From: Randall Parker 

Bob,

Ayn Rand addressed this rather eloquently in one of the essays in her
collection Philosophy: Who Needs It. I can't remember which essay title has
it. But she directly attacks the:
   "We can't know everything therefore we can't be certain of anything."
 as well as the rather Eastern:
   "The way to truth and understanding is to empty your mind of all
knowledge."

She thinks both of these are attacks on the rational mind as an instrument
for understand the world. I quite agree.

In <38c5c914{at}w3.nls.net>, the sagacious bobcomer{at}mindspring.com
Robert Comer perspicated:
> > I think this is equivalent to saying "We can't know
everything therefore
> > we can't be certain of anything."
> >
> > I rejected that idea years ago.
>
> You're the first smart person I've ever heard say anything close to that.
>
They were absolutely positive we wouldn't pass the sound
> barrier at one time -- the world was flat -- the earth was the center of the
> galaxy -- we'd NEVER be able to go into space at all .........>
>
>
rgparker{at}west.net> wrote in message
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