moral philosophy

Skeptical of Skepticism

by Brian on 02-02-2009

in art,belief,civics,science

A follow-up to Identifying with Non-Belief.  If skepticism is the act of being skeptical, I’m ok with it, but if we go to a lot of trouble to define and systematize “Skepticism,” then we run the risk of falling into the same absolutist traps in which we don’t recognize the truest shape of reality because it’s [...]

I didn’t start out thinking this intellectual stuff is necessary, it just feels necessary. It’s just the way I am. Classifying and defining is just something I automatically do — always. It isn’t a basic need on the same level as food, sex & shelter. It’s even more basic – on the level of breathing, or maybe sleep is [...]