Second, you speak of the Enlightenment bringing forth science, mathematics, etc., without acknowledging that much of these breakthroughs occurred in India, i.e., gravitational force, planet rotation, etc. 5.
No, I don't. You keep reading things into my words that aren't there. You're not hearing me. I spoke about reason here:https://areomagazine.com/2017/12/08/the-problem-with-truth-and-reason-in-a-post-truth-society/ …
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I have to go spend time with my daughter before bed. Nice talking to you.
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I’m not reading things into your words. But the implication of listing “reason” suggests that were are Cognitive Angels, of sorts—able to achieve perfect rational agency. And it was nice chatting with you, too.
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No, it is something we have to work at collectively utilising viewpoint diversity. The last thing I sent you explains this.
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We can aspire to be rational, same way as one may aspire for complete happiness. But just as in happiness, one can’t always be rational. It contrains us into, ironically, an idea of what we think a rational agent is suppose to be. Which takes away agency, and choice
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