GuardianSoulX
Okay, you want a philosophical argument then........? *sigh* Ok......
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Well to the author of this thread, do you actually believe in truth?
Next answer this, do you believe that perfection is a possibility?
Do you believe that everything has a purpose or is everything just so random to accidentally gain a purpose?
Do you believe that you are an animal? And the question that follows is: do you feel that there is more to life?
What do you perceive faith to be? What do you perceive evidence to be?
Is truth opinionated?
And finally........Which existed first: truth or reason?
Answer these questions please and I'll be able to understand your "challenge."
Thank you and have a nice day. ^^
Ok, interesting questions, I will answer them as best as I can.
1. Do you actually believe in truth?
This is a difficult question, because to believe is to accept something as truth, so you're asking do I accept that truth is true. In other words, does truth exist. I would say yes. It's an assumption I will admit, but it's one that isn't contradicted as of yet, but anything I've encountered and without it we could not make sense of the world around us.
2. Do you believe that perfection is possible?
Not sure if it is really. Perfection is a human ideal, it is based off purposes we set forth. Something can only be perfect if we give it a parameter to meet, and most are unreasonably unlikely or statistically impossible.
3. Do you believe that everything has a purpose or is everything just so random to accidentally gain a purpose?
This is a pointed question but I'll answer it anyway. Purpose is a human ideal, only humans are doing things with purpose and have goals. A rock doesn't have a goal, neither does a ball of ice, a cloud of dust or any other object you care to mention. The only way something has a purpose is if it's specifically crafted with a purpose by people, or assigned a purpose by people. So no, everything does not have a purpose until we give it one.
4. Do you believe that you are an animal?
No. I KNOW that I am an animal. This is self-evident in that I am living and I'm not a plant, fungus or bacterium, therefore I am an animal. It is possible I could be a fifth form of life, but it's so unlikely that it's not worth testing. Human beings however as a species, they are animals.
5. Do you feel that there is more to life?
More than what?
You seem to assume I'm dissatisfied with life as it is... but what do you mean by "more to life", that's ambiguous and makes little sense. More to life than what, debating on the internet. Probably, I'll likely find more direction in life in a few years.
6. What do you perceive faith to be?
Idiotic.
Faith is accepting something as fact without reason, and even in spite of reason. It is the opposite of logic. It is pointless.
7. What do you perceive evidence to be?
Evidence is anything that can objectively support one interpretation of the world to be true. If there is enough evidence, it is considered fact until a single piece of evidence to disprove that interpretation is shown. Some evidence is weak and some is strong, depending on the situation, it's reliability etc.
8. Is truth opinionated?
Truth has no opinion, so no. If you mean is truth subjective, then no, no really. People can accept things as truth that are not, so one person can call something true when it isn't, and as people make mistakes and have inferior knowledge of the world to know all truths it is likely that everyone accepts one or more falsities as truth. I hope to accept as few falsities as possible. Actual truth is not subjective, people however are, and people make mistakes.
9. Which existed first: truth or reason?
Truth. As reason is simply the method by which we observe in an objective manner in order to discern truth, truth must have existed first.
I hope these answers help.
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