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You see for me, its the way we arrive at conclusions that interests me.

having philosophical insight… whatever you focus on, you will know

hence Buddha could know anything
 
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hence Buddha could know anything
Well, y'know .. it sort of all comes down to believing that statement, eh?

And, in trying to be consistent with my chosen principle of making my way through life by distinguishing any and all beliefs I've accidentally assumed as being true, (my definition of 'Wisdom' there), I'm left with a choice of believing, not believing, or just bypassing that particular belief (and treating it with neutrality).

Which leaves me as leaning towards being a scientific thinker, by default, I think.
 
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hence Buddha could know anything
Afterthought:
Actually, I could also interpret that statement as:
- because Buddha was a man, he was capable of knowing anything ..
which works as a credible possibility for me ..

Which is pretty cool.
 
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logic…… insight is a power
I might agree with you on that, with the exception that I'm not particularly interested in pursuing power(s).
Insights however, serve the purpose of distinguishing undistinguished beliefs though .. (a process that can be pretty ugly too, I might add).

Come to think of it, I'm also not particularly interested in pursuing an afterlife of millions of years, nor do I see any evidence of extreme human age (the two are easily distinguishable and not dependent upon eachother .. for me).
 
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ignorance is bliss, they say
And JE punts again when asked to defend his position. Used to be LOL, but now Schadenfreude is more appropriate.
 
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No, I'm not.

your platitudes apply to you more than any other poster, but you don't see it.

how am I convinced by doubt?


I am convinced by the truth
 
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how am I convinced by doubt?


I am convinced by the truth
Do you doubt the arguments of others and the evidence they present in support of those arguments? Yes.

Are you convinced by spurious claims with no supporting evidence? Yes.

You are not convinced by the truth, you are convinced by The Truth™.
 
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