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Message 194 of 375 (500529)
02-27-2009 1:52 AM
Reply to: Message 193 by RAZD
02-26-2009 9:43 PM


Re: Why the reluctance to accept the objective reality of world views?
I would say that the question is not the "reality" of worldviews but the usefulness of the concept to this discussion. Under your definition your statements are trivially true - and trivial.
Even when you distinguish between solid science and "everything else" in a worldview you still conflate everything that is not science. To look at extreme cases, a strong philosophical argument would be placed on the same level as blind adherence to dogma. This talk of worldview seems to be just a lumping together of things that should be considered on their own merits if they are to be usefully discussed.

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