Huh.

[johncomic]

http://www.uoguelph.ca/news/2009/06/human_brain_stu_1.html

As I read this, I couldn't help noticing the unspoken assumption that only rational or empirical beliefs can be true... and how it furthermore sidesteps the fact that such a viewpoint is itself an article of faith.

In passing, however, I'd like it to be noted that Dr. Davis is one heckuva rockabilly guitarist.

Comments

[ginsu.livejournal.com]

I have kept pondering this and have concluded that my thinking doesn't always apply, though.

For instance, any time you have an extraordinarily complex, chaotic decision to make -- "Will marrying this person make me happier in the long run?" -- the empirical approach will not yield an answer at all, whether right or wrong. We just don't have, and probably never will have, any suitable tools to reduce that complexity and chaos.

So the only decision you can make will be intrinsically irrational and based on faith... right some of the time... and will yield a superior outcome, in that scenario, to the outcome of the non-answer you get via the rational approach.

[johncomic.livejournal.com]

Fair enough. For the record, I appreciate your ability to question yourself.