Philosophy Professor Grady Watts once again made us think!! Today's topic was about "reason" and "being human". What sets humans apart from animals other than the power to think and reason? We reviewed several philosophers that were in praise of reason and others that were in doubt of reason. We then touched on the "belief in God". Professor Watts feels that everything humans do can fall into three categories that progress toward "Fact". The first category is everything that humans
believe,
have an opinion on, or
taste. This is where most people's thoughts remain. Philosophers try to take a belief into the next category which is "Argument" where pro and con arguments are made for a certain belief. If an argument could ever be finalized it would move into the third area of "Fact". In relation to God, people have many beliefs, some philosophers will argue for the existence of God while others will argue against the existence of God. So far, that argument has not moved to the category of "Fact". We always love having Grady....he makes us think beyond our everyday lives. To view his PowerPoint
click here.
