Arcane Sandwich

Exactly, which is why Speculative Realism is not a homogeneous set of basic beliefs. There are core differences between its "Founding Fathers", if you...

Well, if your argument had only two premises and a conclusion, like a syllogism, then it would be easier for people to read, and more difficult for pe...

How so? Numbers are not the sort of entities that have causal efficacy. That was my point, irony notwithstanding. It was a poor example, that's all I'...

They are recommendations. They are not intended as arguments, nor as rejoinders, nor as valid criticism. They are intended as helpful commentary, noth...

In response to your point 1), I would say: God's nature is an extra-ordinary nature, because it is a divine nature. It is not an ordinary nature, like...

Indeed. It's because they lack scientism, that's why they see no contradiction between atheism and belief in astrology or ghosts. They're anti-scienti...

But what I meant by it, so I don't get your point.

I'm an atheist as well, but I did go to a Catholic school for a few years, so there's that? I don't know, I think these political-religious discussion...

Why not?

It is therefore an extra-ordinary process, not an ordinary process.

Says who? You? Wikipedia says something different: I'd rather accept Wikipedia's definition and characterization of Biblical literalism than the one o...

This is the most controversial part of the argument, IMHO.

Kenosis is the process of become less divine, to the point of not being divine at all. If the divine is perfect and humanity is imperfect, then kenosi...

I second this observation. Think of it like this, Bob: your argument has 41 potential targets.

Why would it be contrary to kenosis? What is it about God/Jesus' nature that makes such a nature contrary to the process of kenosis?

Damn. You know Death is actually a respectable band, in the grand sense of "respectable", despite what the naysayers say. My favorite song by them is ...

It's because you like Metallica.

Ok. Counter-point: Jesus walked. Not just on water, mind you, he walked just like you and me walk. To walk is to change one's location. Therefore, to ...

Tell it to the judge, buddy (just joking). Would you mind quoting them for ease of reference?

My theory about Nietzsche is that he had an Ontology as well as a Theology (an "Onto-Theology", to say it in Hegelian terms). Ontologically, Nietzsche...

Here is Bunge's take on that, and I happen to agree with him on this specific point: a brain transplant, by definition, is impossible. You can have so...

Why? I'm curious to know your thoughts. No, I would not. It's in-itself, sure, but it's not a thing in the technical sense. Human experience is not a ...

How about this?

Well, that's what I would call "The Hard Problem of Identity" in Metaphysics, and I mean that like "The Hard Problem of Consciousness" in the Philosop...

Sure, but when Jesus undergoes kenosis during crucifixion, he ceases to be identical to the Father.

Is this what you believe, yes or no?

I think that we, non-Rasta folks exchanging ideas on an internet Forum, can barely catch a glimpse (if at all) of what Haile Selassie meant to the Jam...

Not if he underwent kenosis during crucifixion, as pointed out earlier in this conversation. By becoming entirely human, Jesus lost all of his divine ...

I read somewhere that when there was news in Jamaica that Haile Selassie had died, some Rastas said that was false, because Haile Selassie is God, and...

A number caused my wife to become angry at me? It seems like I should have a talk with that number, and I should tell it to stop making my wife angry ...

No idea. I don't know who the real target audience of Guerilla Metaphysics. That's by design.

I think that some knowledge arises out of the facts. And that sort of response allows you to solve the problem of Debunking Arguments about ordinary o...

So you have a deflationary approach to metaphysics? Is that it?

Here's the problem with that: How do you know that ChatGPT is not lying to you when it says something like that? Are you sure that it doesn't have fir...

So here's my question, generally speaking. How is "blind faith" not an adequate response to the Problem of Induction?

Explain why you're not so sure about that, please. Wise words, I suppose. You kinda answered your own question there. Not really. Again, @"ssu", I see...

So? How is that like an entry in a text that does not concern you?

It's the good ol' Problem of Induction.

What do you mean?

I suppose that's understandable.

Not really. Good ol' fashioned relationism poses a greater philosophical problem for speculative realism. Besides, Meillassoux and Harman criticize co...

Yup. I think he's right about that (and about other things as well).

I don't agree with you, but it doesn't matter (our disagreement here doesn't matter, that is). Harman has some of, if not the, best skills as a writer...

Well said! :clap:

What do you think of that, @"ssu"? Agree? Disagree? Sort of agree, sort of disagree? Are they? What's your take on that? How do you know that they're ...

Here's Mario Bunge's answer to that question: EDIT: And here is what Harman says in his book Guerilla Metaphysics:

Ok, then let's quote it, for ease of reference: EDIT: And here's the rest of the psalm: EDIT 2: And here is one of my points: Nothing that Psalm 22 sa...

It's that, and it's also the preparation of one's own mind for the reality of one's death. I know that sounds grim, but it is what it is. It can be ot...

That's a lot more fun than Wittgenstein, unless you read his Tractatus in that exact sense. Then it gets really crazy. I imagine that the audiovisual ...

:clap: Which leads to a very boring discussion the Philosophy of Language which basically boils down to "Wittgensteinians vs non-Wittgensteinians". An...