The truth of the matter-- Part III

Part I

I am not saying that there is no reality. Far from it. As a matter of fact, any of these supposed conundrums that philosophy types throw up from time to time disappear when you look at things from this, a more pragmatic, point of view. "If a tree falls in a forest with no one around, does it make a sound?" Stump ya'? It shouldn't. How do you define "sound"? If you define it as the creation of differential air pressure without any effect on the eardrum, then there is sound. But if you define it as the workings of that air pressure on the eardrum, then there is no sound because there would be no eardrum to sense it. The problem is the attempt to find a position from which there is an absolute perspective and that is something we cannot do and cannot know. (That is also the problem with the argument that the sun does not rise.)

My point is to take the assumption and reason through it to determine if what underlies it is valid. If it is, put it aside for another day--it still remains an assumption--to examine it in the light of better evidence. This will make you a good critical thinker and an asset to a company (or to any other organization you might be a part of) that might be prone to lurch from one fad to the next as the next comes out. A critical thinker like this can steady the ship.