Saturday, October 22, 2011

Being Right is Not Enough (video)

Jeff Orchard

excerpts:
  • Popularity <> Truth
  • Perceptions <> Truth
  • Emotions <> Truth
  • But logic is not intrinsically part of our brains. We must learn to think logically. Thus, a logical deduction will not satisfy most believers. In that sense, being right is not enough. 
Comment: I've thought of it as meaning that you needed to bring more to an argument than just reason alone. That is almost sinister in its implications because what do you have after reason?  I would answer that it would mean some type of coercion.

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