by Jack Seay - back to main page
8-27-2001
Whatever I believe, it is because I have more evidence or better evidence of it being true than false. That goes for philosophy, science, history, or theology. Whether anyone, everyone, a minority, or majority believe it is irrelevant. I may take this into consideration as to it's priority in my studies, but it doesn't influence my decision regarding whether it is true or not. It is possible for something to be true and no one believe it or for something to be false and everyone believe it. Due to the fact that we know only a small fraction of all truth that exists, this state of affairs is probably common. I don't have two brains, one for science and one for theology. Something cannot be true theologically and false scientifically , or visa versa. It is either true or not true. I may be mistaken about which it is, but it can't be both. A paradox is not a contradiction, but only appears to be at first glance, until distinctions are made. Two statements that contradict each other cannot both be true. There may be some things that appear to contradict because of limited knowledge, thus unknown distinctions, which, if known, would make it only a paradox.