Rise of atheism: 100,000 Brits seek 'de-baptism'

[appolose]

donathos said:

appolose said:

But you did say, "...the most simple solution is the only one we're justified in adopting".

Justified by the evidence.  You can adopt a solution that relies on "D," but since D is unknown/unproven, the adoption of that theory is as yet unjustified.

Of course, if you say Occam's razor depends on things I've denied, then I guess I shouldn't bother arguing this specifically.

I think that this is generally true:  Once you've dismissed the ability to make judgements, as such, all other "arguements" become futile.  On what basis could we reasonably discuss health care, or baroque music, or how to properly hang the toilet paper (so that the sheets hang away from the wall, not next to it), when there's not even agreement on if a person can assess whether or not the sky exists?

However, a truer true   is that, deep down, you don't really believe the skepticism that you've advocated here.

Like we've discussed, you live your life as though the judgements you make based on the sense data you receive are true, otherwise our conversation here would be impossible because you would have died long ago.

...you know there's a sky? ;)

Yes, yes I do.  Just as well as you know it. :)

While I have the urge to argue the first thing you said, I'd rather not start a 50-post argument again; so will just agree to disagree, eh (pardon the cliche)? :)

 It isn't that I've dismissed the ability to make judgements; just ones on sense data.  Actually, I think you can do that, too. It's just that in orde to, one must take that axiom, an axiom that's wholly axiomatic.  So, I think you can discuss Healthcare if you'd like, it just requires that assumption (that is, I posit that it requires one).

I would have died long ago, if you believe your own judgements .