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Ivyy wrote: Francois said: Reason dictates that one starts to grow to know the world by looking at what are the undeniable facts which are independent of the observer. Reason also dictates that, in order to find the most logical and credible conclusions, that magical ideas of divine implications must be cast aside, as they are unverifiable and as such cannot be articulated coherently, clearly, and with sincere objectivity. Imagination is fine to create art, but to understand the world, one must rely on observation instead, and with as little imagination, especially dealing in abstract concepts, as possible. While this is what you believe, Francois, and totally logical to you, it isn't for everyone.One's personal search for his own identity and spirituality takes many roads. While delving in to "divine implications" I wouldn't say we are entertaining "magical ideas", which appears to state that we are indulging in some sort of fantasy and therefore not thinking rationally.
Where would we now be if individuals did not question "undeniable facts"? the world is flat, for example...
We should most definitely question all facts that we are taught, that is, if it is important to us. And we should teach our children to do the same, as well to a certain extent question authority, because in the end we are all 'human' therefore fallible.I don't see where Moving Always is using her imagination to understand the world. She is dealing in christian mysticism, and this is abstract, of course, but she did so coherently. I haven't read how she came about her beliefs, but I would assume she read the great masters of esoteric knowledge and came to her own conclusions.
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dg wrote: Sorry, but 5/0 is "undefined" in mathematics. from calculus, the limit of c/x as x approaches 0 is infinity.
Permit me to show that (-1) x (+1) = -1:1) let A = -12) then (A/A) = +13) thus (-1)/(-1) = +1 4) after multiplying both sides by (-1) yields (-1) = (-1) x (+1) 5) since also (-2) = (-1) x (+2) and (-n) = (-1) x (+n) we can therefore conclude that any positive number when multiplied by a minus 1 will yield a negative answer. Also, taking the result (-1) = (-1) x (+1),we can divide both sides by (-1) to obtain (-1/-1) = (-1/-1) x (+1), thus (+1) = (+1) x (+1) or 1=1, which confirms the proof.
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