PHLB07H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Colbert Report, Socratic Method, Thought Experiment
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What do we believe and why do we act on that behalf. How we answer these five important questions tells us a great deal about ourselves and others as well. If you(cid:859)(cid:396)e (cid:396)eligious, it affe(cid:272)ts the (cid:448)ie(cid:449)s o(cid:374) the i(cid:373)po(cid:396)ta(cid:374)t (cid:395)uestio(cid:374)s su(cid:272)h as a(cid:271)o(cid:396)tio(cid:374), euthanasia, human rights, crime and punishment, healthcare, law, art, etc. Four possible ways to address the big five: natural responses. You are lucky after a series of catastrophic events: 2. God created the universe, allowed us to live in a certain way etc. Determines how you live your life, how you behave with others. Science that understands that god works: 3. A combination of natural and supernatural responses: 4. Part ii: socrates and the ancient skeptics: the best damn pains in the ass in history: the socratic method. Craig method: feigning ignorance: blind and reflective. Blind: people think they are so right that there is no error. The colbert report: the modes of the skeptics.
