Friday, April 15, 2011

One More Thought on Logic

In considering this further, one other accusation I level against logic is that logic always has an agenda. Supposedly "pure" logic derives from a set of circumstances ranging from brain chemistry to the last good book the individual read. The agenda is whatever "seems right" to the person based on what they've experienced and been taught to think. The other kind of logic is more insidious. It is the person who comes  up with a theory of some sort, philosophical, political, artistic, religious, whatever, and then proceeds to find logical reasons after the fact to justify their "breakthrough." Logic is happier than any big cat to jump through flaming hoops. So, next time you are confronted with a perfectly logical proposal, ask yourself, "What does this person want from me?"

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