We... — Varde
But if your point is merely that a hand cannot grasp itself, that too is readily understood. — unenlightened
That which employs a method to understand, cannot itself be subjected to that same method.
Map/territory dilemma.
It can only be given as an irreducible and necessary condition, then subsequently shown that the method it uses is both possible, and non-contradictory.
A strange conception not in itself possible to understand, and stands as an irreducible given necessity, in humans at least, is reason. — Mww
I wonder what it could even mean to understand the mind, though. — Janus
It seems as though you have misinterpreted what I said. — Janus
How do I know that processes of inductive and abductive reasoning (creative hypothesizing) are sound? — Janus
The question was as to how we "see" that. — Janus
I see reason as relying on felt sense. — Janus
Between "cannot be understood" and "100% of information on such subjects" there's a huge difference. You are kind of jumping from zero to infinity, from nothing to everyting, from indefinite to absolute.there are some concepts that cannot be understood. — Varde
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