I'm just curious, is John Locke's "tabula rasa" rooted in empiricism or is that idea more representational realism? What's the difference between empiricism and representational realism?
Okay what I meant is that all religions have similarities. Things like explaining where we came from, and where we might be going. In this sense Buddhism is like Islam and whatnot. Not when it comes to details but on the the most fundamental level They are all religions. That might be an...
We all are aware Jesus shows up in the Qur'an more than once. Quite a few times actually. Anyway I spoke to a Muslim friend of mine and he denied Jesus' very existence. First off He hasn't read the Qur'an yeah, but it got me thinking. Can a Muslim call himself a true Muslim if he does this?
All religions do tell the same story at a fundamental level. Be kind to your neighbor and what not. eternal life and all that. Perhaps the details aren't similar, though I haven't read the Quoran entirely. Maybe there is a giant fish in there to.
All religions tell the same story essentially, however I never see any of them getting together to help people. Couldn't they do more common good working together?
As a beginning historian I'm curious where people agree "history" actually began. Do we operate around written history or do we take into account the hearsay of the past?
I've been asked what is the source of David Hume's ethics and as far as I can grasp they are tied directly to his empiricism and skepticism. Am I right in these assumptions?