RE: A little bit of a personal crisis
July 25, 2014 at 6:08 pm
(This post was last modified: July 25, 2014 at 6:09 pm by Simon Moon.)
(July 25, 2014 at 5:25 pm)Alice Wrote: There is no path to truth. There is only what you believe, and what you do not believe, as you walk in your world. The truth is meaningless to you, but the illusions will have meanings abound.
Sure there is a path to truth, or at least a path to what is likely to be true. That is a method that follows demonstrable evidence, reasoned argument and valid/sound logic.
Do you disagree that using the above method is the most reliable method to use to assure your beliefs map accurately reality?
The truth is extremely meaningful to me. I care whether my beliefs are true, or at least likely to be true. I also want to eliminate from my mind as many false beliefs as possible.
Truth is not subjective. Are you one of those people that thinks that everyone has 'their own truth'?
Quote:As for testing... Vex could always embrace Silence.
A great method for meditation, and the advantages that come from that.
A bad method to test if an existential claim is true.
If embracing silence told someone it is true that they can fly, would you let them jump off a high building?
Quote:I'd rather they died for me, but ehh... I'll take a soul when it's offered.
Not sure what this means?
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
