Convinced of ideas that aren’t true

Logic isn’t sound unless the premise is true and the form is valid. And we know the human mind has no way to reason to a true premise. We know divine revelation is the only way to have a true premise.

Nuts and Bolts

Here are the elements:
• true premises
• valid form
• true conclusions that don’t add new information to the premises

The premise is the foundation. The premise is how you know the conclusion is true. The foundation must be true. Truth is absolute by definition. Strongly-held beliefs are not truth. Groupthink isn’t the same thing as truth. Peer pressure isn’t truth. Truth is reality. Truth is absolute.

The premise needs to support the conclusion. The term “support” can mean to verify the truth of something. However, people can also define it in other ways. Some people define the word “support” in ways that don’t do what logic is all about. You can also define the word “verify” in various ways. And some of those definitions are stronger than others. Logic requires the premises must prove the conclusion is true. Proof indicates absolute knowledge. It’s not like the courts where you must prove your case beyond a reasonable shadow of a doubt. That would be qualified proof instead of proof. Logic requires proof without any qualifications or softening of the word. Otherwise, the logic isn’t sound.

Logic has the goal of establishing the truth. Logic has the purpose of helping you tell the difference between reality and make-believe. To do that, the premises need to remove all doubt. Premises must prove the conclusion beyond doubt. It’s more than that, though. Even if you don’t have any doubt, that doesn’t mean you’ve found the truth. You can become convinced of ideas that aren’t true. You can be without any doubt and be wrong. If you don’t base your thinking on truth, you could feel sure of something that’s not true. Truth is absolute by nature. Without the faith that comes by hearing the voice of God, you cannot possibly know any truth.