tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4422005607172524546.post4924548067338311329..comments2024-01-13T20:03:54.394+00:00Comments on Rob's Bookshop Blog: Why are we here?Rob Waltershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09601911258083548441noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4422005607172524546.post-87637626643699101232014-03-07T22:41:11.501+00:002014-03-07T22:41:11.501+00:00PS: So what does Grayling know that Socrates did n...PS: So what does Grayling know that Socrates did not know??? That is is the question?<br /><br />RSP!bjorunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12857207695636829098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4422005607172524546.post-67363507194715941562014-03-07T22:27:37.561+00:002014-03-07T22:27:37.561+00:00Aporia is essentially a Socratian idea. The backgr...Aporia is essentially a Socratian idea. The background is that someone asked the Oracle of Delphy who is the wisest man. The Oracle answered Socrates. When he got wind of it, he was flabbergasted. However he inquiered why and soon found that the Oracle had motivated it with "he claims he doen't know anything". Kind of the end of the road - endgame.bjorunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12857207695636829098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4422005607172524546.post-20757111989534868422014-03-06T11:23:22.123+00:002014-03-06T11:23:22.123+00:00Ha, I see what you mean. But this man is a nice bl...Ha, I see what you mean. But this man is a nice bloke. By the way, the photo is from Wikipedia - so it must be correct.Rob Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09601911258083548441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4422005607172524546.post-6659268660854368452014-03-05T22:46:34.404+00:002014-03-05T22:46:34.404+00:00are you sure that isn't a photo of Michael Hes...are you sure that isn't a photo of Michael Heseltine?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155940674509893881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4422005607172524546.post-58461768276225003582014-03-02T23:12:39.821+00:002014-03-02T23:12:39.821+00:00I'm not sure that it is more life enriching to...I'm not sure that it is more life enriching to believe in string theory, it would certainly be harder work.<br /><br />By the way,what to you mean you've reached your aporia. I didn't know you had one. I didn't know that I had one until I looked it up!<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. The Grayling talk was part of Think Week here in Oxford. You would have enjoyed it.Rob Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09601911258083548441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4422005607172524546.post-72262239230352540872014-03-02T21:26:53.135+00:002014-03-02T21:26:53.135+00:00So Grayling has joined the Dawkins' World Wide...So Grayling has joined the Dawkins' World Wide Crusade Against Religion. To his credit though he doesn't seem as belligerent as Dawkins, Hitchens et al, which are the halberdiers in the assault. His crusade has become a religion in itself. Why should I believe in his religion? When Grayling posits that religion has a disproportionately influence in the Western society, he must be refering to the US, which is an aberration. Please also explain why it's more fullfilling and life enriching to believe in the string theory than in God? By the way, I've reached my apori.bjorunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12857207695636829098noreply@blogger.com