Mario
Thanks for your two examples. I would use different terminology for both
examples. Rather than say it is true knowledge I would say that within a
balance of probability, the first object would stay up as long as fuel is
supplied. It could definitely not be a certainty. In the second case, there
is a very high degree of probability that one who jumps off a tall building
would fall to the ground and die. As in both cases there is a balance of
probability involved, I would find it difficult to consider this as true
knowledge. True knowledge must mean something is absolute i.e it would
always happen. People have survived falling from tall buildings!
Do you fancy trying again?
Cornel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mario Goveia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Theist v/s atheist?
--- cornel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Mario
It would be helpful to figure out what you mean by
"true knowledge." That concept was largely rejected
when religious knowledge was questioned with
the rise of modernity. Further, one would even be
pressed very hard to refer to anything in science
as "true knowledge."
Have you missed the boat along the way on this kind
of discussion?
Mario replies:
No, but I think it is you who has missed the boat and
has fallen into the water:-))
Let's see if I can give you an example of true
knowledge that even you, who is so highly schooled
that everything is relative, will be able to
understand.
How about the true scientific knowledge that a
properly designed object if moving above a certain
speed, can be made to rise up off the ground and stay
up as long as it has enough fuel to maintain it's
speed?
Or, how about the true scientific knowledge that if
one jumps off a tall building, one will fall to the
ground and die? Those who would "... be pressed very
hard to refer to anything in science as "true
knowledge." should try it sometime :-))
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