Zone1 Intellectual Honesty

[Kilroy2]

That suggests, not admitting any errors, a dishonest approach to public dialogue. We all make errors, and we all know that. Some refuse to admit it, and therein lies the problem.

people can have discussion about things that do have an unknown answer

Is the earth round or flat

looking from space it does look round

standing on the earth , it is impossible to fall off the earth

Does God exist


Some things are not known

reasonable people can disagree

unreasonable people will always disagree

The error is pretending to know everything.

 

[PeterPilot]

people can have discussion about things that do have an unknown answer

Is the earth round or flat

looking from space it does look round

standing on the earth , it is impossible to fall off the earth

Does God exist


Some things are not known

reasonable people can disagree

unreasonable people will always disagree

The error is pretending to know everything.

Yes, reasonable people can disagree on subjects and opinions for which there is no answer. The knowledge mankind possesses is just a drop in the bucket compared to what mankind has no clue about.

Yes, the earth is round, a sphere, even though some of its terrain is flat or even concave.

 

[Foxfyre]

Understanding intellectual honesty is very simple compared to all that logic classes and principles involve.

In principle yes it is. In practice, it can get complicated.

 

[Kilroy2]

Yes, reasonable people can disagree on subjects and opinions for which there is no answer. The knowledge mankind possesses is just a drop in the bucket compared to what mankind has no clue about.

Yes, the earth is round, a sphere, even though some of its terrain is flat or even concave.

Okay how about this

Your at the south pole and take a rocket ride away from the earth

are you falling from the earth?

how about if you jump off a tall tower and ;you are falling

it can be said that your falling to the earth?

 

[Mr. Friscus]

The counts, recounts, court actions, all confirming your blob lost

You have to prove it was the most.

More intellectual dishonesty on your part.

You have to prove it happened.

 

[alang1216]

Being skeptical is part of critical thinking. Skepticism is not dishonest.

Refusing to examine facts and evidence is dishonest, and often a sign of cognitive dissonance.

Being skeptical is a very good thing but continuing to hold a belief that has been exhaustively examined and found to have little or no evidence behind it, is not.