[MD] Dawkins a Materialist (is watching?)

[Micah]

Platt,

Yes, Platt you have a faith...we got that. 

But why do you need a faith to act and survive in the world? 

Social quality?

Micah


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Subject: [MD] Dawkins a Materialist (is watching?)


Quoting Micah <micah at roarkplumbing.com>:

> "Nothing can be shown to exist independent of humans" is an objective
> statement. It is fact.

Not an objective fact, only a logical truism. It is true that the
inference of of independent existence cannot be demonstrated. But we
justify such belief pragmatically: we act and survive in the world by
assuming it. We should not doubt in philosophy what we believe from
everyday experience to be the case.

Platt

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