Self-explanatory: Self-explanatory To be fair though, most explanations are such that they rely on something exterior, usually more basic, to that whi...
Why not? I can inquire into my own private mental states, can't I? It appears that our analytic brain has become used to doing what it does (analysis)...
Yes, economy, I must agree. Not useless, but (too) complex/complicated/unwieldy. I wonder if that's what we should be doing. Do you have an instance o...
I'm a bit unsettled by your confidence on the matter! Is it wise to be so cocksure? I thought skepticism was good for the soul (Orcale of Delphi: Sure...
To my knowledge, the mind simply can't handle contradictions. It might appear as though we can take contradictions in our stride (vide cognitive disso...
Not everyone is sold on the calculus solutions to Zeno's paradoxes or so they tell me. I like Zeno of Elea. I like paradoxes. I recommend them to you ...
:up: One point in your own post you linked to caught my eye - modeling/mapping reality. It appears that the idea is to create/generate mental models/m...
When you say x could be either a, b, or c, it means x fits, meshes, with all of the options. In the case of Lewis' argument, if Jesus were brought bef...
Can you please tell me what exactly goes through your mind when, for example, I tell you to conceive (is this even the right word/concept?) the follow...
Can a being be omnipotent without free will? If I can do anything, but someone/something else decides what I'll be doing, what's the point of being om...
Omnipotence. What follows? A being that can do anything and everything cannot be reasoned with, if that being has decided upon a course of action, oui...
My thesis version 2.0 LNC 1. If it's impossible to the mind then, it's impossible in reality. 2. Contradictions are impossible (to the mind) Ergo, 3. ...
Good account of the situation as it is in certain parts of the world. I'm just curious, is the incel phenomenon global? I haven't heard of incels in c...
I thought so too; metaphysics and science are just different stages of philosophy/science depending on where one starts. Indeed, if one considers the ...
You're on a roll, that's for sure. Does Democritus resonate with you at any level? Wittgenstein: I like where he intends to take us, but I'm skeptical...
No clear-cut answer. I'll take that as a no, philosophy hasn't made even an iota of progress. I like your style sir/madam, I hope there's substance to...
I don't quite get it, why would Lemaître dissuade the Pope from endorsing the Big Bang Theory as a vindication of the doctrine of creatio ex nihilo? L...
I can tell you this: no amount of arguing for the existence of the nonphysical is going to persuade science to change its mind on what can exist (only...
:ok: Science does use Occam's broom though, the issues that don't suit their cause are conveniently swept under the rug or is it that they bury their ...
Didn't know there was an anti-metaphysics brigade, but it seems inevitable, from a yin-yang point of view that is. The duet, however, isn't pleasant t...
5 times fewer? 11 times 5 = 11 × 5 = 55. It's not fewer, the product is greater than the original number we began with. 5 times fewer. :chin: We can s...
Yes, that's exactly what I wanted to convey. There's a thread around here somewhere that asks the question "Does God have free will?" However, there's...
What's the difference between a dictator and God? The 10 COMMANDments! The situation is worse than I initially imagined it to be. We're practically sl...
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