Is human logic the best way to go about things?

Question

I mean, human logic is wrong in some instances, especially in quantum mechanics and physics. There are so many counter-intuitive things in these two areas, that it is almost unbelievable, that human logic is so wrong. So since human logic is wrong in unlocking the mysteries on how everything works, is human logic the answer for everything else?

Answer 1

Just because we don't have the answers to all the questions does not mean we have the answers to none.

Conversely, logic fails us at the most human of levels. Why do you like to hold a puppy? Or not? Is this question driven by logic?

If you cannot answer a question with logic, does that mean you don't answer the question?

Answer 2

I think you're misunderstanding a few things. First, there are systems of logic that can be quite rigorous, and, if followed don't lead to logical error.

Human logic doesn't fail in the quantum world, at least not all of it. Intuition does not mean logic. Intuition is based on feelings. True logic recognizes the inconsistencies we find in the quantum world and asks us to modify our understanding.

True logic is as much a science as are the hard sciences. We may encounter something we don't understand but that doesn't mean logic has failed, only that we haven't yet properly applied it.

Answer 3

I think you're equivocating on "logic." As far as I understand it, logic is not a human invention. It wouldn't even make sense for it to be a human invention, because that would make it rather conventional, and nothing would be universally true. But I know that some things are universally true, like the interior angles of a triangle are equal to two rights (180 degrees).

Rather, I think that humans draw universal principles out of smaller truths they see every day, like the knowledge about the interior angles of a triangle.

I don't think that human logic has failed in the fields you mentioned, I just think we haven't found the proper principles yet. Like you said, it's very counter-intuitive, so it may take us a while yet.

Answer 4

Since human logic is the basis for everything we know and everything we as humans have produced, then what else is there? Even the computer is based on human logic. SO what do we do? Let the animals do it all? Human logic has produced everything that we use each day, such as tools, utensils, cars, planes, toilet paper etc., so your argument that human logic is wrong in unlocking the mysteries of how EVERYTHING works is totally incorrect. And without human logic, there would be no quantum mechanics to ponder.

Answer 5

Well I think you're trying to say it both ways.

The LOGIC itself is OK, and I believe is the right way. The problem is that we apply it either incorrectly or incompletely.

In the case of discovering quantum mechanics, it was a matter that previous (logical) theories had admitted gaps with experiments.

The thing that sets apart religion (abandonment of logic) from science (logical reasoning from observed facts) is that when science is proved wrong it is done so by OTHER SCIENTISTS. And usually, some new discovery is posted. Overall, it is progressive.

I think the real problem is people don't apply cold hard logic enough and try to warp reality to fit their belief system.

Answer 6

Well human logic is.....human logic. It's made up by humans and it is changed by humans. We can make 2+2= fish. why wouldn't that make sense? People would probably give me some long mathematical statement proving why but all that is made up as well. The best way to go about things is to do what you believe is right to do. Don't let something like logic stop you.

Answer 7

You don't know what logic is.
Logic is never wrong.
If something is wrong it's not logical.
You have to fit the logic to the problem.
The first attempt may be wrong but you learn why and change the logical approach.
Intuition and logic are not the same thing.
Intuition can be wrong, Logic can't.

Answer 8

The moment we think logic and hard sience can solve everything we loose something fundamental to humans. It may well be that there is a limit to what we can understan regardless of logic. Its not surprising that at the cutting edge of science our current logic fails? Our paradigms constrain our logic and it will require a breakthrough to move forward in understanding. Mathematics at its cutting edge suffers from similar problems with many "proofs" requiring endless review and verification. The world gets hazy the closer you get to the edge.

Answer 9

Logic makes the world what it is. The world is a big mathematical equation with so many variables the nothing can compute exactly the correct outcome, though estimates come pretty close. What you seem to be describing as "human logic" would be better termed as "uneducated speculation".

Answer 10

human logic follows associations...it also requires more abstract thinking to unlock the answers to "everything else"---human thinking can be awkward in certain instances--but all in all--humans are on the right track in the developed world.