Is LOGIC the ultimate authority?

[Coriolis]

Let's leave the stupid people out of this.

Seem to be popular conclusions with physicists.

Unnecessary. They usually don't make it "in" in the first place.

 

[Zarathustra]

Does that means Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking are stupid?

Yes.

 

[jcloudz]

“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.”

Albert Einstein quotes


this sounds more like a Right Brain VS left brain...which is more important question

 

[Zarathustra]

Sounds like an INTP (Einstein) recognizing the superiority of INTJs (Neils Bohr).

 

[Rasofy]

I think we should all recognize Zara is the smartest guy in the forum and close the thread.

 

[jcloudz]

the recognizing part is a neat thing.

 

[Coriolis]

I think we should all recognize Zara thinks he is the smartest guy in the forum and close the thread.

Fixed.

 

[jcloudz]

Fixed.

 

[SingSmileShine]

Just look at my MBTI type. I hate logic. It's too dull and factual for my more abstract mind!

 

[Mole]

Logic is the lance used in ego jousting.

 

[Qlip]

Logic is the lance used in ego jousting.

Some people forgo the lance and attack with windmills in hand. I wonder which is more authorative.

 

[Coriolis]

Some people forgo the lance and attack with windmills in hand. I wonder which is more authorative.

The lance. But the windmill is often more entertaining.

 

[Qlip]

The lance. But the windmill is often more entertaining.

There's always the Rule of Funny.

tvtropes.org

Any violation of continuity, logic or even physics is permissible if the result gets enough of a laugh.

 

[citizen cane]

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?:

"Logic cannot be the ultimate authority.
If it were, we couldn't prove the laws of logic to be objectively authoritative in the first place, because we would have to assume they were authoritative in order to do so, which is circular reasoning."




I'm not sure whether I agree with it or not (or whether it even makes sense).

If possible, please explain the reasons for your position.

I'm guessing this is the line of thinking of many religious folks that find no conflict between faith and science. *insert something about God as a necessary starting point in order for this to not be a circle, or something*

I honestly do not have an opinion on this.

 

[entropie]

I'm guessing this is the line of thinking of many religious folks that find no conflict between faith and science. *insert something about God as a necessary starting point in order for this to not be a circle, or something*

I honestly do not have an opinion on this.

Yea it is. My opinion is that some people manage to transfer their bad taste even onto their logic

 

[Zaid]

Logic isn't absolute when its paired with emotions. We rarely logically argue, even in science, our logic is built on a hope, a fallacy.

Logic is wonderful, but as creatures we aren't truly capable of being 100% logical.

 

[Munchies]

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?:

"Logic cannot be the ultimate authority.
If it were, we couldn't prove the laws of logic to be objectively authoritative in the first place, because we would have to assume they were authoritative in order to do so, which is circular reasoning."

I'm not sure whether I agree with it or not (or whether it even makes sense).

If possible, please explain the reasons for your position.

yeh its circular meaning so the concept should be taken but the actual sentence structure itself reformed, its a real stupid question and answer.

The only thruth is subjectivity. Logic is subjective. The only objective thing about law is it's ambiguity. The ambiguity is always there it takes logic to pry it out, and is why a good lawyer can get you away with murder. A law is a law, but if you can manipulate ambiguity good enough, you are the law

 

[Mole]

Emotion and Logic

We believe in God for emotional reasons for logic tells us that we can neither prove nor disprove the existence of God.

 

[Munchies]

We believe in God for emotional reasons for logic tells us that we can neither prove nor disprove the existence of God.

how do you differentiate a feeling from a thought. Fear of god could make me confide in god for emotional reasons... but isnt there thought behind what made that fear a fear? ( or emotion, fear was just an example)

Emotions affect our logic, logic affects our emotion. Im not sure if there is a way to differentiate ( besides modern MBTI beleif)

 

[Siúil a Rúin]

Logic is only as good as the assumptions on which it is based.