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['Member']Joined: April 19, 2023 at 20:16Last active: October 11, 2023 at 12:507 discussions104 comments

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This would delve deeply into private language use which has nothing to do with the creation of innovative ideas. Just because an idea is presented in ...
September 29, 2023 at 16:06
Thanks for the answers so far they’re good ones, and welcome to the forum Julian. It appears to me then as Vera Mont stated that time is a concept and...
September 29, 2023 at 15:52
A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world - Louis Pasteur You might find this very useful and it has links at the bott...
September 29, 2023 at 14:55
Another question one could ask is whether metaphysics is necessary at all and if so why ? I would answer in the positive for the reasons that it’s the...
September 29, 2023 at 14:24
Without having to dig for quotes do most secular/atheist scientists claim that science can offer explanations regarding various phenomena that were pr...
September 29, 2023 at 14:08
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Nothing gives you nothing so I don’t see how your universe could start with nothing. However if you posit that something has ALWAYS existed then somet...
September 29, 2023 at 04:30
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I have no idea…let me guess…time ?
September 29, 2023 at 04:13
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That’s impossible, how do you get something out of nothing? Explain please.
September 29, 2023 at 04:10
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Just addressing your claim that 0th order time brings about first order time is that what you’re saying? And I stated that time cannot effect change a...
September 29, 2023 at 04:08
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Yet you have failed to distinguish the difference between these two orders of time 0th & 1. You also claim in a previous post that 0order time brings ...
September 29, 2023 at 03:54
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Just because you have a placeholder for 0 (nothing) does not mean that nothing exists, it’s just a placeholder. That’s like saying adding 0 to 1 makes...
September 29, 2023 at 03:42
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Well whatever it is it’s not time, how could it be ? Please explain the mechanism of how time would be able to do so. I’m not denying the reality of t...
September 29, 2023 at 03:30
Meaning would then be a subjective enterprise for each individual whether that is to make one’s life comfortable or to remove barriers that make it un...
September 29, 2023 at 03:11
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Things move because they’re set in motion by something else which is in turn set in motion by something else etc. you’re positing that 0th time whatev...
September 29, 2023 at 02:57
Reality exists even when I stop thinking about it and yes thoughts exist otherwise we wouldn’t be having this discussion we’re both engaged in thinkin...
September 29, 2023 at 02:03
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If there was nothingness you are saying time would still exist and because time does exist even if there was nothing it would have an effect on non-ex...
September 29, 2023 at 02:01
But reality exists independently of my thoughts. Thoughts are very different to reality and sometimes they don’t correspond to it as they relate to pr...
September 29, 2023 at 01:38
In that case is there really a difference between reality and existence ? If so what are they ?
September 29, 2023 at 01:07
I think the question you are asking is about being an independent thinker rather than group think but even an independent thinker would need some sort...
September 29, 2023 at 00:59
Automating a politician would be hard though now that’s a future challenge for current AI :lol: it would crash and burn with contradictions
September 29, 2023 at 00:13
It’s not a problem because our sense of touch is still able to feel the solidity of everyday objects. Solidity after all is just a type of highly dens...
September 29, 2023 at 00:03
Don’t psychotherapists just sit there and listen? If anything can be automated psychotherapy is the easiest one of all as all they do is ask you “and ...
September 28, 2023 at 23:55
I agree with that and if nihilists ever lacked meaning then they should create one but that’s asking too much of them. But if we take meaning to be th...
September 28, 2023 at 23:48
How does existence precede reality instead of say vice versa. Reality precedes existence has an equal claim to being true to what you’re claiming. Why...
September 28, 2023 at 23:41
There would be no need for traffic signals then as the comrades would share the road in the good ol’ spirit of communism!!
September 28, 2023 at 23:33
Things that cannot be seen are real too. Where I am it’s night that does not mean the sun does not exist. How do you account for these things which ar...
September 28, 2023 at 23:24
It seems the word real has many meanings depending on which subset of philosophy you wish to answer it from. The empirical or the speculative metaphys...
September 28, 2023 at 23:06
If someone who is not well acquainted with the English language was to ask what does cat mean you would have an easier time explaining it to them then...
September 28, 2023 at 22:47
Are you saying that truth and meaning are the same thing ? Maybe I’ve misunderstood your post.
September 28, 2023 at 22:38
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It’s debatable if time really exists fundamentally as it’s very different to the types of measurements of length, height and width. Time only occurs i...
September 28, 2023 at 22:26
Is there a difference between ordinary communication and art ? By some criteria a well articulated piece of writing done so with flare can be artistic...
September 28, 2023 at 22:20
Meaning signifies word usage in context but it’s also a referent or descriptor of abstract objects/ideas or real things. Words can also be used to ins...
September 28, 2023 at 22:01
Art is a creative process but sometimes it’s a destructive one too. Destructive in terms of destroying our deepest held convictions about the world an...
September 28, 2023 at 17:55
Whilst aesthetics is an important part of art it’s not the be all end end all of art because as long as art is able to meaningfully communicate some a...
September 28, 2023 at 17:04
Could a comparison then be drawn with production line of other products such as cars, electronics, fashion where automation has taken over…why should ...
September 28, 2023 at 16:21
I was under impression that metaphysics has remained unchanged since the days of Aristotle whose work did not really gain traction until the age of Re...
September 28, 2023 at 15:57
Pop art has been around for ages now, but that does not negate its value - if it can alter the perspective to the viewer then it’s been successful in ...
September 28, 2023 at 15:51
I think special effects such as CGI have to be combined with compelling story telling otherwise it’s just unsatisfactory eye candy which after novelty...
September 28, 2023 at 15:48
Yes I agree with you, metaphysics in its nature is not always concerned with producing knowledge but it’s more of a method of thinking and reasoning ....
September 28, 2023 at 15:09
True, but that’s like saying differentiation between say land and water. Water can give you pleasure if you’re by the beach enjoying a nice swim to co...
September 28, 2023 at 01:59
The scientific method allows for scepticism whereas religion does not, to that effect they’re incompatible. Science can also be called into question w...
September 28, 2023 at 01:22
There’s more to metaphysics than just imagination it also includes reasoning not based upon experience but using deduction thereof such as found in ma...
September 28, 2023 at 00:38
No way to reliably guess, it’s a coin toss. I’m gonna go with AI
September 27, 2023 at 19:46
I think it’s the nature of public service workers to be somewhat complacent or lazy when it comes to work ethic, not bound for any need for profit thi...
September 27, 2023 at 18:54
Art itself sometimes is the method to produce it rather than the end result itself. I looked at the first link you posted where it shows the recent cr...
September 27, 2023 at 18:23
Not necessarily moot or any question, because knowledge is often open to doubt or not available to the subject and though knowledge might be available...
September 27, 2023 at 17:35
What other beings could there be apart from organic beings ? We as organic beings can closely probe into the micro/macro structure of most objects and...
September 27, 2023 at 17:25
Would you go as far as saying reality is independent of the observer ? Relying not on sense data but as things are. The reason I mention this is becau...
September 27, 2023 at 17:09
Agreed, and consisting of facts. For example currently I’m looking at my curtains, this although a personal experience does not detract from the reali...
September 27, 2023 at 16:03
This article elaborates it better, read at your convenience the implications of detecting gravitons and how they relate to the Big Bang. You might lea...
September 27, 2023 at 15:27