Conceptually distinguishable (rationalism) but perceptually not (empiricism). I wonder about the extent of the conflation among distinct objects that ...
According to The Elijah Price/Mr. Glass Principle, at least one actual infinity exists. Considering the universe is the best candidate for an actual i...
Did anyone mention Siddhartha Gautama, the light of Asia? He dealt with metaphysics by, well, inducing analysis paralysis (thought block) using the mu...
The OP's question is marvelous! Why is math's utility "unreasonable"? I guess the answer has to do with scope (cross-domain applicability) and strengt...
:clap: Transcendence, the world demands it, on a daily basis as far as I can tell. 9 times outta 10, we I fall flat on my face; being selfish (sensu a...
Ethics revolves around two gods: Thanatos (Lord of death aka Yama in the Hindu-Buddhist tradition) and Algos (Lord of pain). Thanatos: All life is sac...
You know what, Good and Bad are simply sublimations of Pleasure and Pain. They could be considered euphemisms like "passed away" is for "dead". Psycho...
Among the Sancta Trinitas, though we pray more often to The Father and The Son, it is the Helper (The Holy Spirit) we actually need - to tide us over ...
Ways of proving nonohysicalism (mind is not physical) 1. Demonstrate the mind travels faster than light, the cosmic speed limit. 2. Prove that mind is...
The Tragedy of the Commons: Anything that's public won't last long - expect decline in the quality of the service as time passes. Plus any motor vehic...
Texts/Speech 1. What the writer/speaker wants to convey (thoughts) 2. What was conveyed (text/speech) 3. What the reader/listener understands (hermene...
Metaphysics is foundational to ethics . If you delete the metaphysics file, you'll lose ethics along with it. Metaphysics is the bedrock of science (c...
Life is a zero-sum game! Someone hasta lose (ouch!) We need good losers! Such people must be completely at ease being boiled in oil or roasted alive! ...
Metaphysically contingent: Dependent on metaphysical concepts/entities for some property/quality/feature in part/as a whole. Murder, essentially a cau...
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