Religion and Star Trek

[SPCTRE]

 

[auntiehill]

^No, not really.

 

[scotpens]

Anything's possible, until proof is given to the contrary.

Descartes would say you have it exactly backwards.

 

[locutus101]

Descartes would say you have it exactly backwards.

I beg to differ. Descartes axiom "Cogito Ergo Sum" is not the opposite of that. It's not about what's possible but about what is.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Descartes would say you have it exactly backwards.

Could you be more specific?

 

[scotpens]

I beg to differ. Descartes axiom "Cogito Ergo Sum" is not the opposite of that. It's not about what's possible but about what is.

There's a bit more to Cartesian philosophy than that single axiom.

 

[locutus101]

Could you be more specific?

That would be nice.

 

[scotpens]

From the Wiki article I linked to:

There are several interpretations as to the objective of Descartes' skepticism. Prominent among these is a foundationalist account which claims that Descartes' skepticism is aimed at eliminating all belief which it is possible to doubt, thus leaving Descartes with only basic beliefs (also known as foundational beliefs).