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This Tree is my response to the debate on The True Church between Jay Dyer and Dr. David Wood, organized by Modern Day Debate and hosted by Dr. James Kuntz. Check out the Community section for the prequel, the original debate, "The True Church."

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This Tree is based on the debate between Jay Dyer and Dr. David Wood, organized by Modern Day Debate and hosted by Dr. James Kuntz. Check out the Community section for other Trees and the sequel to this 'The True Church Debate - a response'

This parable told by Buddha should not have been possible. I came across this story as a child many years ago, reading it in John Godfrey Saxe's poem The Blind Men and the Elephant. From that very first encounter, I have felt that something is 'strange' about the story. This Tree looks at some of these questions that I have used for many years in my interactions. Admittedly, I only discovered very recently that the original author of the story was actually Buddha himself, showing that my interest in this ancient parable is rather unconnected to the author. And if you are interested in this topic and the questions I raised, you can check out the sequel to this Tree, The Revennees Puzzle in the Community Section.

This parable told by Buddha should not have been possible. I came across this story as a young child many years ago, reading it in John Godfrey Saxe's poem The Blind Men and the Elephant. From that very first encounter, I have felt that there was something 'off' about the story. This Tree looks at some of these questions. Admittedly, I only discovered very recently that the original author of the story was actually Buddha himself, showing that my interest in this ancient parable is rather unconnected to the author. And if you are interested in this topic and the questions I discussed, you can check out the sequel to this Tree, The Revennees Puzzle in the Community Section.

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We could choose a big Prior, or a very very small one - but if our Prior makes it impossible for any amount of good and valid arguments to defeat it, what we have chosen may show unreasonable bias rather than fair argumentation. In other words, it may show that we have already decided on the case even before the arguments and evidences are presented to us. And, since we are dealing with metaphysics, or 'beyond the physics of things' as the term suggests, the pre-suppositions we inevitably carry into our thinking need our conscious validation instead of being accepted presumptuously. This Tree discusses some of these factors for our consideration. Note: Every Node in the Tree is interactive, allowing User to Add, Copy, Edit, Move, Delete and input Media and Slides as desired. Numerical Assessment is switched on for this Tree, so users may try various numerical inputs and see how these affect the central argument. This Tree is AI assisted based upon my own arguments.