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I thought each truth value assignment specified a possible world. So given a proposition p, p is T is one world and p is F is another, it being imposs...

Argument form: Hypothetical syllogism (abbrev. HS) 1. p \to q 2. q \to r Ergo 3 p \to r

Solid copy! Argument form: Disjunctive syllogism (abbrev. DS) 1. p v q 2. ~p Ergo 3. q

Noted! I don't want to go into the formal aspects of the law of identity and I guess you share that sentiment. Let's leave it at the level of intuitiv...

My two cents: The Laws of Thought 1. Identity A = A 2. The law of the excluded middle p v ~p 3. The law of noncontradiction ~(p & ~p) --- The simplest...

Well, that is a possibility that I didn't consider but isn't it true that when people sense a purpose in suffering, it kinda takes the sting out of it...

We're proud of you! Keep it up!

I was thinking along similar lines but it turns out Schopenhauer's will has a very specific, technical definition in his philosophy much like argument...

Purpose has for the most part been associated with (joy &) life. What if someone's purpose is to (suffer &) die à la Jesus of Nazareth?

Reminds me of the utilitarian-consequentialist conundrum where you hang an innocent man to prevent a riot. :chin: I'vr heard of mother spiders who let...

Don't be so sure of that mon ami. A buddhist monk once told me advanced practitioners in buddhism can sate their hunger and quench their thirst just b...

Scientific success stories (theories) are based on empirical evidence (observational data in re retrodiction & prediction). Remember that it is false ...

XYZ = H2O (functionally) XYZ \neq H2O (chemically) That's all there is to Twin Earth. Xenobiology & Xenochemistry territory.

Hi and bye! :smile:

Please clarify your position. How exactly is science guilty of a circulus in probando? Be explicit. Danke.

:up: Merci for the book recommendation.

This is as good a time as any to say this: Mods are not gods, to err is human.

My sister has a pet dog. I think she (the dog) has canine-level mystical experiences. She'll be walking in no particular direction when she'll stop ab...

False, given the current paradigms at play, simply means doesn't correspond, doesn't fit, or is useless. Make what you wish out of this simplified acc...

This issue has been bothering me for the last 11 years and I have not an inch of progress to report. How do we count ... things. Take a stick n cm lon...

Interesting theory. Our forebears probably reasoned thus: to keep our innate bloodthirst in check, it's better to select one person (the sacrificial l...

You da best, mon ami, you da best! So there were some non-African hominids in Europe (Neanderthals) and Asia (Denisovans). My knowledge of human evolu...

Ah! You're taking this to the next level (of skepticism). Setting aside hyperbolic skepticism for the moment, do you agree that by works, we mean that...

Meaning in suffering: 1. Religious, sensu amplo, rejection of the physical to, in the process, get to know one's mind, one's spiritual side. Self-mort...

Did caucasians & asians flee Africa or did they just decide to explore and ended up where they are now? A lot rides on the answer to that question.

Aye, but I'm not sure whether that's linguistic auto-mutilation or truth of a deeper kind.

Huh?

That the big bang occurred is the current scientific consensus. Like all scientific claims, it's only provisionally true and all scientists are aware ...

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:grin: We haven't yet done all we can!

Suffering destroys meaning. The expression "fly in the ointment" doesn't leave anything to the imagination now does it? An awesome day can be ruined c...

Excellent point. Yeah, we could stop having children - announce and enforce a moratorium on reproduction for ALL life - that would eventually lead to ...

:ok: You too!

Well, we know mass (gravity) and high speeds (close to c) slow down time. There's no saying there aren't other as of yet unknown factors that affect t...

I'm happy for you. :up:

Beautiful thoughts mon ami, beautiful thoughts. As for whether antinatalism makes sense or not, I'd say we let people know that they have the option n...

The solution for war is as simple as it is, I feel, idiotic. The OP seems to be approaching the problem under the assumption that the zero point is we...

Oh! :up: I can't live ... with or without you!

A beautiful question! Hats off to you señor/señorita.

You're onto something, monsieur/mademoiselle as thr case may be.

I don't know why we die, but I do know how we die. Like dogs of course! :snicker:

Now you see it, now you don't.

Now you see it, now you don't!

Oh!

Don't be so dismissive but, yeah, unmanageable complexity is the norm, simplicity is just us daydreamin'.

How fasinating. Are we expecting the two oppsing forces (natural cooling effect due to earth's orbital characteristics vs. global warming) to cancel e...

So glass (re greenhouses) is basically CO2 solidified. :cool:

Has anyone heard of functional fixedness and the associated the candle problem?