Hurc, in the end, were you able to catch some of the show? If not, let 's figure it out.

We do not have to have perfect knowledge to have knowledge

OK. Here is a chart, that separates out How we integrate our own philosophy of life. Like science there is a method (think genus/species) to order how we understand the world and how we can agree on definitions-which are rooted in reality and not just our perceptions of reality. Just look at the Objectivist layout of philosophy. Understand, before we can know how we know, we must first know what is the nature of reality. It affects Man too-not just rocks and constellations and plants. :)
http://www.objectivistliving.com/foru...

play around with it. challenge the structure of philosophy. every person makes mistakes in their thinking. You and I might agree (I hope) that a rock is a rock. but why do we disagree on Politics then? (Os disagree all the time). There is most certainly a contradiction in thinking somewhere along the line. Tell us where you have a disagreement. we'll start there and work backwards. great show today. Zen and winter need to get up earlier for these :)

@eudaimonia - I didn't get that reference. wasn't there a movie called girl interrupted?

lol

@xthinker: as in John Galt interrupted Thompson

@xthinker88 cause it ends just when it gets down to it

Why is it called Radio Interrupted?

@technocracy I agree. Strong positions weakly held is my motto (or at least I try).

@xthinker88 I do believe my perception gives me truth, but I also know that my perception does not grant me all knowledge. So I am always willing to learn and adjust accordingly

this is why science is a method.

we'll link a chart to an ununderstanding of how philosophy is developed. If she can see that there are axioms rooted in the metaphysical and then the next step is epistemological and after we understand how we know what we know, then we can discuss morality-then politics finally

But, on the other hand, if you believe that your perception does not give you true information then you have completely hobbled your ability to reason.

Perception is subject to change in light of new information
Reality is not..it remains the same

The perceptions do not matter to reality of the rock.

Example
Diamond - jewel to you
Carbon in tetrhedral crystal matrix
Clear hard rock

All three describe the same object which is in fact A ROCK

Cannot really have a philosophical conversation with somebody not able to separate different concepts and discuss them separately.

@kaila Would you please call in.

It doesn't influence the environment, only the perciever
The rock remains a rock the uses we assign to it is irrelevant

yes, it influences, in psychological ways, but it has physical reality separate from any perception

all things

careful here :)

yes. You do not have your own reality.

your choices are separate from reality

you're right. he fucking did!