I think you've got a good topic here - at least as I read it. — tim wood
Is there any forceful idea that leads, pushes, and guides to a greater and more comprehensive world-view? — tim wood
Belief is a response to knowing. — BrianW
Our relative perception of an absolute reality creates a comprehensive < > unity... That is, our awareness of reality as containing what we know and don't know has resulted in the response we categorize as belief. — BrianW
What means do we possess to go from belief structure to belief structure - to move from place to place in this metaphysical world? — Perdidi Corpus
What is the relationship between a question and its answer? - That is: Where do we have to be so that the answer is seeable — Perdidi Corpus
In the absence of understanding people resort to beliefs. — 4thClassCitizen
I think, we are in principle never going to be in a position to see the answer to our question. — InfiniteZero
That is actually not true. For example the question - "What does it mean to mean?" Already speaks from a perspective from which the answer is knowable at least in the form of "That's what it is". If you wish to discuss that particular question, or a few other questions that relate to this topic, consider going to the following thread: https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/3980/what-prevents-us-from-seeingknowing-the-truth - You may also discuss that question here.The question is asked from a position that demands an answer that does not and cannot exist in the same position the question was asked from. — InfiniteZero
Yes... new answers do aid in seeing the world from a different perspective. But then ... so do questions - A question you are trying to answer might just force you to move somewhere where you are not - or maybe you don´t even need to try to answer it in order to move away. Do you think that is simply because questions already provide a base of presuppositions we end up standing on?I think the means is learning because by gaining more knowledge we inevitably expand our beliefs. — BrianW
That is actually not true. For example the question - "What does it mean to mean?" Already speaks from a perspective from which the answer is knowable at least in the form of "That's what it is". — Perdidi Corpus
Do you think that is simply because questions already provide a base of presuppositions we end up standing on? — Perdidi Corpus
What is the relationship between a question and its answer? - That is: Where do we have to be so that the answer is seeable? — Perdidi Corpus
What is the relationship between a question and its answer? - That is: Where do we have to be so that the answer is seeable? — Perdidi Corpus
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