How does one attain knowledge?

[Redheadedstepchild]

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[KCfromNC]

See, what we're talking about is knowledge. I'm sure you aren't thinking that knowledge can only be about "objects" are you?

No, of course not. I was pointing out that abstractions don't look like anything.

Yeah, the question is what does green look like? Explain to me what green, or any other color, looks like.

It doesn't look like anything since green isn't a physical object. What does justice look like? What does a kilogram look like? What does temperature look like? Nothing, these questions are all category errors.

You may be able to picture green, you may be able to "see" a green lime, for example, but how can you describe "green".

Already did. Why was my answer insufficient?

Computers work with syntax only, there is nothing semantical about the way a computer processes information.

Depends entirely on how they are programmed.

 

[TScott]

It doesn't look like anything since green isn't a physical object. What does justice look like? What does a kilogram look like? What does temperature look like? Nothing, these questions are all category errors.

What do they "look" like? What in the world are you talking about KC? If you are intent on arguing about this at least try to make some sense. If you are intent in arguing nonsense, then I won't bother. We see color, as you already stated different frequencies of light are sensed by the neurons in our visual system just like we sense anything else that we see. We don't see any of the other things you are talking about.

Temperature???? Give me a break! We feel temperature, we don't see it, but go ahead and explain to me what it feels like.

Depends entirely on how they are programmed.

Really? How do you program semantics? How do you program a computer to enjoy something?

 

[christ disciple]

Question? Is knowledge created or discovered?

 

[Redheadedstepchild]

Trying this again.

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