Reed:
>>What is the purpose of reason?
David:
>Reason is a disciplined way of thinking, its purpose is to create
>a useful model of the world aka knowledge.
Agreed. Could we use a different word for "aka"...I don't know exactly what you mean by it. How about simply:
"Reason is a disciplined way of thinking, its purpose is to create a useful model of the world."
and
"Faith is a disciplined way of thinking, its purpose is to create a useful model of the world."
>Rule #1: All players in the game must be willing to change their mind.
>Agreed?
Agreed.
Rule #2: Each player has the right to change their mind as quickly or as slowly as they choose.
Rule #3: Changing of a mind may be accomplished either by changing terms, or by reinterpreting old terms according to a new frame of reference.
Thus, a person may state definitively that "God exists" while being infinitely willing to change what they perceive "God" to be, in accordance with their experience and evidence. Such a person is consistent with rule 1 via the "reinterpretation" clause of Rule #3.
Rule #4: The meaning of a word is context dependent, not intrinsic.
Agreed?
Reed
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