Originally posted by wolfgang59I know that what you believe, i.e. "there is no God", is false.
You only think you know that what we think we know is false.
But I think your reply to my post has nothing to do with what I said in reply to the Ghost's post. How did you make such a leap in logic? Could it be that what you think you know, being false, has effected your ability to reason?
Maybe you should do a little unlearning!
Originally posted by josephwWrong on 3 counts.
I know that what you believe, i.e. "there is no God", is false.
But I think your reply to my post has nothing to do with what I said in reply to the Ghost's post. How did you make such a leap in logic? Could it be that what you think you know, being false, has effected your ability to reason?
Maybe you should do a little unlearning!
1. You do not know what I believe.
2. You do not know that there is a god.
3. My ability to reason is independent of any knowledge I may or may not have.
Originally posted by josephwThis process of "unlearning" could perhaps be credited with my transformation from Christian to non-Christian. I am speaking subjectively of course: things that I came to realize were false or mistaken or nonsensical stood in my way, but "unlearning" helped me get past them.
De-educating, or unlearning, is a major component to understanding the truth. What stands in the way of truth are the things we think we know are true, but in reality are false.
Originally posted by FMFMy reply isn't an attempt to disagree.
This process of "unlearning" could perhaps be credited with my transformation from Christian to non-Christian. I am speaking subjectively of course: things that I came to realize were false or mistaken or nonsensical stood in my way, but "unlearning" helped me get past them.
I think you described effectively the affect of "unlearning", which produced an effect, that is, a change in perceptions about what, or who you identified yourself with!
Does that resonate?
The only thing is, and again this isn't meant as a disagreement, is it accurate to say that a transformation of identity was the effect, or was it more a change in perception of what, or who you identified yourself with?
I hope I worded that correctly. To "unlearn" something because we learned something new, that makes us realize what we previously learned is false, changes our perception of what or who we are.
I'm going to be busy today. I'll try to get back here later.