Well, apparently, we can understand the world we live in through "other ways of knowing" (Reply #7)

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Fri Dec 30, 2011, 12:06 PM

7. Well, apparently, we can understand the world we live in through "other ways of knowing"

but the folks that assert these "other ways of knowing" have yet to give even a single example of knowledge gained via some "other way of knowing." They are unable to show just one advancement of understanding our world that has come about through some "other way of knowing."

Why do I bring this up? Because it is exactly the type roadblock you describe that hinders our collective advancement of understanding our world.

I think that is why there seems to be all of this religious blather and ballyhoo going on right now; religion is being threatened with extinction, and it has many of the folks who believe the religious claims of the supernatural very, very scared. But we, as humans, will eventually move beyond it. I only hope I get to see the next great step past religion happen in my lifetime.

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27 replies	Author	Time	Post
Setting human limitations... [View all]	Humanist_Activist	Dec 2011	OP
Thanks	tama	Dec 2011	#1
I view religion as a mental phenomenon...	Humanist_Activist	Dec 2011	#2
Mental and social phenomena	tama	Dec 2011	#3
The difference is that science is self correcting, to account for human fallibility...	Humanist_Activist	Dec 2011	#15
Self correcting	tama	Dec 2011	#20
And that's why I don't use faith to describe my confidence in those things...	Humanist_Activist	Dec 2011	#25
Based on previous experience	tama	Dec 2011	#27
Science can't answer everything...	Eliminator	Dec 2011	#4
Clearly religion can never replace science.	rrneck	Dec 2011	#6
I don't think science will replace religion...	cleanhippie	Dec 2011	#9
Absolutely.	rrneck	Dec 2011	#13
+1	cleanhippie	Dec 2011	#8
which is why it's the God of the gaps	deacon_sephiroth	Dec 2011	#10
God of the gaps	tama	Dec 2011	#14
Glad to see the name Henry Drummond mentioned in this forum a quite amazing man.	Leontius	Dec 2011	#21
In your attempt to discuss human limitations you raise 2 spurious issues: fear and religion.	Jim__	Dec 2011	#5
Plato's Sophist	tama	Dec 2011	#16
Well, apparently, we can understand the world we live in through "other ways of knowing"	cleanhippie	Dec 2011	#7
and I think that's the point of the day (week? month? century?)	deacon_sephiroth	Dec 2011	#11
Many examples have been given	tama	Dec 2011	#18
I am really confused here.	cbayer	Dec 2011	#19
Since we seem able to design machinery to significantly expand the ability of the brain	rrneck	Dec 2011	#12
I think the only limits on our capabilities are those imposed on us by the laws of physics...	Humanist_Activist	Dec 2011	#17
I'd like to join your "cautiously optimistic" view of the world, and	MarkCharles	Dec 2011	#22
I don't think religion will go away, rather I think its influence on society will steadily...	Humanist_Activist	Dec 2011	#23
Good thoughts there! I don't object to people getting together on Sundays	MarkCharles	Dec 2011	#24
I agree wholeheartedly how dare someone think they are right the arrogant bastards	Leontius	Dec 2011	#26

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