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  1. Koldo

    The Pursuit of Knowledge vs. The Pursuit of Wisdom

    No other logical alternative. There is no source, since to be a source is to be and therefore to exist, but existence's source can not exist before existence itself.
  2. Koldo

    The Pursuit of Knowledge vs. The Pursuit of Wisdom

    It is not that something was possible. It is rather that something has existed since the beginning. There was never a moment where something didn't exist. Let's dive deeper. If you want to say that something trancendes existence, you must first understand and delineate what is that which is...
  3. Koldo

    The Pursuit of Knowledge vs. The Pursuit of Wisdom

    Exactly. Therefore... ? It is not that we can not comprehend it. Let me put it this way: Consider there is an object Z that has the property A but not property B. It is of object's Z essence to have property A and not to have property B. Consider also that property B is identical to property A...
  4. Koldo

    The Pursuit of Knowledge vs. The Pursuit of Wisdom

    First of all, you are presuming that something came out of nothing when you say that ( "[...]to make something possible from the abject impossibility of nothingness") which is not what I am proposing. Existence didn't come out from (the abject impossibility of) nothingness. Existence didn't come...
  5. Koldo

    The Pursuit of Knowledge vs. The Pursuit of Wisdom

    Not at all. Since nothingness didn't exist before existence, it is not something from nothing. Also not an argument from ignorance, it is simply the only viable alternartive. There can be no such thing as a transcendent source that transcends existence itself. Let me put it this way: What does...
  6. Koldo

    The Pursuit of Knowledge vs. The Pursuit of Wisdom

    What specifically? What does this have to do with my former post?
  7. Koldo

    The Pursuit of Knowledge vs. The Pursuit of Wisdom

    I agree that it is not logically possible for existence to come out of nothingness. There is a 3rd alternative: Existence has a finite past and didn't come out of anything (including nothingness). It is rather uncaused, for it makes no sense to talk about anything preceding existence. It is...
  8. Koldo

    The Pursuit of Knowledge vs. The Pursuit of Wisdom

    That's factually incorrect. Existence, logically, doesn't even need a source.
  9. Koldo

    The Pursuit of Knowledge vs. The Pursuit of Wisdom

    To put it simple: The idea in the OP is that knowledge/evidence is unnecessary to make true statements, and that wisdom suffices. It is, therefore, possible to make statements out of wisdom (such as 'God exists') without the need to provide evidence (since evidence is within the realm of...
  10. Koldo

    A 3 Islands Experiment - a thought experiment opinion question about which political philosophy would perform the best or worst

    But where did those definitions come from? It is not impossible to have capitalism in an anarchy, just extremely unlikely. Communists are anarchists and collectivists at the same time. On what grounds? Libertarianism is classical liberalism taken to an extreme. Socialism is about public...
  11. Koldo

    Gov. Whitmer is anti-Catholic?

    I can see the parallel. But I don't see the offense.
  12. Koldo

    References -- how should American's rate Donald Trump's from people he worked with?

    (That's Robert E. Lee in the middle)
  13. Koldo

    The Pursuit of Knowledge vs. The Pursuit of Wisdom

    :rolleyes:
  14. Koldo

    The Pursuit of Knowledge vs. The Pursuit of Wisdom

    If anyone can assert anything out of a self-proclaimed wisdom, how is this wisdom the currency of truth when two people can be asserting two completely opposite things that could not be true at the same time?
  15. Koldo

    The Pursuit of Knowledge vs. The Pursuit of Wisdom

    Anyone can say they are speaking out of their wisdom to assert anything.
  16. Koldo

    The Pursuit of Knowledge vs. The Pursuit of Wisdom

    I am going to use @PureX 's reply: "Why would wisdom be something we would want/need to "show"?"
  17. Koldo

    The Pursuit of Knowledge vs. The Pursuit of Wisdom

    To show the issue with your stance.
  18. Koldo

    The Pursuit of Knowledge vs. The Pursuit of Wisdom

    How would you go about to show your wisdom, @PureX ? Or would you dismiss the request?
  19. Koldo

    The Pursuit of Knowledge vs. The Pursuit of Wisdom

    As per the OP: "Wisdom comes from experience and applied intelligence. Wisdom doesn't come from the facts, or the evidence, or the biggest data base and the strictest adherence to logic. Wisdom comes from how clearly we can we 'see' all that data and how creatively and adeptly we can assemble...
  20. Koldo

    The Pursuit of Knowledge vs. The Pursuit of Wisdom

    Let me try this way: Speaking from wisdom, rather than knowledge, I assert that God doesn't exist.
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