Knowledge blank slate?

Rene Descartes believes all the knowledge he has acquired throughout the years could be false information. This makes him want a “fresh start” or to start from the foundations of knowledge. The way Descartes plans on doing this is by, somehow, forgetting everything he knows, and “learn” again what is useful and true information. But i ask how is it possible to forget something that is once learned? One might forget small details for example in recalling an event that happened 20 or so years before but never the whole event. Unless medical damage was done of course. But this would be cool i guess, being able to basically choose what to listen to and what not to listen to. This goes into free will and how it basically proven that it is only true during the present moment of making that decision. Because everyone makes decisions that they regret in life.

Sebastian Guerra-Mondragon

God (aquinas)

I believe that God is the driving force behind all that lacks intelligence in its pursue of an end. Aquinas stated that (1) Mindless beings will definitely achieve an end. (2) That which lacks intelligence cannot move towards an end unless it is being lead by some Supreme Being /intelligent designer. Therefore, (3) all mindless beings achieve an end through the guidance of an intelligent designer. I agree with Aquinas' five ways because explain how the marvel of design and guidance God has on everything in a large scale.

Sebastian Guerra-Mondragon

Religion

“Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opiate of the masses.”- Karl Marx. Why do people have to believe in God? Why do so many need “religion”? As early as ancient time’s man has always pondered on the purpose and creation of life, and looking back at those times, we see the presence of religion and beliefs in a deity or being of higher power. This belief stems from man’s never-ending struggle to solve the puzzles of life that concern purpose and origin. To many people religion is just a compass of morality and purpose which allows them to cope with the uncertainties of life and all it entails.

Sebastian Guerra-Mondragon

Askesis of Desire:

The tripartite division of humans' worry and pain by unsatisfied desires sums up all of what man desire. The division consists of Natural and Necessary, Natural and Unnecessary, lastly Unnatural and Unnecessary. I believe that if this last part is true, does that mean desire is unnatural? Is desire something bad? God supplied us with nature and its abundance of creation to live just fine with the natural. Why do we have to desire the unnatural and unnecessary if they are insignificant?

Sebastian Guerra-Mondragon

Noumena vs Phenomena

Noumena vs Phenomena are the aspects of reality according to Kant.

Noumena vs Phenoma
The Thing Itself / How it appears

However I believe that to have knowledge of one thing, you must have some certain idea of how it functions because of form. If not you could not know what the thing itself appeared like, you would not know the function. In Cells & Heredity there is a universal law that function follows form. I believe that in order know Noumena you must know both; although, with phenomena you can first encounter a new object and how it appears and learn about it after.

Sebastian Guerra-Mondragon

Rationalism (repost)

Descartes was the father of Rationalism which believes in human reason to be the most valuable source of knowledge. I agree with descartes because rationalism uses the abstract principles of logic and pure reason to then be able to learn and interpret knowledge. Not like epistemology which is concerned with the nature of knowledge, Rationalism allows for us to make judgment and analysis.

Sebastian Guerra-Mondragon