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2007-09-28 11:54:28 · 11 answers · asked by Third P 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Any search for wisdom, any attempt to understand the first causes, any honest intellectual endeavour for the sake of knowing and understanding is an honest philosophy: Positions and explanations vary but as to honesty goes, any philosophy will be honest in the same measure that its attempt to offer any explanation is for the sake of wisdom itself and not for any other purpose alien to knowledge for the sake of truth, be it power, domination, manipulation or deception.
The purpose of knowledge is truth, explanations are manifold, and points of view are countless. There is but one truth but we have acces only to our own portion of it, limited as we are by our own nature...yet we seek to understand. This is as honest as we can go.
And this is my humble and honest intellectual position.
Ave
2007-09-28 12:03:01 · answer #1 · answered by Dominicanus 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the notion that "it is impossible to know" seems honest in every sense of the word.
The result of the above philosophy does not necessarily lead to agnosticism though. Although one may determine that it is impossible to know, it does not preclude said individual from committing faith to believe in God. Thus, that person might not "know" God in the philosophical sense of the word, but might still believe in God in faith.
Man is not limited by his philosophy, nor should he be, unless he were satisfied that philosophy is as far as he should consider himself, and spirituality does not have any meaning or place in his life or being.
2007-09-28 15:05:05 · answer #2 · answered by Tuna-San 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Honesty and dishonesty are spiritual phenomena, not absolutes; the Will is positive, the Judgment is negative. This is not a guarantee for perfect knowledge. Agnosticism only admits honestly one fact, that this person does not have absolute perfect knowledge of God, nor perhaps of any other subject.
2007-09-28 14:15:15 · answer #3 · answered by Psyengine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Philosophers came in all colors and believes that makes this "science" interesting.
: )
2007-09-28 13:10:43 · answer #4 · answered by Lost. at. Sea. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do! I have often said that anyone who is completely honest has to admit that they simply DO NOT KNOW, for certain.
Lack of certain knowledge does not preclude belief, however :-))
2007-09-28 23:27:16 · answer #5 · answered by zen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who wants to be honest nowadays?
2007-09-28 18:08:26 · answer #6 · answered by aidus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No - pick something and believe in it, even if you believe in nothing!
I'm sure any God that exists would be annoyed by shilly-shallying and fence-sitting.
2007-09-28 13:26:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
just the opposite
2007-09-29 03:21:30 · answer #8 · answered by robert l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you can disprove the existence of God, but you can't prove his lack of existence.
2007-09-28 13:45:10 · answer #9 · answered by tarzanmanofthejungle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know what...I really don't know!
2007-09-28 11:57:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋