<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "hyperbolicgeometry"
> > <hyperbolicgeometry@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Religion & Paranormal
> > > The Transcendental Temptation: A Critique of Religion and the
> > > Paranormal
> > > by Paul Kurtz. Published by Prometheus Books.
> > <snip>
> > > The first part of the book comprises of a solid explanation and
> > > defense of both skepticism and the scientific method. There
are, on
> > > the one hand, people who defend a practical stance towards
> > > knowledge and belief - people who are usually called
empiricists,
> > > rationalists or skeptics. But on the other hand are people who
are
> > > not content with mundane reality and who are susceptible to
claims
> > > about deeper mysteries and truths which require faith for
> > > acceptance.
> >
> > Or which stem from direct personal experience.
>
> Which is a middle ground -- "personally empirical". Not yet
> universally empirical.
But quite distinct from mere faith.
> But personal skepticism is also called for along with personal
> empiricism. We "experiece", but also interpret that experience. We
> need to question our interpretations. Is "this" the only possible
> interpretation of the experience? It appears to me, a lot of
> interpretations of experiences are based on faith / "scripture" /
> peer practice / magical thinking, etc.
Oh, unquestionably.
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