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To my knowledge, no. Simply an interaction - a transfer of mass, energy or information.

You are not subject to gravity ... how odd

You have not answered my question. I assume that if and when a learned philosopher makes a statement like this; ... he can at least substantiate such ...

Your title reminds me of the two books edited with commentary by Stephen Hawking: God Created the Integers and On the Shoulders of Giants. both availa...

It simply states that there are no law of nature that is also a rule of man and there are no rule of man that is also a law of nature. I'm sorry, I do...

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Try any physics handbook, it should contain a few of these laws. It is not your decision to follow them or not - you are subject to them. Whether you ...

I emphatically disagree with your statement that the laws of nature have no existence!

A very clever lady with the name Emmy Noether has already proved in 1918 that every continuous symmetry of the action of a physical system with conser...

@"javi2541997"@"Ludwig V"@"Mww" et al Let me then explain some more (hopefully better): The solution to the demarcation problem requires demarcation b...

"The laws of nature have no morality, no honour nor any legal standing." How I Understand Things. The Logic of Existence

"how nature actually works" is fully founded by my definition of a law of nature. Our human understanding of these laws is incomplete, but the learned...

My solution is grounded on the assumption of the conditional truth of the existence of physical things. The condition for the truth of this assumption...

Really? "The debate (that) continues after more than two millennia of dialogue among philosophers of science and scientists ...", but it is not worth ...

It might be a problem that politics are involved (in the Rules of Man) but it is de facto and cannot be erased. I would like to remind you of the foll...

On a point of order honourable Members: This is a debate on the demarcation problem - the question of how to distinguish between science and non-scien...

"Old Father's Quote #30. Just like beauty, truth is in the eye of the beholder. (2022-11-24)" How I Understand Things. The Logic of Existence Would th...

"Old Father's Quote #29. The truth is not determined by democratic process - you can not vote it into being. (2021-11-24) How I Understand Things. The...

"Old Father's Quote #28. We argue over truth and knowledge and play politics with it. Sometimes we even kill for it. (2021-11-02)" How I Understand Th...

"Old Father's Quote #27. In order to define anything, you have to assume something - if you do not have a hook against a wall, you cannot hang your ha...

:sweat: This might become true sometime in the future but currently this is patently not true :nerd:

As for the notion to ban AI altogether; in my opinion, this is not possible any more! In my understanding, there are only two human capabilities that ...

"Old Father's Quote #25. Whenever good reason and common sense are replaced with politics; one fact stands out; somebody is making a lot of money. (20...

Another pithy observation, lacking originality might then be: I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it.

Again, with all due respect and reverence - testing one's own, original thoughts <=> promoting one's own work, not so? So, unless I am forced to drink...

With all due respect and reverence; doesn't philosophy allow one's own, original thoughts?

I was wrapped over the knuckles quite emphatically on this issue. Stressing the point that I am not allowed to self-promote, but am allowed to referen...

I understand your point, but then you did point out that some decisions are political defiant and others are political not-defiant. Which then begs th...

Errr, do you have an answer to the question (What is right and what is wrong and how do we know)? I have read, carefully, all the things you said and ...

"Old Father's Quote #24. There is nobody more stupid than he who knows the truth but does not act accordingly. And there is nothing more terrible than...

It is exactly this foundation, this firm ground, that you claim exists, that I am looking for. I do not deny the validity of the question posed by thi...

"Old Father's Quote #23. The boundary between the known and the unknown exists. It is somewhere between: known as a fact, very sure this is a fact, no...

Really? Meanings are mostly ambiguous. Thus, if we cannot agree to a meaning then any debate that follows must start with this disagreement else there...

"Old Father's Quote #22. There is one and only one fundamental human right: since you were born you have the right to be alive. The rest, and by that,...

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My apologies, I do try not to be condescending, contentious and obstinate, but apparently I am (just had a conversation with my friend to this effect)...

Nooooo! One should put brown sugar on top of cornflakes, then pour some cold, full cream milk over it all then eat it before the flakes get soggy. :ra...

"Old Father's Quote #21. Calling me stupid (or any derivative thereof) just because you do not agree with me or do not understand me is ... stupid. (2...

The only thing we have is perception ... South Africa is also hanging on ... by a thin thread. Thank you for your comment and feedback.

... which takes us back, exactly, to my statement: the decision is made, in general, by what is politically expedient. Thus: "There is no Law of Natur...

One of the things I find peculiar about some people (some philosophers) is my perception that they throw words around like a 'rich man', nickels and d...

"Old Father's Quote #20. The better your question is formulated, the easier the answer will present itself. (2019-10-05)" How I Understand Things The ...

Please tell me, by whom or by what authority can a decision be made that something is good and something else is evil? A scientist, a politician, perh...

Please consider: :"The only thing we have is a perception of things, albeit physical, abstract or imaginary things. Through perception, we gain inform...

It is the law that describes the act; if it is a law of nature, it describes exactly that - a law of nature, describing an act of nature. If it is a R...

My sincere apology, I should have stated, categorically, what I mean with a Law of Nature. It is actually not that difficult: Law (of nature):= If the...

Thank you for being a young mentor of my work. If I may quote my father, "everything in life has its pros and its cons": If one could grow old but sti...

Really? The 'Holy Ghost' is non-mystical, how peculiar. You can put your religion anywhere you want. If you name it religion then it should be that, n...

Quite so. But then, if one gained understanding of the fundamental problem, this understanding will keep you awake and the mundane problems will be ju...

In my understanding, religion is a collection of humans subscribing to a similar form of mysticism. Thus, the one notion implies the other. The human ...