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What is Logic?

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What is Logic?
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What is Logic?
September 10, 2010 at 6:19 pm
I've just started this thread after looking through a number of threads and noted how much confusion there seems to be about what logic is and can do (especially many theists who seem to be of the opinion that logic alone can proove the existence of a deity).

I'll give my pennys woth to start off.

Logic is purely the manipulations of a set of axioms (starting assumptions) using a number of agreed manipulation rules to arrive at a result. The only subject for which logic alone is of use is in Mathematics. If we extend logic alone being used to describe Life, the Universe and Everything, we have Philosophy (I would include Theology here too). when logic is used with careful observation and experimentation, then we have Science.

I'd be interested to see what others think.

All the best

Chris
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What is Logic? - by chris - September 10, 2010 at 6:19 pm
RE: What is Logic? - by padraic - September 10, 2010 at 7:16 pm
RE: What is Logic? - by Watson - September 10, 2010 at 7:21 pm

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