The Art Of Reasoning
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We think that we are all logical creatures, that we can attain truth by our
logical reasoning, but historically, this has not been the case. Every
scientific advance somehow “exemplifies the defective state of the art of
reasoning of the time it was written.” (pg.62)
Thus, we are not perfectly ....
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.... like
hermits. Living in a social setting, our beliefs would be challenged by
those that we interact with in our daily lives.
2. Method of Authority
Once the state/church reaches a settled opinion, then let them teach that
belief and have those who reject it be terrified into silence.
This method has been much more successful than the method of tenacity
historically. For most people, this is the method that they use to fix
their beliefs, so long as they don't mind being intellectual slav ....
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