Geoff-Allen
Resident megalomaniac
Hope you are all enjoying your time here on this planet!
Here's a little article I found almost by chance -
The bit about ambiguity is maybe scrolling half-way down the page - you can't miss it
The point where most people go wrong is thinking there is only one way of gaining truth, one perspective that fits on every bit of data. But describing a painting in terms of its chemical composition can be just as truthful as describing the same information, the painting, from an artistic point of view. Since they both talk a different language, they can never make a claim about what the other is saying. You can’t falsify an inner experience with scientific evidence, nor can you falsify scientific evidence with inner experience.
Read more here -
Why Open-Mindedness Should Go Hand In Hand With Skepticism
Cheers!
Here's a little article I found almost by chance -
The bit about ambiguity is maybe scrolling half-way down the page - you can't miss it
The point where most people go wrong is thinking there is only one way of gaining truth, one perspective that fits on every bit of data. But describing a painting in terms of its chemical composition can be just as truthful as describing the same information, the painting, from an artistic point of view. Since they both talk a different language, they can never make a claim about what the other is saying. You can’t falsify an inner experience with scientific evidence, nor can you falsify scientific evidence with inner experience.
Read more here -
Why Open-Mindedness Should Go Hand In Hand With Skepticism
Cheers!