Friday, January 27, 2006

Signs of human limits

Humans have limits because: (1) They are made up or composed of other things. (2) They always have limited information about existence.

Saturday, January 14, 2006

Affirming the Antecedent


Some critics of logical arguments used by some religious people, say that when one starts with a firm belief in God then tries to use logical arguments to prove that God does exist, he is actually committing a logical fallacy such as Affirming the Consequent or Circular Reasoning.

I think that what could have been overlooked or misunderstood by some critics, and unfortunately by some believers as well, is that any type of rationalizing about deep religious concepts was not how the belief system started. The original belief system was based on a mystical experience that did not involve a shred of logical argumentation, rather was pure sight, vision, or experience.

Friday, January 13, 2006

"Show me a Miracle"

A few days ago I read an article on the net by a writer who insisted on seeing a mystic performing a miracle so he might believe mystical claims.

I am not trying here to say or even to hint that anyone who demands a proof for mystical claims is right or wrong, that is not my intention or concern. I am also not trying to prove that miracles exist; I am just trying to say that the possibility of what might be considered as miracles, need not be dismissed.