On 20 January 2015 at 06:36, Bruno Marchal <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 18 Jan 2015, at 20:42, meekerdb wrote: > > On 1/18/2015 6:26 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > With the definition you gave in a preceding post, and with which I agree, > everyone believe in some God. The question is always: which one? And where > it does come from, and why. > > All philosophers and most scientists have some idea about what is > fundamental reality - but (unless they are theologians) they recognize it > is just a working hypothesis. I'd say most people don't even think about > it enough to have a definite opinion. > > Well, it might be about time. Many people don't think to this, because we > abandonned the subject to professional brainwashers since a long time. > Most people are just not interested in fundamental science. Usually people > like to take things for granted, and dislike doubting everything, as > Descartes knew already we have to do if we search truth. > > This is indeed the sort of attitude that underlies blind acceptance that we must put the economy before the environment. Lots of politicians still answer environmental issues with economic "truths" as though that ended the matter. "If you think the economy is more important than the environment, try holdnig your breath while you count your money" "if you think physical reality is more important than mathematics, try throwing away your computer and flying to the Moon" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
