tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409990422558768312.post5283173413951476984..comments2021-05-25T19:48:29.426-07:00Comments on ARGUS & PHOENIX: Flying Too Close to the SunMatthew C Smallwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08234878138545287306noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409990422558768312.post-90842637076088719952012-06-27T16:36:51.670-07:002012-06-27T16:36:51.670-07:00"The Cherubinic Wanderer", 11 (I. 178):
..."The Cherubinic Wanderer", 11 (I. 178):<br /><br /><br />{THE BLAME IS THINE<br /><br />If gazing on the Sun endangereth thy sight,<br />The blame is in thine eyes, and not in that great Light.}Gmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11867732192385832978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409990422558768312.post-7899148652367867852010-10-04T20:58:15.387-07:002010-10-04T20:58:15.387-07:00Another way to look at it is this
It's not t...Another way to look at it is this <br />It's not that a single reason justifies something, but doubt, accompanied by a single reason, is sufficient to omit the performance of something we find stricturing or difficultMatthew C Smallwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08234878138545287306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409990422558768312.post-87305244074597612402010-10-04T20:55:14.086-07:002010-10-04T20:55:14.086-07:00Nuallan, if you are still there...
The answer to ...Nuallan, if you are still there...<br /><br />The answer to your question is that it isn't a rational thought process at all, just a modern "thought process" which to some extent infects the world we live in. I haven't searched it out, so to speak, but intuit it to be so. Generally, most modern people who argue with you pursue a "single exception" line of reasoning, with great vehemence. We can discuss more if you wish.Matthew C Smallwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08234878138545287306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409990422558768312.post-81528284557980299102010-08-31T12:06:54.858-07:002010-08-31T12:06:54.858-07:00You will, I hope, forgive my historical ignorance ...You will, I hope, forgive my historical ignorance on this point and educate me... But I am unfamiliar with any rational thought process which proclaims that one "need only a single reason to justify a thing" nor how you find this connected to Occam's famous dictum. <br />Nor have I observed this as a widespread fallacy in the world....<br /><br />I think I missed something, somewhere - If you might be so kind as to point it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com