If logic is the unwavering tool of all understanding... then I guess the earth really was flat.
2007-05-09 02:06:14 · 14 answers · asked by mick rogers 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Untill 500 yrs ago with what ever tools of understanding we had, it was common knowledge the earth was flat. Those who disagreed were pointed and laughed at.
2007-05-09 02:41:22 · update #1
F?ck around with your brain chemistry and you'll agree reality is subjective.
So can we "really" know anything
2007-05-09 04:42:40 · update #2
it's illogical to assume logic is flawless
2007-05-09 02:10:48 · answer #1 · answered by Byakuya 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That people thought the Earth was flat does not disprove the value of logic. It only illustrates that you can make mistakes using logic when you start out with the wrong assumptions.
Can we "know" anything? Of course. How did we get to the moon? By NOT knowing things?
2007-05-09 09:45:21 · answer #2 · answered by robstumpf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
But I would say logic isn't the unwavering tool of all understanding. Logic absolutely wavers, as it is rather subjective. Science tries to put objectivity back into logic. And remember, people who think they know something is different than people that actually do know something.
2007-05-09 09:13:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, we don't really know anything.
However, we generally can say that we "know" things under certain assumptions. For example, you can start by assuming that your brain and five primary senses provide you with useful information about your environment. From there, you can start making knowledge statements about your existence.
But you always have to have axioms and assumptions. The utility and accuracy of your knowledge with respect to the universe will definitely depend on how closely those assumptions match the nature of reality.
2007-05-09 09:45:49 · answer #4 · answered by Skep 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the limited perception of a human perspective, the Earth IS flat... at least in Illinois. Yes, we know things, but how well we know them is always in question. Science is subject to the limitations of its ability to measure things accurately. If Isaac Newton had access to particle accelerators he might have come up with even more advanced physics.
2007-05-09 09:12:07 · answer #5 · answered by Paul Hxyz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your going to say something like the world is flat you need facts to back it up. I like to think we have ideas more than saying we know.
2007-05-09 09:22:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
earth is a circle, though not perfect, it is belief that makes you thnks the earth is flat not logic
2007-05-09 09:15:36 · answer #7 · answered by ohiostate700 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you misunderstood the definition of logic.
2007-05-09 09:10:14 · answer #8 · answered by bark 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Descartes already proved that we can at least know one thing: I think, therefore I am. We know that we must exist (at least one of us has to).
2007-05-09 13:04:09 · answer #9 · answered by Seth B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We only know most things proximately.
2007-05-09 09:13:10 · answer #10 · answered by sokrates 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋