EusebiusLevi

Hi Simeonz, I don't know why you think that. To me, truth is completely independent of any person's mind. In fact, it may be the case that in many cas...

I don't see where to disagree with you. Therefore, I agree, I think. ;-)

I wouldn't call it a ritual. I would call it good practice. ;-)

By definition, no one can be completely unbiased at all times. It requires a special effort to do so. There needs to be a strong motivation required f...

Agree completely. The problem is that many times one thinks that one is engaging in this type of discussion, but end up debating instead. The real tar...

I discuss the issue of truth in my second entry, "Denying the truth". Therein I quote Bertrand Russell who said in part: “… a believe is true when the...

The object of the classic debate is to win the argument, not to get to the truth. However, if there was a generally accepted set of steps to demonstra...

In the post entitled "Denying the truth", I discuss how there are many people not interested in finding the truth. I found it incredible that my own m...

I believe that awareness of our biases is very helpful in arriving to accurate knowledge. It informs us of the need to, as you say, ameliorate, or com...