There are people who believe that the earth is flat, that the earth is less than 6000 years old and that God created everything. And they go on with life just fine. — Purple Pond
Right now I've convinced myself that I don't need to know the truth about anything. I'm dying to know what all the fuss is about. What so special about the truth? — Purple Pond
As far as what philosophy actually is, I have to say that the Bertrand Russell quote posted by Inter Alia is probably the best explanation I've seen recently. — JustSomeGuy
There can be no epistemological barrier to our understanding. — tom
You can argue that will have the capabilities to discover everything that there is eventually, but there isn't a strong basis to make that argument on. — JustSomeGuy
Philosophy is supposedly a search for truth. Philosophers go through great pains arguing for what they believe is true, But is necessary to spend so much time and energy advocating for what we perceive as true? Most people go on just fine not knowing the truth. There are people who believe that the earth is flat, that the earth is less than 6000 years old and that God created everything. And they go on with life just fine. How is knowing the truth about things going make a difference in your life? Especially those things that don't concern your daily life.
Right now I've convinced myself that I don't need to know the truth about anything. I'm dying to know what all the fuss is about. What so special about the truth? — Purple Pond
There are no truths in a Universe that is in constant flow. There cannot be. — Rich
That's not true. — creativesoul
Is it necessary to know the truth?
There are no truths in a Universe that is in constant flow. There cannot be.
— Rich
That's not true. — creativesoul
It wasn't intended to be... — Rich
↪creativesoul Well if you can find a truth then exactly how long does it remain a truth if everything is changing? — Rich
Philosophy is supposedly a search for truth. Philosophers go through great pains arguing for what they believe is true, But is necessary to spend so much time and energy advocating for what we perceive as true? Most people go on just fine not knowing the truth. There are people who believe that the earth is flat, that the earth is less than 6000 years old and that God created everything. And they go on with life just fine. How is knowing the truth about things going make a difference in your life? Especially those things that don't concern your daily life.
Right now I've convinced myself that I don't need to know the truth about anything. I'm dying to know what all the fuss is about. What so special about the truth? — Purple Pond
I've convinced myself that I don't need to know the truth about anything — Purple Pond
As a simple example one must know the truth that a gun can kill for you to be careful around it. — TheMadFool
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