tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post6350589746010298902..comments2024-02-29T03:57:00.088-05:00Comments on The Mermaid's Tale: Oh, what a tangled web we weaveAnne Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-73043265776862975832012-08-13T10:47:44.954-04:002012-08-13T10:47:44.954-04:00Can it not be possible sometimes to hypothesize fi...Can it not be possible sometimes to hypothesize first and then ascertain the veracity or lack thereof, and othertimes to be so bemused about a crucial issue that one explores first and then, from what one finds, develops a hypothesis, and then goes about, or not, ascertaining it?<br /><br />In any case, what's the value of generalizing on the issue?<br /><br />Far more valuable, in my opinion, is to learn how to avoid lies more often than is culturally normal, yet still advance -- safely and healingly -- the surfacing of a vital and vitalizing truth.<br />Angus Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636788959232287883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-25189127231806455232011-06-17T14:04:44.768-04:002011-06-17T14:04:44.768-04:00it makes some sense at least... and explains the o...it makes some sense at least... and explains the obvious observation that people do not usually examine all the arguments and reason their way to a belief, they have the belief first and then look to rationalise it.ResCogitanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16098462922178341583noreply@blogger.com