[FairfieldLife] Look at me, I'm important! I know the Truth! (was Re: Shaken)

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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Curtis wrote:
> > Most of your points were right out 
> > of scriptures.
> >
> You're using a very narrow defintion of 
> scripture. Scripture is anything, 
> verbal, written, or recorded - in short, 
> the scriptures are verbal testimony, 
> which is a valid means of knowledge. 
> 
> Based on your logic I could object to
> you consulting the dictionary in order
> to post the definition of stress!
> 
> But I'm not sure exactly what 'scriptures' 
> you are refering to.
> 
> And, it's not just a matter of reading 
> the 'scriptures', Curtis - we all read 
> the scriptures. The scriptures are just 
> another name for books of knowledge - 
> for consulting with our friends and 
> teachers. 
> 
> We all rely on the three vaild means of 
> knowledge. There are three valid means 
> of knowledge:
> 
> 1. Sense perceptions.
> 2. Verbal testimony.
> 3. Inference.
> 
> But beyond these valid means of knowledge, 
> there is *transcendental* knowledge. 
> There is the apriori knowledge that makes 
> some actions a categorical imperative. 
> 
> Assuming materialism would not be a 
> logical conclusion, because it is NOT 
> supported by the three valid means of 
> knowledge!
>