struggle4progress
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:04 PM
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Poll question: Truth and Proof |
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Since a number of posts in R/T continue to be concerned with questions such as, "Can such-and-such be proved?" and "Is such-and-such true?" perhaps one should discuss "truth" and "proof."
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:12 PM
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---- All you need is a textbook on Inductive Logic (including discussion of the 17 Basic Fallacies of Inductive Reasoning) and a passing knowledge of the syllogistic problem model.
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:23 PM
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3. What did you learn from your textbook about the second poll question? |
More Than A Feeling
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:15 PM
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2. Proof enables us to make better judgments about what is true. |
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Edited on Sun Jan-07-07 01:15 PM by Heaven and Earth
Otherwise, there is no way to choose between contradictory claims, and the chances of a claim supported by no proof being an accurate reflection of reality are relatively smaller than a claim that is supported by proof.
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:30 PM
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4. Interesting that you posted this today |
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From "The Bowl of Saki" by Sufi Inayat Khan (sayings for contemplation for each day of the year):
Yesterday's (Jan 6):
The truth cannot be spoken That which is spoken is not the truth.
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:50 PM
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7. Perhaps rather the flavor of Tao Te Ching 56: |
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One who knows does not speak. One who speaks does not know ...http://www.religiousworlds.com/taoism/ttc-list.html
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:31 PM
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Edited on Sun Jan-07-07 01:35 PM by zeemike
Or There is nothing new under the sun....That is; if you can imagine it it is true.
That age old question is Are we men dreaming that we are butterflies or butterflies dreaming that we are men?
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Sun Jan-07-07 01:32 PM
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6. Some things are true that can't be proven |
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It's been proved. (Godel's Theorem). They are distinct concepts.
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