It is impossible to think about nothing; there's nothing to think about! The question "why is there something rather than nothing?" is not something a...
What about scientific theories? We can never check for their correspondence to reality as n number of them are consistent with observation and this is...
Join the club! :smile: Somehow you don't come across as the type who would succumb to illnesses. Your mind is clear, good recall, well-oriented in tim...
For "it is raining" (R) to be true, we have to go out and verify or, if you're Sherlock Holmes, you can infer it from wet shoes. The same goes for "it...
That's the same problem I face. We're, it seems, in the same boat. Apologies. :smile: Specialized symbols translate into speed & brevity if you're usi...
I'm a bit confused right now. The notion of a definition includes a word which can be any damn thing you want (arbitrary) although etymology-based one...
Everyone (GP, MC, WG) wants to become rich. The catch is the system that's most conducive to the fulfillment of such aspirations also permits the WG t...
I'm most intrigued by the unanswered questions of both how and why the Greeks didn't grab the most obvious low hanging fruits in re morality viz. Kant...
What about the coherence theory of truth? 1. If p then q 2. p 3. q 4. If p then ~r 5. ~r 6. q & ~r q and ~r cohere (they're consistent) and so are tru...
The mechanistic worldview is an inevitable consequence of science - just because you're alive, you have feelings, a family who loves you, does gravity...
Ok. I stand corrected. However there's got to be a statement that's true without corresponding to anything, either partially or wholly, oui? I can't t...
R = It is raining R v ~ R is true. Does R v ~R correspond to anything? Tautologies like R v ~R are true by force of logic alone, it matters not whethe...
Science 1. Explains (causal): The Challenger space shuttle blew up. How (explanation)? 2. Predicts: Such and such will happen and this is why (proof)....
Well, as far as I can tell, what God desires of us is what religious folks would consider our purpose. I just ran with that when I said what we want (...
We can only hope that the growth in the ranks of muslims who want to murder Salman will be offset by a similar increase in numbers among his sympathiz...
Logic & Epistemology are branches of philosophy along with Metaphysics, Ethics, and Aesthetics. Scientists need to be good at logic and understand the...
Events & Objects have beginnings. The marathon began at 6:00 AM, the baby was born at 7:25 PM. Time began at _____. :chin: As you can see a beginning ...
Really interesting stuff! Theater (Greek plays) maybe a more benign way of venting, a safety valve for our bloodust via mock human sacrifice (tragedie...
I'm sorry to hear that. I hope Greece isn't damaged beyond repair and also maybe its time to pass on the torch to Europe and the US. Greece takes a we...
Interesting points. :up: Maybe... Who you really are = Who you think you are + Who others think you are. Two wrongs don't make a right? :chin: Anyway,...
While I sympathize with the anatta (no self) doctrine (Buddhism), I don't quite understand it fully. I read some versions of the argument online but I...
:up: Strict blasphemy and apostasy laws - the death penalty (e.g. in Islam) - maybe just a cover for human sacrifice. :scream: Think about that! Vide ...
You know what, it's not that politicians are not up to the mark; it's that politics (statecraft) is (just too) complex. Would you blame anyone for not...
Life doesn't suck, people suck! Not that I hold that against people - its just instinct & nature doing their thing. There's ample room for improvement...
Government jobs: Make yourself rich by any and all means available, legal and illegal. While you're at it ... can you also please build hospitals, sch...
What happened to Greece? It was doing so well - the epicenter of philosophy, culture, art, and so on - and now it's the sick man of Europe. :snicker: ...
I don't know what to say except I like spiders. :snicker: Something about them fascinates me to no end. I should've opted for arachnology; oh well, ca...
Ok :grin: You see, that's an explanation that needs an explanation in my pathetic universe. Don't worry, I'll work on the gaps in my knowledge, just n...
Ok. I don't have the skillset to engage in a worthwhile discussion on this topic. Will heed your advice (for now). --- Can you take a look at a statem...
With modern spy satellites its easy peasy to predict war - troop & armor mobilization, a necessity, can be detected months in advance. So, guys & gals...
:snicker: Well, to me, modal logic is part and parcel of propositional logic (thank goodness the OP is delimited to that; my predicate logic is rusty)...
If there's no causal link between events before a time t0 (the big bang, 13.8 billion years ago) and events after, we could say time began (for us) 13...
:blush: I don't wanna derail a good thread. Gracias for the explanation. :up: I just looked up natural deduction on Wikipedia & Stanford Encyclopedia ...
What is it that you think you're here for? What are you meant to do? What do you want to do with your life? When you answer these questions by yoursel...
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