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"For any issue, there is an objective truth of the matter, and if people care enough to find out the truth, they should eventually find a theory/explanation of
by platz 13y ago
"For any issue, there is an objective truth of the matter, and if people care enough to find out the truth, they should eventually find a theory/explanation of the issue that no has an issue with, at least for a while"
This is called Logical positivism [1], well-known in the world of philosophy, and there are many criticisms. I'm not sure the matter is as self-evident as you present it to be.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_positivism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_positivism
- bumbledraven 13y agoIsn't logical positivism the idea that "any idea that can't be scientifically tested is meaningless"? By that criteria, logical positivism itself is meaningless.