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Did Buddha acknowledge "reductio ad absurdum" argumentation & other apriori forms of reasoning in Buddhist logico-episteomology (looking for sources)?

All concepts which Buddha discusses are based on experience. There is no a priori reasoning involved. Buddha says come and experience yourself. All reasonings are rooted in experience. However there ...
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Did Buddha acknowledge "reductio ad absurdum" argumentation & other apriori forms of reasoning in Buddhist logico-episteomology (looking for sources)?

I guess an example of "proof by contradiction" is in the 2nd or 3rd sutta, i.e. Anattalakkhaṇasutta (SN 22.59) The Buddha said this: “Mendicants, form is not-self. For if form were self, ...
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Why does one suffer because of ignorance if ignorance is unintentional?

"Sometimes our ignorance is simply a matter of not pointing our attention in the right direction. Other times it’s more willful. There are certain things we don’t want to see, and so we erect ...
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Why does one suffer because of ignorance if ignorance is unintentional?

If you look closely , having ignorance and doing things are not always random. And you have freedom or limited freedom depending upon the situation. Suppose I give you a choice of coffee or tea , then ...
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