And yet some theories fail to germinate because they are parched in regards to vital nutrients, like corroboration of the facts or general observation.
I like that you don't commit to theories (if you don't do so in a Socratic way... that you are holding out belief for something more true, so you suspend belief, and rather opt for disbelief).
But the same goes for religious prejudices. You can't assume Christianity is right just because you discover Christianity "is true for you in significant ways." If you aren't going to assume scientific theories, you need to dispense with "religious theories" too. And that's ALL dogmas.
Because if you are going to eschew all theories and (at the same time) assume some unfounded thing, what does your initial rejection of theories even amount to?
"I take it on faith," is a FAR better argument for theism than "the facts inevitably lead to this conclusion."
So stick to faith. And leave those "difficult attempts to make sense of the facts" to atheists or maybe anyone who cares deeply enough about the facts to accept them no matter what they are. I don't trust someone who has accepted "what the facts are" before saying "these are the facts" to give an accurate portrayal of the facts. A true Socratic position is an entirely unprejudiced position.
I like that you don't commit to theories (if you don't do so in a Socratic way... that you are holding out belief for something more true, so you suspend belief, and rather opt for disbelief).
But the same goes for religious prejudices. You can't assume Christianity is right just because you discover Christianity "is true for you in significant ways." If you aren't going to assume scientific theories, you need to dispense with "religious theories" too. And that's ALL dogmas.
Because if you are going to eschew all theories and (at the same time) assume some unfounded thing, what does your initial rejection of theories even amount to?
"I take it on faith," is a FAR better argument for theism than "the facts inevitably lead to this conclusion."
So stick to faith. And leave those "difficult attempts to make sense of the facts" to atheists or maybe anyone who cares deeply enough about the facts to accept them no matter what they are. I don't trust someone who has accepted "what the facts are" before saying "these are the facts" to give an accurate portrayal of the facts. A true Socratic position is an entirely unprejudiced position.
