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Since it was Satan who introduced us to the pursuit of knowledge, shouldn't devout theists of all stripes denounce critical reasoning and logic as the work of the Devil?
Since it was Satan who introduced us to the pursuit of knowledge, shouldn't devout theists of all stripes denounce critical reasoning and logic as the work of the Devil?
The fall of Adam came from his learning about good and evil, Manifold, not from discoving critical reasoning and logic.
Ya' know, in order for one to logically critique something one must first understand it.
Clearly you don't.
Logic is rarely black and white.
So yes, theists believe in logic. We just realize there is alot in life that logic doesnt address.
Since it was Satan who introduced us to the pursuit of knowledge, shouldn't devout theists of all stripes denounce critical reasoning and logic as the work of the Devil?
The fall of Adam came from his learning about good and evil, Manifold, not from discoving critical reasoning and logic.
Ya' know, in order for one to logically critique something one must first understand it.
Clearly you don't.
Lucky for me I have you to clear these things up for me.
And perhaps in your hurry to lecture me, you didn't realize that this thread was in response to an even more ridiculous one posted earlier in this forum.
You really are a pompous asshole and that's what I love about you!
What is absolute truth?
Aquinas pinched logic from Aristotle
I wonder if Aristotle intended his logical form to be used to prove something factually (so far) unproveable (eg the existence or otherwise of God).
I wonder if Aristotle intended his logical form to be used to prove something factually (so far) unproveable (eg the existence or otherwise of God).
He does so himself in Metaphysics:
It is evident, then, from what has been said, that there is a primary being, eternal and unmovable and separate from sensible things. It has also been shown that the primary being cannot have magnitude, but is without parts and indivisible. For the unmoved mover moves in unlimited time, and nothing limited has unlimited power...
Aquinas' Catholic God is a helluva far cry from Aristotle's "unmoved mover," though.
Logic is rarely black and white. Logic depends alot on the premises you accept to base your conclusions.
Yet, there are a few things that can be logically deduced. For example, we can learn there is absolute truth by analyzing the antithesis with logic:
1. There is no absolute Truth.
2. Premise 1 is an absolute Truth
3. Since premise 1 & 2 contradict, premise 1 cannot be true.
Unfortunately, not all matters are as easy to analyze logically.
So yes, theists believe in logic. We just realize there is alot in life that logic doesnt address.
Logic is rarely black and white. Logic depends a lot on the premises you accept to base your conclusions.
Why do you say, "logic is rarely black and white?"
Since it was Satan who introduced us to the pursuit of knowledge, shouldn't devout theists of all stripes denounce critical reasoning and logic as the work of the Devil?
is there an inherent contradiction with being both a theist and a believer in logic?
Not if they are sound. Faulty reasoning is usually a symptom of unsound axiomsUm... because it depends a lot on the premises you accept to base your conclusions.