Hmm, hasn't helped much in untangling the (repeatedly re-demonstrated) 'impossibilities' of - for Archived Message Posted by Rhisiart Gwilym on July 27, 2019, 7:54 am, in reply to "Common sense and gut feeling can be relied on (nm)" example - quantum mechanics, where the most persuasive interpretation that I've seen so far is very far from what gut-felt common-sense suggests. Descartes too had great difficulty with being fully confident about what, if anything, he could cogito for sure... Also, direct, unambiguous witnessing of paranormal events tends to lessen our 'certainties' about what is and isn't possible. Just a few thoughts; though yes, common sense and gut feeling are indeed our daily touchstones, in practice; and that's right enough. Cheers, M! Message Thread: Another questioning piece, related to DOrlov's piece linked 6 down, on the difficulty of knowing - Rhisiart Gwilym July 25, 2019, 7:15 am Re: Another questioning piece, related to DOrlov's piece linked 6 down, on the difficulty of knowing - Rich July 25, 2019, 11:10 am Don't agree - margo July 25, 2019, 12:27 pm What you suggest is what I do, in practice, M. Don't we all? But I'm haunted all the same by that - Rhisiart Gwilym July 25, 2019, 1:29 pm Common sense and gut feeling can be relied on (nm) - margo July 25, 2019, 1:54 pm Hmm, hasn't helped much in untangling the (repeatedly re-demonstrated) 'impossibilities' of - for - Rhisiart Gwilym July 27, 2019, 7:54 am Simply this .. - Shyaku July 27, 2019, 10:08 am   Searching