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How is it a tautology? Either I don't know what tautology is or you've got the wrong end of the stick. The former is more likely. Do explain if you do...
July 31, 2022 at 04:30
Gracias for explaining Wittgenstein's views. Personally, I don't understand the hype around Wittgenstein. People have recommended countless number of ...
July 31, 2022 at 04:28
An aspect of foolery/folie is believing in falsehoods, oui?
July 31, 2022 at 03:28
Fun fact: In our world then, 0 is the smallest number in geometry.
July 30, 2022 at 19:48
What is the length of the sides of a square with an area of 4 cm2? \pm \sqrt 4 = \pm 2 cm. +2 is the real solution and -2 is, in high school math, an ...
July 30, 2022 at 19:38
Wittgenstein claimed (there's an active thread on the topic, go look it up + there's a download link for the book Philosophical Investigations penned ...
July 30, 2022 at 19:30
There are rules that are partial and others that are complete and by that I mean partial rules apply in most cases while complete ones all the time. B...
July 30, 2022 at 19:22
Well, it all begins with, as usual, definitions. The moment I define the words "the", "cat", "is", "on" "mat", it's true that the cat is on the mat wh...
July 30, 2022 at 19:17
:fire: Keep it coming!
July 30, 2022 at 17:32
You're too kind mon ami, too kind! Merci beaucoup!
July 30, 2022 at 17:28
To give the devil his due, my hunch is it (discrimination against the poor) isn't intentional/deliberate - it can be likened to crime, but not organiz...
July 30, 2022 at 17:24
In some weird way, conscription is, well, rape! :snicker:
July 30, 2022 at 17:16
I see! :up:
July 30, 2022 at 17:13
Ethics? The alleged inadequacies of utilitarianism & Kantianism?
July 30, 2022 at 16:21
Hasn't the OP got it ass-backwards? :rofl: Observations make propositions true/false (through verification).
July 30, 2022 at 16:20
IOU 1 = -1 :lol:
July 30, 2022 at 16:16
:rofl: C'est la vie! :up:
July 30, 2022 at 15:57
If 1's true, 3's too! :snicker: It leads to a contradiction alright, but then we end up with the same conclusion: There are some rules that have no ex...
July 30, 2022 at 15:55
What do you call this kinda perspective/point of view on philosophical topics? It's (very/too) general/co-opts concepts or ideas from other discipline...
July 30, 2022 at 15:16
We're thinking different things at the same time and some of these thoughts may be contradictory.
July 30, 2022 at 08:12
:snicker: True, take a line for example: It is divisible lengthwise but not breadthwise. Perhaps this is what you mean. Mine is (only) an analogy. Can...
July 30, 2022 at 08:11
In the era of the so-called global village, there simply is no room for nationalism. Conscription? Pfft!
July 30, 2022 at 07:56
What exactly do you mean when you say the mind is divisible and also indivisible? I get that in one way it is and in another way it isn't. How exactly...
July 30, 2022 at 07:52
Good question! I'm all ears...
July 30, 2022 at 07:51
I'm not sure if I follow. Speaking for myself, if the mind is divisible in any way at all, and you claim it is from a "mind perspective", then that's ...
July 30, 2022 at 07:47
If mind is indivisible, how come I am one, you, the reader, are one, so on and so forth?
July 30, 2022 at 07:39
:chin: :up:
July 30, 2022 at 07:36
@"Tate" That's a frigging long, long waiting time. How many human generations are we looking at here? If anything wonderful/fantabulous is on the card...
July 29, 2022 at 10:42
In the trash can, science and allied fields that are essentially explanations; also in the trash can, rationality and associated subjects that are ult...
July 29, 2022 at 09:01
:lol:
July 29, 2022 at 07:31
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July 29, 2022 at 05:54
:cool: Have you come across any video/audio clips on how straight A students work for/under the C/D/even F students? :snicker: Oppenheimer (A-bomb) wa...
July 29, 2022 at 05:47
Cool! Mathematics, though proven as a tool for uncovering truths, is itself not/only partially about truths (truths to be understood in the convention...
July 29, 2022 at 05:40
Those who report being star-struck/in awe of the JWST images have, in my humble opinion, missed the point of this project by precisely 93 billion ligh...
July 29, 2022 at 05:29
https://youtu.be/Q9pr2Xxaagw Me, a talking stone (not kiddin'). I was petrified! Fight/flight/Freeze!!! :nerd:
July 29, 2022 at 05:25
0 = n({ }) 1 = n({{ }}) . . . That's how I understand it. Too... Barring infinity, what's the solution set to the equation x = x + 1? Not {0} but rath...
July 29, 2022 at 05:20
:ok: I recall, vaguely, that it all begins with \phi. Ex nihilo nihil fit Creatio ex nihilo :up:
July 29, 2022 at 05:04
July 29, 2022 at 05:00
Why not? The key points we need to address. 1. Nonexistent people (no rights, consent Mu) 2. Possible people (rights? can't consent) 3. Actual people ...
July 29, 2022 at 04:05
A personal name with Germanic origins. Meaning: heart, mind! Compare Xin, also heart-mind in Chinese! Muchas gracias!
July 29, 2022 at 03:37
Scope neglect A hypothetical study Question: How much are you willing to contribute to saving 200, 2000, 20000 migratory birds? Answer: $80, $78, $88 ...
July 29, 2022 at 03:31
@"Bartricks" :rofl: :up:
July 29, 2022 at 03:21
From a physicalist point of view there's the alleged compartmentalization of brain (mind) function - off the top of my head there's the prefrontal cor...
July 29, 2022 at 03:16
:ok:
July 29, 2022 at 03:00
You get my vote on the matter of how life is an imposition - Nobody asked me whether I would like to be born, I just woke up one day and found myself ...
July 29, 2022 at 02:58
:lol: I douche! You, just a wannabe douche! Anyway, you missed the point of my post. Soldiers have to tread a thin line between being heroes (defendin...
July 29, 2022 at 02:47
It's on autopilot! :grin: It is even possible that we will rendezvous with a wormhole somewhere in the future. Galaxy-hopping solar systems! :cool:
July 29, 2022 at 02:43
That's a lot to process mon ami, a lot! While metaphysics does contain some exciting numerical (mathematical) aspects, I doubt if they're cornerstone ...
July 29, 2022 at 02:40
0 = { } True, { } is the union (additive) identity (just like 0) for sets. However,, I question the validity of the claim 0 = { }. Perhaps you could e...
July 29, 2022 at 02:30
We, collectively, have been and are on a spaceship (earth). William Shatner (Capt. Kirk) is unaware of this! :zip: Shhhhh!
July 29, 2022 at 02:20