I don't know what to make of it. It's probably one of those occasions where something accidentally slips out of someone's mouth and that someone is de...
Yes but the issue exists precisely because people take the whole damn thing literally. If we approach the Trinity less rigorously then it's a non-issu...
Quite right. It's about governance primarily because its invested with power. However governments these days are preoccupied with economics. The broad...
:up: So, in a sense, we're all trying to change the world based on what we think are wrong/right with it. Interesting (or not) that there seems to be ...
I know you won't agree but I believe some people are quite happy to be alive. Of course there are ''difficult'' circumstances that would make suicide ...
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Holy_Trinity_Template.jpg The contradiction is this: 1. God = Father 2. God = Son 3. God = Holy Sp...
I see. So there is a reality out there which we can know of. How do you refute the skeptic/solipsist because these positions seem well-grounded and an...
The mouse lacks efficiency. How about this: Consciousness is simply a byproduct/side-effect of logical ability. It's a package deal. You want to buy a...
It's much like computers. Driving can be reduced to an algorithm and so can be relegated to the subconscious, like walking. However, you must've notic...
While I agree that consciousness isn't all roses. For instance suffering and dying become that much more difficult but the upside, if you can call it ...
Here's what I think (again). Father = F Son = S Holy ghost = G 1. Father, son and holy ghost are the same entity 2. The father is distinct from the so...
There is no ONE monolothic undivided truth in my opinion. A diamond has many facets and each may not be privilieged over any other except within a cer...
This reminds of another thread where a poster was claiming ''So, truth (the one reality) must also be non-dual in substance.'' If the above claim is t...
Is this possibly the bandwagon fallacy? Could conformity ever be reasoned and rational? I think the answer is ''yes'' and that's what we should aim fo...
It's like a magnet I guess. A single or a few particles aligned doesn't result in magnetism. Yet when most or all particles align we have magnetism. M...
What about us? We're not God, let's say for the reason we're capable of evil and god is all-good. Therefore God wouldn't be a solipsist since he would...
I was exaggerating a bit. All I meant was that changing yourself won't have any noticeable impact except perhaps a feeling of equanimity. A majority o...
This disagrees with philosophy in general, which to my understanding has constantly seen its path to the one truth branch out into multiple perspectiv...
Doesn't God's omniscience matter in this? An all-knowing God will clearly know everything there is to know, including existence of external realities....
Actually I think consciousness isn't necessary. If I'm correct 99% of life's history has been spent as automatons, much like computers today with simp...
I didn't deny the existence of suffering either in the very poor or the very rich. All I said was there's a limit to human desire and once a certain l...
As @"luckswallowsall" said your argument flies against accepted wisdom i.e. the wiser or more knowledgable the more cynical and pessimistic. It takes ...
I think this is a case of non-overlapping magesteria. Deduction is distinct from induction. Necessity is a feature of the former but not the latter an...
Freewill is a necessity for morality otherewise we couldn't own our actions, good or bad. Genetically engineering humans to be moral amounts to making...
No but oddly, we make plans as if this uncertainty doesn't matter. Sometimes our plans go awry exactly because of this uncertainty but many times our ...
I have a theory about why this is so. It seems to be about noticing the passage of time. Say there is an event A and you check your time. Suppose A is...
There's a Buddhist tale about a competition between a clairvoyant and a Buddhist master (a scientist approximately). Each of them were asked to determ...
One doesn't have to break the laws of nature to mind-read. For example if I know you like carrots then I can predict that Bugs Bunny will make you hun...
I see the word ''syndrome'' as a label given to a specific constellation of signs and symptoms. It's utility is that we identify a particular disease/...
I don't see a problem in this. The law of gravity existed from the time of the Big Bang which is said to have occurred 13.8 billion years ago but was ...
With the right amount of information we may be able to predict and know other people's thoughts i.e. read minds. Isn't that what stage magicians do? I...
Hi. I think this might be relevant. One of the frameworks of reality is time. A temporal context seems to be a necessary aspect of the laws of nature....
You seem to be in favor of the view that math is a discovery rather than an invention. I think that's just too strong a conclusion i.e. unsupported by...
What I wanted to say is that you maybe wrong. Let's look at the original formulation: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. This means that ...
Are you confining your argument to mathematics alone or are you also including the mathematical nature of the laws of nature? There's a difference and...
This is very complicated so I'll only talk about what seems relevant. Equality is an ethical concept arising from the fact that inequality leads to in...
You're basically saying that the difference between invention and discovery is that the former comes into existence while the latter always existed. I...
Oh ok. Thanks but don't you think the whole of epistemology/knowledge has been constructed under the condition that ''hidden information'' is a possib...
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