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The Mind and Body Problem

            The mind is phenomenal assets to our lives to the point were in our mind the things we see and hear about is recollected as if it was real. The mind body problem is the perception on reality and whether this reality is truly real or is just the mind playing tricks. People can become skeptical unless proven by science. The problem is whether or not knowledge actually exists and if his knowledge is actually true.
             Plato states that the real knowledge exists in the World of Being but when the soul shifts to the World of Becoming it is no longer pure and becomes contaminated. These contaminations are due to the fact of the senses. The senses are just an effect that we perceive the world by. Rationalism is the knowledge is acquired through reason. Plato believed this knowledge is a part of the World of Being therefore the World of being exists. The soul cannot have knowledge, for knowledge is a tool that is taught how to be used not. Knowledge from rationalism is not acquired but through our own reason for some people cannot reason. Rationalism and morality are said to be innate but this is not true for if people lived in a society where raping people was the normal then people who rape wouldn't be convicts and morally they are right for society would accept it. Humans don't choose their morals for society as a whole do not follow the same rules. Example in Africa the 2 men would fight to marry a women and the only way of marriage is if they kill their opponent. Is this morally right in the United States? The answer is no but it is morally right in Africa and therefore Platos theory is flowed. Knowledge does preexist but not based on reasoning, for a murders reasoning and is not the same as a normal human, or a rapist reasoning is not the same as a drug dealer. Knowledge preexists from the world that was given to us. This knowledge is just hidden waiting to be found in the world. There are many people who would argue against knowledge acquired through faith for faith is not a subject study that we seek all knowledge through.


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