Quote from: JoeZ on March 21, 2018, 06:25:33 PM
3. I insist on using the laws of thought, especially the law of non-contradiction.
Abelard famously appealed to the law of non-contradiction also in his rejection of BoD.
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It's not a "law." It has been known for at least 2,400 years in the Western world as
the principle of non-contradiction. .
I've never heard of anyone making it into a law. If you can cite a reference that would be most welcome.
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The ancient Greek philosophers, who had nothing but natural reason upon which to base their conclusions, recognized that
the principle of non-contradiction was fundamental to all sound thinking. Without any divine revelation or influence from the Scriptures of the true faith (at that time the Pentatuch had been written but not disseminated to the world) they were able to apply diligent and patient effort to first principles as they recognized them using natural thought and reflection, that the moment one denies this
principle of non-contradiction, all right reason goes out the window. The only possible consequence is total chaos and ultimately anarchy.
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