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Is science the only way to knowledge?

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RE: Is science the only way to knowledge?

October 15, 2013 at 10:35 am (This post was last modified: October 15, 2013 at 10:35 am by Faith No More.)

(October 15, 2013 at 10:33 am)Creed of Heresy Wrote: Clarification needed, please. I'm half asleep so you'll have to detail the question a bit more before I can answer.

You said, "I don't claim to know these things until I determine them to be rational." By what method of gaining knowledge do you determine the standard for what is and isn't rational?

Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell

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