Human understanding is an axiom? Yes, we assume we are able to understand.
In other words we are conscious of reality and capable of understanding it.
I heard it somewhere before... Would it be Ayn Rand's second axiom?
>Axiom, the Second (not /really/ an axiom): There are truths that exist in
>all axiomatic systems that are true, but cannot be proved true within that
>system (see Godel for more info).
>
>Therefore (Axiom three, if you must): Faith is inherent in human
>understanding, faith in axioms included.
Each person has a set of beliefs. It's a good axiom and I think it can be
added to Ayn Rand's three. We all base our thinking on something we assume
to be true without proof: God, reality, consciousness, identity. This one
could be called Prof. Tim meta-axiom: faith is inherent in human understanding.
An important thing in communication is to tell each other what axioms we
come from. If one uses axioms without admitting it -- it's hard to
communicate. Let's get some more axioms defined. Zen? Buddhism? -- what
axioms are used there?
>Better? Remember, Tad, you've doing a fine bit of pissing yourself
>lately :-)
Are you trying to make me feel guilty?
Regards, Tadeusz (Tad) Niwinski from planet TeTa
tad@teta.ai http://www.teta.ai (604) 985-4159