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Originally posted by theresult
right = 1 wrong = 1 the question/me = 1
Do we realy understand the consept of logic or the reason why oddness is needed in maths? and if so were did that come from..
for me there is mathimatical equations for eveything we know but the only one we dont know is how we got here.. and the end product of that anomliy is odd numbers..
Originally posted by Psychonaughty
And if we didn't know anything and were never right I would not be talking to you via the internet.
Originally posted by Voltzen
Of course there are things that I think I can safely categorize as knowledge, for instance I can say I know if I unplug my computer, it will go off. Then there are things that I can categorize as educated guess, for instance I figure if I throw my computer against the wall, it will probably go off permanently,
When we know something, then it is true in all cases and doesn't contradict our other knowledge. Knowledge only grows. I think that if we were able to live forever, we could eventually become omniscient, but then we would probably decide to start over and learn it all again.
Whether what we take as truth actually is or not is irrelevant in the end, because perception is reality, and life is an ongoing learning experience, so knowledge is constantly being shaped by new insight.
Originally posted by cancerian42
I wouldn't say this is undeniable truth, perhaps you are wrong and your computer will magically stay on.
When we know something, then it is true in all cases and doesn't contradict our other knowledge. Knowledge only grows. I think that if we were able to live forever, we could eventually become omniscient, but then we would probably decide to start over and learn it all again.
Originally posted by prevenge
"Beliefs are dangerous. Beliefs allow the mind to stop functioning. A non-functioning mind is clinically dead. – Believe in nothing…"
-Timothy Leary
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Originally posted by GRANDWORLDDRAMA
thats why belief in GOD (which in itself is faith) is so important
its the yardstick to measure the universe by.
Originally posted by Voltzen
Sometimes we think we know something beyond question of a doubt, and then later learn something that proves we didn't know half as much as we thought we did. Though I guess that would be less of new knowledge canceling out old knowledge, and more of a case of new knowledge replacing old conviction. Though opinions shape some types of knowledge, particularly anything of a less concrete nature, such as morality or faith.