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Reductio ad absurdum (Latin: "reduction to the absurd") is a form of argument in which a proposition is disproven by following its implications to a logical but absurd consequence. A particular kind of reductio ad absurdum, in its strictest sense, is proof by contradiction (also called indirect proof) where an assumption is proven false because it leads to a contradiction (for example a proposition of the form ‘p and not-p’). From Wikipedia under the
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Q. If we are but random quirks of nature, then in the grand scheme of nature, whether we live or die does not matter. Certainly it matters to us (survival) and our loved ones. But, in the grand scheme of nature, our life is meaningless, thus leads to nihlism. Immanuel Kant's reductio ad absurdum according to which all rationalism reduces to nihilism pretty much follows that Atheism carried out to it's logical end leads to nihilism. Nihilists believe there is no reasonable proof of the existence of a higher ruler or creator, thus a "true morality" is unknown, therefore, life has no truth, and no meaning. That is what a lot of this ruckas is about. A philosopher stated in reply to my question that philosophy is grossly nihilistic at this… [cont.] Asked by Cogito Sum - Wed Oct 25 14:03:09 2006 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. Well, I agree with you to an extent. But you see the possible pitfalls. A philosopher who does not believe in a creator would just be positing that "first cause justification," and the rest of his or her philosophy would spin out in weird and indefensible ways. But I guess that you're not really saying that. You are saying that for a philosophy to be good, the philosopher must believe in a creator...and that all philosophy written by philosophers who do not believe is bad philosophy. I agree with this, but it is difficult to argue such a point to someone who is a proponent of certain philosophies by certain nonbelievers. This is because if one does not know a creator, then one cannot see the forest...and cannot think, really. What I mean… [cont.] Answered by Sandy - Wed Oct 25 14:18:27 2006 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Reductio ad absurdum" |
