PeterRollins.net � Blog Archive � What if it was the other way around?
... I was reminded of a story in which the philosopher Elizabeth Anscombe said in passing to Wittenstein, “I can understand why people once believed that the sun revolved around the earth”. In response Wittenstein said, “Why is that”? Anscombe looked up and replied, “Well, it looks like it does”. To which Wittenstein said, “yes, yes. But tell me, what would it look like if it was the other way around”?"
The point being that our prior assumptions will determine how we understand something, eg. the bible.
2 comments:
Prior assumptions and prejudice determine our filter. See the header link (Apple Fanatics).
This starts with why Apple fan boys hold such strong views and hate even a hint of a slight against an Apple product and compares it to some academic work on how either side of the Israeli/Palestine dispute filter and interpret news from the media
the link should be:
http://machinist.salon.com/feature/2008/03/18/true_enough_excerpt_2/index.html
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