Obviously, an organized system of barking will never be able to master an understanding of the world. Curiosly, humans think they can, and then they are even surprised seeing that it doesn’t work. — Angelo Cannata
in the illusion I do not see what my eyes see. — Art48
Thinking that it works, even just a little, means that we have some ability get access to the truth, to reality, to how the world really is — Angelo Cannata
It cannot work. Thinking that it works, even just a little, means that we have some ability get access to the truth, to reality, to how the world really is. — Angelo Cannata
evidence — Angelo Cannata
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Can you give any evidence that in what you said there is anything, even just a tiny bit, free from any conditioning of your mind? — Angelo Cannata
What is the argument?But I don’t see a flaw in the argument. — Art48
You can see that the argument is invalid. It says "A, therefore B".My conclusion is that, since we cannot think without using our mind, therefore whatever we think cannot claim any truth, any reality, any objectivity. — Angelo Cannata
Ok, so let's set it out clearly.The argument is in the OP. — Art48
Suppose two "perspectives" - first person and third.
Posit that we cannot know what causes our sensations.
Supose first person accounts to be "more certain" than third person accounts.
Conclude that one doesn't see what one's eyes see.
Now I don't follow that. The argument is incomplete. — Banno
There's a need for precision in the language used in situations such as this.I do not see what my eyes see. — Art48
Conclude that not everything is relative? — Banno
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