> As much as I agree with your values, we have to admit that our standards
> of reasoning are neither sufficient nor necessary preconditions
> for the survival and stability of human societies (humans
> thrived for hundreds of thousands of years without
> the Enlightenment!).
Cave man 1: Is there a tiger near our cave? Cave man 2 (having a little fun at the expense of his dim friend): There both is and is not a tiger near our cave. Cave man 1: OK.
Cave man 1 didn't live long enough to reproduce.
-- Luke