“It is preposterous to infer that something is unknowable simply because it is not known”. Patricia S. Churchland – Touching a Nerve – The Self as Brain.
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“It is preposterous to infer that something is unknowable simply because it is not known”. Patricia S. Churchland – Touching a Nerve – The Self as Brain.
Offering a theory for a phenomenon is very much different from defining that event and calling it fact. Humans have been “guessing” about reason and cause their entire existence and in many cases this has lead to serious research and observations over centuries. The cave people and “ancient” civilizations drew near perfect constellation maps based on years of observation and crude record keeping. In addition, old villages, places of worship, and even human waste removal were based on discussions that took place for many generations.
It is an openness to answers that do not fit our usual criteria that allows for great leaps and slow processes of progress and improvement. It is from collaboration and an openness to others perspectives that we begin as a society to develop greater understanding of the reality of our existence and planet.
Shawn Nichols
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