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ncos · 08-27-2008, 01:18 AM

Not all lenses are valid. Not all truths are valid. It is dangerous to live based on false assumptions and beliefs.

You might be able to see more with a red lens than a blue lens, but that could have serious consequences.

Terrorists killed 3000 people because of false religious beliefs.
The US illegally invaded Iraq and caused a huge mess because people had false beliefs about Iraq.

I locked the keys in my car and lost $75 to a locksmith because I falsely beleived that the keys were in my pocket.

Knowing whether something is true or not is important. Living in a fantasyland where things become true just because you think they're true can have real and serious consequences.

We can never know the absolute truth (maybe there isn't one), but epistemolegy and the scientific method are the best tools that we have to evaluate the truth of theories for practical purposes.

08-27-2008, 01:18 AM	#50 (permalink)
ncos Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 27	Lenses Not all lenses are valid. Not all truths are valid. It is dangerous to live based on false assumptions and beliefs. You might be able to see more with a red lens than a blue lens, but that could have serious consequences. Terrorists killed 3000 people because of false religious beliefs. The US illegally invaded Iraq and caused a huge mess because people had false beliefs about Iraq. I locked the keys in my car and lost $75 to a locksmith because I falsely beleived that the keys were in my pocket. Knowing whether something is true or not is important. Living in a fantasyland where things become true just because you think they're true can have real and serious consequences. We can never know the absolute truth (maybe there isn't one), but epistemolegy and the scientific method are the best tools that we have to evaluate the truth of theories for practical purposes.