Something More
If I am going to make an argument,
I consider what useful holes could be poked in it. If there is a legitimate
criticism, I should address that. I wouldn’t expect people to just agree with
me because I made a statement. If I’m going to say something publicly, I
anticipate counterarguments. I can change my mind, if you give me better
reasons than the alternatives.
What is out there? The truth is
out there. There is also a lot of nonsense out there as well. Some
grounding in psychology is useful to understand the potential failings in human
thought. Humans brains look for patterns, and if they find them they try to
come up with explanations. Often it is just randomness, nothing more.
Confirmation bias. Cognitive dissonance: we find it hard to live with
contradictory beliefs, so we will try to resolve this even if we don’t have the
necessary information. We cannot read minds: we can learn something by what
people do but we cannot know their intentions though we try to
infer them. I’m not just saying these apply to you or to others, they apply to
myself as well. I think therefore I am, beyond this knowledge I accept
your comprehensive Cartesian skepticism.
Is there is a God? Are we all one
with the Universe? Is there some supernatural entity or energy that connects
us? Can we shape reality with just our thoughts (with no other actions)? You’re
not going to reason me there, but you can faith yourself there. I
expect arguments that rule out (if not completely at least plausibly) other
explanations. You do not have those. They are non-existent. You tell me you
have faith, and I’m fine with that. Don’t tell me you have evidence.
I am not dug in, I am agnostic
about it. I don’t believe science and logic can explain everything there is to
existence. In fact, there are parts of reality that are impossible to explain.
It is possible.
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