tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post113804257006809719..comments2023-10-31T03:18:26.963-07:00Comments on Great Guys Weblog: More on Rationalism and the abuse of reasonBrethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-1138618981439943092006-01-30T03:03:00.000-08:002006-01-30T03:03:00.000-08:00That axe is a lot duller than you think.For instan...That axe is a lot duller than you think.<BR/><BR/>For instance (quotes from the first article in the post):<BR/><BR/><I>The denial of universals carries with it the denial of everything transcending experience. The denial of everything transcending experience means inevitably-though ways are found to hedge on this-the denial of truth. With the denial of objective truth there is no escape from the relativism of "man the measure of all things."</I><BR/><BR/>This statement is guilty of taking as true that which isn't proven. That is, the acceptance of universals establishes truth. That notion is so inherently unsound that it collapses before it even gets to the door, particularly if it is used to show how faith is sufficient.<BR/><BR/><I>The expulsion of the element of unintelligibility in nature was followed by the abandonment of the doctrine of original sin. If physical nature is the totality and if man is of nature, it is impossible to think of him as suffering from constitutional evil; his defections must now be attributed to his simple ignorance or to some kind of social deprivation.</I><BR/><BR/>What is impossible for me to think of is how anyone can sell a sentence like that. It may very well be possible to arrive at the conclusion that ignorance etc, are at fault, but impossible to consider anything else?<BR/><BR/>Hardly. <BR/><BR/>Ooops. Out of time; have to head to work.<BR/><BR/>There are two posts on this topic, <A HREF="http://dailyduck.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Ideas & Consequences</A>, at The Daily Duck.Hey Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798930502187234974noreply@blogger.com