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8 connected korrents · 4 moments from 23 Jan 1657 to 7 Nov 2014.

Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The eternity of the universe is unproven, and a merely plausible argument does not justify reading scripture figuratively The eternity of the universe is unproven,and a merely plausible argument does notjustify reading scripture figuratively MM Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are Same subject: "There is no empirical evidence against my position" is not an argument for it. — tap to centre the map on it "There is no empirical evidenceagainst my position" is not anargument for it. Last stated 12 years ago 7 Nov 2014 DL Dan Luu — holds since 2014-11-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Disbelieving a church ruling on a matter of fact is not heresy, though it may be presumptuous, because on facts that authority is not infallible — tap to centre the map on it Disbelieving a church ruling on amatter of fact is not heresy, thoughit may be presumptuous, because onfacts that authority is notinfallible Last stated 370 years ago 23 Jan 1657 BP Blaise Pascal — holds since 1657-01-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Where scripture seems to oppose a truth proved by philosophy, it admits of interpretation — tap to centre the map on it Where scripture seems to oppose atruth proved by philosophy, itadmits of interpretation I( Ibn Rushd (Averroes) — holds since c. 1126–1195 — tap for who they are Same subject: A book with neither abstract reasoning about quantity or number nor experimental reasoning about fact should be burned as sophistry and illusion — tap to centre the map on it A book with neither abstractreasoning about quantity or numbernor experimental reasoning aboutfact should be burned as sophistryand illusion DH David Hume — holds since c. 1748 — tap for who they are Same subject: No one with understanding could think a man believes in divine things yet not in gods — tap to centre the map on it No one with understanding couldthink a man believes in divinethings yet not in gods SO Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: No testimony suffices to establish a miracle unless its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact it seeks to establish — tap to centre the map on it No testimony suffices to establish amiracle unless its falsehood wouldbe more miraculous than the fact itseeks to establish DH David Hume — holds since c. 1748 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is no reason to suppose an idea less true than reality, since we never know for certain what underlies the senses — tap to centre the map on it There is no reason to suppose anidea less true than reality, sincewe never know for certain whatunderlies the senses Last stated 132 years ago 28 Feb 1895 RT Rabindranath Tagore — holds since 1895-02-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: The argument from universal consent seems rather to show there are no innate principles, since none has universal assent — tap to centre the map on it The argument from universal consentseems rather to show there are noinnate principles, since none hasuniversal assent Last stated 337 years ago 24 May 1689 JL John Locke — holds since 1689-05-24 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The eternity of the universe is unproven, and a merely plausible argument does not justify reading scripture figuratively Last stated c. 1190 Holds Moses Maimonides Read this korrent →