Hot Vs Cold, Right Vs Wrong?
What is your theory regarding it being a priori?
How do you know the source of your own ideas? How do you know they didn’t develop? How do you know the source and cause of these ideas is a priori? The evidence is that life forms seem to have evolved physically and mentally. Santa clause doesn’t have much going for him. We can see simple life forms even today.
That “how do you know” line of thought unfortunately doesn’t land us anywhere. If we extend it further back, then we don’t even know if we actually exist. Let alone that, I even doubt my own analytical skills. If I’m evolving then how do I know that my logic is not only half evolved? This is the point in metaphysical and ontological inquiry where philosophy fails us because it’s far removed from the reality. I need to have a worldview that tells me why I’m here and where I’m going so that I can figure out how I’m supposed to prioritize my day today. I have the evidence upon which I can comfortably form such a worldview. If and when my data changes, I’ll adapt. There’s indeed interesting evidence of the physical attributes of life form evolving, but we’re yet to find even a single specie transforming into another. Also evolution of physical attributes doesn’t necessarily mean the evolution of nafs or consciousness as well. There are sound minded adult people out there who actually believe that Santa is real. Neither do they have any evidence for their claim, nor those who might say that cleanliness is an evolved attribute in humans.