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Author Topic:   Degrees of Faith?
Archer Opteryx
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Message 49 of 86 (384558)
02-12-2007 4:53 AM
Reply to: Message 42 by JustinC
01-19-2007 3:28 PM


Intuition, maybe?
Maybe instead of 'faith' here you are speaking of intution.
Intuition would be another form of knowing that does not depend on the operation of reason (logic) yet does not necessitate a leap (faith). Intuition would just be one aspect of cognition--the way our minds sort perceptions.
In that case you don't need 'faith' in logic because your mind is wired in such a way as to see logic's validity as self-evident. This is intuitive knowledge.
What if we say 'Life has meaning'? That might also reflect intuitive knowledge. Saying 'Life has meaning because' or 'Life's meaning is', though, would take us away from intuition into other operations. Faith and reason would start coming into play.
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Edited by Archer Opterix, : typo.

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