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Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy
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RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy
(January 19, 2018 at 7:46 pm)FireFromHeaven Wrote:
(January 19, 2018 at 7:36 pm)chimp3 Wrote: Religion was our first attempt at explaining reality. 

Philosophy our second. 

We know more now through science.

So you would argue philosophical arguments are useless in this regard because they aren't science?
I would argue that philosophy is a good way to argue morality, ethics, law, etc. It is useless as a way to determine the nature of reality. The limitation of the human mind was demonstrated by Galileo when he looked up with a telescope. Since then, science has relied on instrumentation to see beyond what our mammal/ primate senses can perceive.
God thinks it's fun to confuse primates. Larsen's God!






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Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by FireFromHeaven - January 19, 2018 at 6:39 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by polymath257 - January 19, 2018 at 6:45 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by polymath257 - January 19, 2018 at 10:22 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Minimalist - January 19, 2018 at 6:53 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Joods - January 19, 2018 at 11:09 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Minimalist - January 19, 2018 at 6:59 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Grandizer - January 20, 2018 at 1:10 am
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Astreja - January 20, 2018 at 3:03 am
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Haipule - January 20, 2018 at 3:56 am
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Grandizer - January 20, 2018 at 8:38 am
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by KevinM1 - January 20, 2018 at 3:05 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Amarok - January 19, 2018 at 7:19 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by chimp3 - January 19, 2018 at 7:36 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by brewer - January 19, 2018 at 7:48 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by brewer - January 19, 2018 at 9:14 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Whateverist - January 20, 2018 at 10:04 am
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by chimp3 - January 19, 2018 at 7:57 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by chimp3 - January 19, 2018 at 8:10 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Whateverist - January 19, 2018 at 10:52 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Wyrd of Gawd - January 20, 2018 at 9:50 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by emjay - January 20, 2018 at 10:28 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by emjay - January 20, 2018 at 10:46 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by brewer - January 19, 2018 at 7:43 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by chimp3 - January 19, 2018 at 8:20 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Succubus - January 19, 2018 at 10:59 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by chimp3 - January 19, 2018 at 8:29 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by KevinM1 - January 19, 2018 at 8:22 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by KevinM1 - January 19, 2018 at 8:32 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by MysticKnight - January 19, 2018 at 9:17 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Whateverist - January 19, 2018 at 11:03 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by MysticKnight - January 19, 2018 at 9:21 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by brewer - January 19, 2018 at 10:14 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by MysticKnight - January 20, 2018 at 5:38 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Minimalist - January 19, 2018 at 10:33 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by KevinM1 - January 19, 2018 at 11:23 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Succubus - January 19, 2018 at 10:34 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Minimalist - January 19, 2018 at 10:53 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Grandizer - January 20, 2018 at 1:33 am
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by LastPoet - January 20, 2018 at 8:28 am
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by chimp3 - January 20, 2018 at 10:38 am
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Pat Mustard - January 20, 2018 at 1:14 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by polymath257 - January 20, 2018 at 2:19 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Whateverist - January 20, 2018 at 4:28 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Edwardo Piet - January 20, 2018 at 11:38 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Whateverist - January 21, 2018 at 4:17 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by MysticKnight - January 21, 2018 at 4:55 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Jehanne - January 21, 2018 at 5:44 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Grandizer - January 22, 2018 at 6:47 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by polymath257 - January 22, 2018 at 10:07 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by polymath257 - January 23, 2018 at 4:28 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by KevinM1 - January 22, 2018 at 6:22 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by KevinM1 - January 22, 2018 at 7:12 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by polymath257 - January 23, 2018 at 6:11 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Grandizer - January 23, 2018 at 8:45 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by polymath257 - January 24, 2018 at 7:25 pm
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RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by emjay - January 24, 2018 at 7:08 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by emjay - January 24, 2018 at 9:41 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Mister Agenda - January 25, 2018 at 10:16 am
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by MysticKnight - January 24, 2018 at 12:25 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by LastPoet - January 24, 2018 at 2:47 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Succubus - January 24, 2018 at 4:49 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by MysticKnight - January 25, 2018 at 7:21 am
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by emjay - January 25, 2018 at 9:12 am
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by polymath257 - January 25, 2018 at 9:17 am
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by LastPoet - January 25, 2018 at 12:27 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Jehanne - January 26, 2018 at 11:57 am
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Mister Agenda - January 25, 2018 at 12:09 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by Whateverist - January 26, 2018 at 12:00 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by MysticKnight - January 26, 2018 at 3:52 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by MysticKnight - January 26, 2018 at 3:44 pm
RE: Arguments Against Thomistic philosophy - by polymath257 - January 26, 2018 at 3:48 pm
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