tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1042841592194426091.post3262859402842747164..comments2023-06-07T03:27:11.297-05:00Comments on Believer's Brain: The Theology of ScienceBill Hensleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06590194120523861924noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1042841592194426091.post-5299608988245506922007-06-26T00:31:00.000-05:002007-06-26T00:31:00.000-05:00Well, you're right, I wasn't exactly claiming that...Well, you're right, I wasn't exactly claiming that all truth is based on an assumption. If you start with some things you know are true, reason can help you uncover other things that are true. But where does the initial deposit of truth come from? Does everything have to be proven to us before we know it is true?<BR/><BR/>There are a couple of possibilities. Knowledge might be inborn. Or it mightBill Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06590194120523861924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1042841592194426091.post-67360956583591331482007-06-25T19:08:00.000-05:002007-06-25T19:08:00.000-05:00The idea that truth is based on an assumption I ma...The idea that truth is based on an assumption I make is very disturbing. I know that's not quite what you're saying, but perhaps that's the reason we want science to be based on something proven not assumed.<BR/><BR/>I intellectually accept the notion that every system of reasoning must start from some unprovable assumption. I'm repelled by the idea that what I believe to be "Truth" might be Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953251818466792517noreply@blogger.com