The pragmatists understood truth to be what it is good for us to believe. Truths are beliefs confirmed or denied by further experience. Thus, a truth can be found ultimately to be false. Intersubjective agreement is the appropriate objective of scientific inquiry. Scientist, mathematician, and philosopher, Charles Sanders Pierce, suggested that concepts of knowledge, truth, and … Continue reading First Principle- Part 2
Lynn Margulis
Origin Story
Not long ago a friend put a piece of the earth’s crust in my hand. When I first held the rock, I was stunned. Its exceptional density is the most visible and tactile characteristic, but just holding it in my hand, it seemed I was feeling the electro-magnetic pulse of the earth itself. Not stunning or grandiose … Continue reading Origin Story