(June 24, 2017 at 11:09 pm)paulpablo Wrote:(June 24, 2017 at 11:04 pm)Parsim0ny Wrote: The problem I'm talking about concerns agnostics as well, everybody seems to agree with me that we NEED to trust our brains and trust their ability to attain truth. What's the source of this trust ? Is it mere belief or hope ? What's your position on this ?
I firmly believe that without assuming that some absolute power created our mind, nothing can be said or done, nothing can be proved or refuted. Therefore the fact that I can demonstrate logical statements and discern between sound and unsound arguments is proof of this power's existence. Were am I mistaken ?
I can prove you wrong. I don't assume there is an absolute power that created my mind yet in typing this message I am showing my capability to do something.
You're showing your capability of doing something only in the eyes of creatures with similar minds and intelligence. Nothing proves that you can attain an objective truth about anything, it's a basic assumption that you have to accept blindly, or rationalize by the existence of a superior power.
