Is the word and idea of "logic" here fostering a bit of
equivocation? While Mike has expressed it, I think it is a fair depiction
of Ron's thinking on these issues. An idea can "make sense" to an
individual and thereby be said (by some) to have a "logic," peculiar to that
individual's frame of reference (a bit presumptive that), but the logic of
logical reasoning is not/should not be seen as tied to individual frames of
reference. Rather, logic, as understood by logicians, is a form of
reasoning that has value precisely because of its utility beyond particular
individuals. This argument and the problems with it are not far from the
(to me) silly treatment of so-called "state-specific" sciences popularized
by C. Tart in the sixties. It is underlying a lot of claptrap in many areas
of pseudoscience from paranormal research to views on alternative medicine.
Gary Peterson
Gerald (Gary) L. Peterson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI 48710
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1-517-790-4491
> Ron,
>
> You have captured my interest. However, just because a conclusion is
logical from
> an individual's frame of reference, it is not necessarily sound science.
Like it or
>
