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Old 04-04-2011, 12:23 PM
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This thread hangs upon one of the truths that has directed my life;

SCIENCE, OR PHILOSOPHY, OR RELIGION CAN ONLY GIVE US ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS OUR WORLD VIEW CAN ALLOW.
Which is the reason for my not taking any of them as beliefs !
(See my previous post #9).
Don't believeany of them, and your world view will shift … enormously !

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Originally Posted by Brian W
Which may well be why the belief that travel enhances the person is so well accepted
.. another belief, eh ?
What if there's something more fundamental behind the observation, which the conclusion, (driven by belief), rules out ?
Eg: Try on : Human's ultimate survival may be dependent on our innate explorative inquisitiveness. (See your next sentence).

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and why exploring the cosmos either in person or by machine is so crucial to humanities advancement.
.. not just 'enhancement', there fella.
How about our ultimate survival ?

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