Not exact matches
In his search for truth, Augustine was genuinely troubled by the Skeptics» arguments that one can be certain of nothing, and that careful thinking in no way provides a reliable guide to a wiser lif
In his search for truth, Augustine was genuinely troubled by the Skeptics»
arguments that one can be certain of nothing, and that
careful thinking
in no way provides a reliable guide to a wiser lif
in no
way provides a reliable guide to a wiser life.
Though, there is nothing wrong
in seeking texts» wider pertinency, the liberal
way of doing it increasingly came to seem so incoherent that any attempt to resuscitate it would require
careful argument.
I often here the
argument that scientists should be
careful not to lose credibility; and the only
way not to lose it would be by publishing research
in peer - reviewed journals.
This is not a
careful argument, because people — sceptical and not — have been questioning the leaps between observing that the earths temperature changes, the attribution of that change to humans, the conclusion that it will cause catastrophe, and that the only
way to confront that catastrophe is by mitigating climate change through reduction
in emissions.
We have written before about the many different
ways that Environmentalists have tried to diminish their opponents by questioning their psychology and moral character, and by trying to locate a conspiracy —
in every
way,
in fact, other than through
careful, honest, political
argument.