What we mean by "god" has been changing over time.At first gods were many and all of them possessed human-like traits, from mood swings to extra-marit...
The forum couldn't be a reflection of the world for the simple reason that the sample is not representative. Most members are either from the USA or t...
Unacceptable for the reason that the Alice-Bob story still employs the JTB theory, the very theory that is supposedly wrong or incomplete. So, this is...
Agreed. Agreed. 1. What definition of justification is Gettier using? 2. We know for sure that Gettier is using the JTB theory to infer that Smith has...
Perhaps the problem lies in the definition of consciousness. If I'm anywhere near the ballpark those who claim consciousness is an illusion are not de...
I'm in a state of utter befuddlement for the following reasons: 1. Don't cry over spilt milk (ignore the past) 2. Don't count your chickens before the...
What's the public definition of understanding. Since no definition was agreed upon I thought I might just throw in my own understanding of understandi...
What is clear is that when we make a statement, any statement, without any qualification, it is always the case that truth is implied/implicit. Take t...
:up: I was once schooled by a devout Buddhist that his religion, for sure, rejects eternalism (sunyata) but that that didn't imply nihilism. Buddhism ...
One thing that bothers me is that in the wikipedia article it's specifically mentioned that: In other words there is a justification for the propositi...
:up: But is it just a coincidence that the author of the article had the same thoughts regarding existence as me? Now I think you're playing with me. ...
I tend to agree but would like a demonstration if you don't mind. As far as I can tell, the purported circularity of definitions doesn't hold water fo...
I'm only asking for the definition of "exist" as you've used in the question above. Below is the philosophical definition: Exist: Existence is the abi...
Well, I don't know how that got past the philosophy chekpoint. Interesting if what you say is correct. Pfhorrest seems to have been on the right track...
An indirect inference to karma can be made based on causality. This is what is unique to Buddhism - it always has some connection, even if vague and t...
Is ??nyat? based on impermanence - nothing being capable of withstanding the forces of change and so a becomes b and b becomes c, and so on, none of t...
Physical suffering is universal in scope - it's present in the same kinds and to the same degree for all living things. Mental suffering maybe unique ...
What is the role of luck in Smith's situation exactly? Firstly, the fact that truth is a condition in JTB theory in addition to justification suggests...
I think you've got it backward. People do have intutions, that I agree but the general pattern appears to be that intuitions are picked up by philosop...
I believe people don't exist in isolation although the Buddha did, quite literally, wander off into the woods to live as an ascetic for some years. Th...
You mean to say that denying revelation is to be an atheist and to be an atheist is to deny revelation. Revelations are essentially serve as proofs of...
I see but do you agree that once philosophy begins to delve into an issue that issue formalized so as to be sufficiently removed from folk intuition e...
That's not what I'm getting at. What I meant to show was the Gettier was contradicting himself. Smith, in his example, has knowledge because he fulfil...
I'm not an expert but I don't get how folk intuition can be part of a philosopher's tool kit. I can imagine folk intuition being subjected to philosop...
In a way the Buddha got what he wanted - he meditated furiously on impermanence and came to the conclusion that change is the only constant. Perhaps n...
My analysis of the Judas event doesn't have anything to do with Jesus' knowledge or motives. All that matters is that Jesus' divinity was revealed onl...
The idea behind Buddha's philosophy, if we could call it that, is not to seek permanent happiness but to find happiness in the permanent. I initially ...
Odd that someone who built an entire philosophy on happiness should say such a thing. "Moving on" in what sense? As an inevitable consequence of poor ...
Your argument rests on the shifting landscape of morality - at one point in history racism was the norm and now, it's immoral. A similar change is occ...
Firstly, you raise a good point. What's the difference between detectability and detection and how is it relevant to our discussion? The conventional ...
What's the alternative to "concrete" first cause? Is there another kind of cause we should be worried about? Also, from your statement, If A did not c...
That doesn't demonstrate that there can't be an infinity of causes. In fact if the (n+1)th cause can't exist without the nth cause there should be a i...
Circular. I'm not playing a game - I'm dead serious about this. You've made the claim that a thing can exist "whether we can detect it or not...". An ...
Ok. 1. Why can't there be an infinite chain of causes extending into the past? 2. If there can't be an infinite chain of causes extending into the pas...
I didn't intend to get into religion. While I'm reluctant to fully endorse the belief that the ends justify the means, what I'm proposing here seems t...
Firstly, the contents of argument tells me it's deductive - first cause arguments usually are - but then your conclusion has an obvious inductive char...
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