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reasoning

  1. ratiocinator

    Universal Realism

    Recently finished reading Rationality by Steven Pinker. There is much that could be said about it but this passage in particular stood out to me: People divide their worlds into two zones. One consists of the physical objects around them, the other people they deal with face to face, the...
  2. ppp

    Let's say that your sacred text is perfectly moral...

    Let's say that you're sacred text is perfectly moral, and all of the prophecies have actually come true in a completely unambiguous matter. Given that hypothetical, why should anyone believe that a god is responsible, let alone the concept of God particular to your sacred texts?
  3. wizanda

    Questioning the Rules of Reasoning

    So on trying to explain how my logic works to a professor of Logic; realized had to turn my equations in my head into a physical format, so did a few additional ones: Code: $ variable. +\- plus or minus sum. Letters with no variables are a known. X marks the spot. * made up by me. ->...
  4. Mickdrew

    Ideology vs Philosophy: Sam Harris, Cenk Uygur, and the importance of honest actors

    [Apologies in advance if this thread is miscategorized. It has elements of a religious debate, political debate, and a philosophical discussion. I honestly had no idea which of the 3 would be best fitted] For those who don't know: logic is not meant to be the basis for ad hoc reasoning (or at...
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