> [Krimel] > The point I have been attempting to makes is that I hold beliefs for all > sorts of reasons. I use reason and rationality to justify holding beliefs. > But more often than not my justification is not reasonable or rational and > the 'reasons' is give are largely irrelevant. I can also justify belief > for emotional, historical or ritual reasons. Belief does not spring from > reason alone. > > In this sense I am a pot, sincere in my belief that Platt's kettle is > black.
[Ian] You say that Krim, but all that is really narrowing a definition of "reason" The reason you hold a belief IS reason - I might say. Back to the Linguistic Turn ? [Krimel] I may offer up all sorts of "reasons" to justify my beliefs but not all of them are "reasonable". I am saying that "reason" is a species of justification but it is one we are likely to splash all over our beliefs to give them the appearance of being "rational" even when they aren't. But I hold a belief because I can "justify" holding it. Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
