tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post111030232694249153..comments2024-03-14T08:15:15.207-07:00Comments on CADRE Comments: BKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967809861892681780noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-1110735024562056292005-03-13T09:30:00.000-08:002005-03-13T09:30:00.000-08:00I have Reppert's book on order and will look forwa...I have Reppert's book on order and will look forward to reading it.<BR/><BR/>BKBKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01967809861892681780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-1110705344528290842005-03-13T01:15:00.000-08:002005-03-13T01:15:00.000-08:00'After all, how can I know whether my thoughts are...'After all, how can I know whether my thoughts are true unless they are rational?'<BR/><BR/>Just because you are paranoid, does not mean that they are not out to get you!<BR/><BR/>And even hypochondriacs are sometimes correct when they think that they are ill.<BR/><BR/>As Victor spent a whole book trying to explain, the truth of a belief can be quite independent of the mechanism used to produce Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-1110561427412301022005-03-11T09:17:00.000-08:002005-03-11T09:17:00.000-08:00Anonymous (*sigh*), You said "We should see if our...Anonymous (*sigh*), <BR/><BR/>You said "We should see if our beliefs are rational by seeing if they are true, rather than by looking at the mechanism which produced them." I agree, but I wonder if there isn't a circularity to this argument. After all, how can I know whether my thoughts are true unless they are rational? Likewise, how can I know that my thoughts are rational unless they are true? BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01967809861892681780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-1110520083715490112005-03-10T21:48:00.000-08:002005-03-10T21:48:00.000-08:00' But until that time, it is inappropriate to psyc...' But until that time, it is inappropriate to psychoanalyze the reasons for my belief because my beliefs may well be held for a very simple reason -- my beliefs correspond with the reality.'<br /><br />We should see if our beliefs are rational by seeing if they are true, rather than by looking at the mechanism which produced them.<br /><br />I think this is one of the most important lessons Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-1110382057598024772005-03-09T07:27:00.000-08:002005-03-09T07:27:00.000-08:00Macht,
Tremendous. I really enjoyed the tale that...Macht,<br /><br />Tremendous. I really enjoyed the tale that you posted. It is true that when a child finds out about Santa Claus it does not mean that there isn't an intelligent being responding to his Christmas list and purposing that the gifts appear under the tree. Likewise, the real "Santa Claus" (hopefully) loves the child very much. Miller added a good twist to the story.BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01967809861892681780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-1110378071258976362005-03-09T06:21:00.000-08:002005-03-09T06:21:00.000-08:00Glenn Miller at the Christian Thinktank wrote an e...Glenn Miller at the Christian Thinktank wrote an excellent piece on Santa Claus and a smart little boy who almost loses all hope when he finds out Santa doesn't exist. <A HREF="http://prosthesis.blogspot.com/2004/12/truth-and-pony.html" REL="nofollow">I quoted the story on my blog</A> a while back.Machthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04496087495904724449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-1110316622164287792005-03-08T13:17:00.000-08:002005-03-08T13:17:00.000-08:00Yes, I am still talking to my youngest about Santa...Yes, I am still talking to my youngest about Santa Claus just as I was spoken to about Santa Claus. When I eventually figured out that there is no Santa Claus, only the spirit of the season as described so eloquently in the letter to Virginia, it did not lead me to believe that God was unreal, too. The evidence for God and for Santa Claus are of entirely two different realms.BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01967809861892681780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-1110309906707794592005-03-08T11:25:00.000-08:002005-03-08T11:25:00.000-08:00BK,
Since you brought it up, did you practice the...BK,<br /><br />Since you brought it up, did you practice the Santa Claus tradition with your young'uns?The Dawn Treaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05210183904763261892noreply@blogger.com