding, standing for the wrong things is just being stupid. With supernaturalism and faith and a belief in magic, you fall for all the wrong things.