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Old 02-11-2013, 09:50 PM   #141
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Wrong again.
No, I am not. To teach is to give an orientation of the subject, not to thouroughly argument for it. Not until the student knows enough to orient herself. When the you recognize the subject you can start to dissect its logical structure and then you need to be able scrutinize every argument in detail. Thus every single step must, at least in principle, be available. Thus in this case authority is not anyones master. In this way science is truly democratic even if there are no elections.
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Old 02-11-2013, 10:14 PM   #142
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Fair enough. Would you guide me to some knowledgeable authority to fill me in on God's qualities?

Thanks.
Karen Armstrong is who has influenced me.

Not everything is 100% but she rounds the topic out very nicely in a great general overview in easy to understand language.
Here I expected to be sent to authorities on god's qualities, not to an expert on why people waste their time reporting on god's qualities.

Evidently, from your viewpoint, there are some subjects not amenable to clarification by authorities.
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Old 02-12-2013, 09:11 AM   #143
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Evidently, from your viewpoint, there are some subjects not amenable to clarification by authorities.
Please pay attention before you post, I have never stated otherwise.

In fact I have already stated probably multiple times, one must use "appeal to authority" wisely and is not a catch all. :constern01:


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I asked what would you like to know, what specific detail exactly are you lacking knowledge here.
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Old 02-12-2013, 09:12 AM   #144
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No, I am not. To teach is to give an orientation of the subject, not to thouroughly argument for it. Not until the student knows enough to orient herself. When the you recognize the subject you can start to dissect its logical structure and then you need to be able scrutinize every argument in detail. Thus every single step must, at least in principle, be available. Thus in this case authority is not anyones master. In this way science is truly democratic even if there are no elections.
You will never be able to "word" your way around ignorance VS knowledge
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