The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #67632   Message #1132095
Posted By: GUEST
09-Mar-04 - 11:12 AM
Thread Name: BS: Secularity vs Religion
Subject: RE: BS: Secularity vs Religion
"Guest ,you write:
"I do not use Western modes of logic and reasoning in my analytical and critical thinking .I believe in a high standard of ethics and integrity.............."
And yet you use words like logic, reason, critical ,ethics and integrity."

I use the words as common parlance, because I am in dialogue with people who are linguistically trained to use those words. However, very few people, even today, receive formal education and/or training in the western modes of logic, and therefore don't always use those words according to their definition and context within formal logic.

"Don't you think that the development and use of such concepts are closely linked to the development of "western modes of logic" ?"

Those words have their roots in formal logic, but have long since taken on additional meanings. Language changes a great deal over time.