RE: Being good without god
February 24, 2013 at 5:31 pm
(This post was last modified: February 24, 2013 at 5:32 pm by Neo-Scholastic.)
(February 24, 2013 at 9:46 am)Esquilax Wrote: Or, in a more realistic scenario, have you ever considered that we construct our concept of logic based upon the demonstrable, repeatable effects of our actions and the physical world around us, ...Sure, the effects that lead us to construct a logical process existed before we did, and came with the universe.Perhaps the choice of pre-existing implies a temporal concept I did not mean. What I mean is that a rational universe is contingent upon a rational order, not the other way around. Either way your response begs the question. How can a constructed logic be constructed without logic? You could not synthesize empirical experiences without a priori ability to do so.