When I think about all the times that I was certain that I was right, and yet later realized I was wrong, it makes me quesiton how valid one's feelings of certainity really are. How is one to seek truth without allowing one's feeling of certainity to blind them from the fact that they might be wrong?
2007-02-18 17:24:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
what? Your statements have nothing to do with existentialism.
2007-02-18 17:26:22 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of my favorite existential thinkers was DesCartes. He often asked how he was certain that he existed. He was famous for "I think therefore I am." His belief was that we can never be certain of anything, except that we exist, and the existence of God. It's impossible to seek truth in the way you have described. We are born into this world, and at that exact moment we have developed a bias. There is no such thing as "unbiased" therefore there is no suck thing as seeking truth in that manner.
2007-02-19 01:30:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like when I was a true believer in Jesus...I was so sure I was right, but I was wrong...and now I don't care what ppl believe.
2007-02-19 01:30:44 · answer #3 · answered by plferia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree withthe first poster. But your point is valid. There are different kinds of truth.
This cake is good is far different from
There is no god.
It's all relative.
2007-02-19 01:29:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you're proven wrong then that just proves that you are fallible, that doesn't reflect on the infallibility of the word of God or the perfection of God.
2007-02-19 01:28:11 · answer #5 · answered by hisgloryisgreat 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A good question.
2007-02-19 01:27:46 · answer #6 · answered by robert p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know.
2007-02-19 01:28:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋