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An '''ontology''' is a statement of "what is", a categorization of states or types of '''being'''. | An '''ontology''' is a statement of "what is", a categorization of states or types of '''being'''. | ||
In Western philosophy, which arrogantly asserts that people trained in it can actually discern types of being or "what is" reliably | In Western philosophy, which arrogantly asserts that people trained in it can actually discern types of being or "what is" reliably. This is however stupid, and the people who believe this are vain and arrogant fools: they do not have the [[God's Eye View]] required to make such statements other than as their own opinion, and these opinions are arbitrary, unverifiable, and unshared with people outside their own academic discipline. A philosopher is merely a waste of skin. | ||
In Western theology, the less arrogant assertion is made that God makes states of being that humans must live with and work through: life and the afterlife. Other theologies such as [[w:Buddhism]] likewise make claims based on [[ontological distinction]]s that they claim are necessary to comprehend and accept the claims. Any imposition of such distinctions is itself [[w:persuasion technology|persuasive]] and seductive. The essence of an '''ontological''' approach to education is to change the [[glossary]] in which people discuss problems, as opposed to the '''teleological''' approach which requires that they adopt a particular style of reasoning and argument. | In Western theology, the less arrogant assertion is made that God makes states of being that humans must live with and work through: life and the afterlife. Other theologies such as [[w:Buddhism]] likewise make claims based on [[ontological distinction]]s that they claim are necessary to comprehend and accept the claims. Any imposition of such distinctions is itself [[w:persuasion technology|persuasive]] and seductive. The essence of an '''ontological''' approach to education is to change the [[glossary]] in which people discuss problems, as opposed to the '''teleological''' approach which requires that they adopt a particular style of reasoning and argument. | ||