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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 2162597" data-attributes="member: 177">To be logician-picky, we cannot say there is a possibility.&nbsp; We cannot say there is not a possibility, but that isn't the same thing.&nbsp; If the Universe has an objective existance separate from human observers, then the existance of the possibility is not determined by our knowledge or lack thereof.&nbsp; So, I cannot say the possibility does not exist. But if we are not yet wise enough to know, we shan't find the answer falliling around in the dark looking for what &quot;feels right&quot;.&nbsp; Such behavior would not be a rational approach to the problem, because if we are not yet wise enough to know, we won't be wise enough to recognize the true answer, should we stumble upon it.So, I would think that the rational approach would be to set about increasing wisdom.&nbsp;&nbsp; If our mental status cannot reach the truth, and we want the truth, then improving our mental status would be the rational course.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 2162597, member: 177"] To be logician-picky, we cannot say there is a possibility. We cannot say there is not a possibility, but that isn't the same thing. If the Universe has an objective existance separate from human observers, then the existance of the possibility is not determined by our knowledge or lack thereof. So, I cannot say the possibility does not exist. But if we are not yet wise enough to know, we shan't find the answer falliling around in the dark looking for what "feels right". Such behavior would not be a rational approach to the problem, because if we are not yet wise enough to know, we won't be wise enough to recognize the true answer, should we stumble upon it. So, I would think that the rational approach would be to set about increasing wisdom. If our mental status cannot reach the truth, and we want the truth, then improving our mental status would be the rational course. [/QUOTE]

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