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From: Bruno Marchal
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Time: 2012-12-01, 15:56:19
Subject: Re: "Reason is, and ever ought to be, the slave of passion."
On 30 Nov 2012, at 19:23, meekerdb wrote:
On 11/30/2012 1:07 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote:
Hume uses that argumen
On 30 Nov 2012, at 19:23, meekerdb wrote:
On 11/30/2012 1:07 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote:
Hume uses that argument
as a basis for his dictum:
"Reason is, and ever ought to be, the slave of passion."
Meaning that one should not kill just because it is logical, etc.
I agree. The heart knows, re
On 11/30/2012 1:07 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote:
Hume uses that argument
as a basis for his dictum:
"Reason is, and ever ought to be, the slave of passion."
Meaning that one should not kill just because it is logical, etc.
I agree. The heart knows, reason can. But this leads to some problem. In fact
Even rational knowledge is guided by passion, because "Thought by
itself moves nothing" (Aristotle) including the inhability to move
though itself.
But passions obey hidden reasons (An evolutionary psychologist would say)
2012/9/11 Roger Clough
>
> Hi Jason Resch
>
> Faith (trust) and love trump
/2012
Leibniz would say, "If there's no God, we'd have to invent him
so that everything could function."
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From: Craig Weinberg
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Time: 2012-09-11, 12:32:19
Subject: Re: "Reason is and ever ought to be,
On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 9:33:57 AM UTC-4, rclough wrote:
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> Hi Jason Resch
>
> Faith (trust) and love trump logic every time.
> If my neighbor has riches, it would be logical to
> rob him blind.
>
Why 'every time'. Didn't the Native Americans have faith and love in their
spiritual t
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