What do you thing of the Chapter in Barbour and the article passed out in class?
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September 23, 2008 at 2:28 pm |
The epistemolgy article as well as the Chapter in Barbour were interesting reads with boat loads of though and information. Epistemology and the topics discussed on how we know things are really interesting because it displays how in a scientific method way of thinking you can only deal with concrete proof. In contrast there are some things we know and just cant prove why we know with scientific evidence, reminiscent of the sheep analogy we made in class. Epistemology is interesting because I think it deals with the part of the brain that deals with religion. The part of the brain that deals with inferences we make about the world. I concluded that we need a combination of both ways of thinking to progress.
September 23, 2008 at 2:29 pm |
Thats ^Alan Ericson^ who left the last comment y’all!
September 24, 2008 at 11:07 pm |
I did not really like chapter four in Barbour. It was too confusing and had too much information packed into it. Once we went over what it said in class, i did find most of the information interesting though. I liked learning about the two extremes, scientific materialism and bible literalism, and how neither one is really possible. On the other hand, i enjoyed reading the article about epistemology. It was much easier to understand and the light-hearted jokes kept me interested. I thought the whole concept on how we know things was really interesting.
September 26, 2008 at 12:17 am |
I agree with Allen I feel that we do need both ways of thinking because without proof obviously nothing is truly real (for most cases) however without the ability to believe in something, nothing could be proven or investigated. Scientific proof is only as good as the minds that can prove it and believe that it can be proven. Without the part of the brain that helps someone believe there is nothing. Religion plays an important role in this because although god and most of the religious points of view can not be proven, it is important to stand for what you believe in because it my one day (life or death) be proven to you especially if you truly believe in a religion(s).
September 30, 2008 at 11:59 pm |
i believe that allen hit most of the points in his response and it is true that we must not only believe what is right in front of us but also infer because that is how knowledge is discovered and learned.