Something that I've noticed recently, just in my everyday life, is that it doesn't matter how much you prove something, people are going to believe what they want to believe. Perfect Example. When I read the Bible, specifically Genesis, it all seems fairly black and white to me. However, I tend to gain further research of our history to help to draw out even more proof of my beliefs. It's at this point that I feel fairly confident about my argument concerning our origin. But, with some people, it just isn't enough, and it never will be. Today, in Dr. Mashburn's philosophy class, we were actually studying how a philosopher could argue that 2+3 does not equal 5. A person can argue that nothing really exists and that the only thing that we can be certain of is that we think it all exists (or maybe you don't, but I'm just assuming here). These seemingly ridiculous arguments can be made and have valid points. If such an argument against what we all generally think to be concrete truths gains validity, then what chance does anyone have of proving our origins? Not trying to be pessimistic or anything here, but it just hit me today, and it made me realize that you can only do so much when trying to prove a point. Thinking philosophically, we can't be sure of anything, especially if the point we're trying to make can not be harnessed by the senses, as is the case of our origins. Just a little thought provoker there.
p.s. I commented on Fimbulvetr's post
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