RE: Topics that can't be researched

[Rick Adams]

        Mike wrote:

> This could be one of those suprisingly useful posts from
> Daytona.  Can we come up with examples of such topics,
> other than silly ones like, "How many angels can fit
> on the head of a pin?"

        To start thing out, what about:

        1. The existence of a supreme being.

        2. The meaning of life.

        3. The nature of good and evil.

        In fact, it could be argued, that _no_ purely philosophical concept, by
it's nature, lends itself to being researched. You can determine the
meaning of the terms, the roots of the belief, and the scientific
influences such a belief may impose on the perceiver. But you _cannot_
research the topic itself in a scientific manner (e.g., try to prove or
disprove the existence of a deity!).

        Rick
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Rick Adams
Department of Social Sciences
Jackson Community College
Jackson, MI
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