Caldwell

Sheesh! I just said, you do not need evidence to build a critique. But you'd be welcome to take advantage of the other person's arsenal, if you'd like...

Belated happy birthday.

Good question. First off, metaphysical theories, as always, either illuminate, strengthen, or cast doubt on our established beliefs. We take them seri...

It matters. Metaphysical theories are often, if not always, indifferent to facts or actual events. That they are indifferent is an issue of contention...

Heavens, no! He is explaining that our fear of reason -- fear that by being rationalistic, we inadvertently also minimize the "good emotions/passions"...

You know it's okay to quote the participants of this thread verbatim. I don't see anyone here saying he is dismissing the theory cause he dislikes it....

Okay, that does not contradict anything here, though. Meaning, we're on the same page. Well, this is exactly what he's saying -- careful examination o...

Yes, it pertains to prejudice and bias towards and against rationality, which, as Russell identifies, is this misconception about the nature/functiona...

Thanks, Tiff. Yes, if you could tell him. :smile:

Too short. But how did it go?

No. It's not ranking of values. That's too simplistic -- and probably no one does that. It's deliberation of what needs to be done in the face of an e...

I miss Paul. I hope he's doing well.

You should. You should stand (or sit for that matter) in front of your audience as an expert who does not need a script. If someone in the audience as...

But others can still relate. Ciceronianus said we have a fairly good idea of what you're talking about. How do you think humanity survived? Animals ca...

:sad:

So, personal and unique, therefore, unintelligible, incomprehensible, and indescribable by us? Yet, here you are, trying so hard regardless. Are you s...

Stunning revelation.

In so far as there are some quibbling and nitpicking going on in this thread, allow me to quibble in some napoleonic way. I would avoid using the word...

No. Not really. Nah. Just sit still and observe. Just learn to observe. Nah. No formula. Learn Schrodinger's cat experiment. They were not indifferent...

Okay.

:grin: Great to see you here!!

Let's not forget Belgium. Great team!

True. France is a very strong team. But I'm happy for both Croatia and France reaching the finals. Fans of Croatia should still be celebrating. I'm im...

No and no. See @"NKBJ"'s post on Gettier. But most importantly, injecting psychological condition into knowledge could only result in a blameless erro...

Life is a chronic disease?

A guard against metaphysical infection in the practice of a profession that prides itself on objectivity and facts is not unheard of. And I'm not just...

Sadly, encyclopedias were among the casualties of digital prints -- use ghostwords at your own risk.

Who said this?

She's fine, just busy. And you?

What is this, Tiff?

How do we even detect it if it's not at the level of potential? In your analogy of still pool, is that even possible to detect?

@"Baden" and @"ArguingWAristotleTiff" Thanks. I'll try.

Please define this.

Me too.

I see your point, and then some. Sometimes you just need to be charitable and let certain things slide. I would approach the above with "Okay, humor m...

:smile:

Oh. Sorry to hear that.

You need to desensitize yourself. Eat natural cheese, not processed. A little at a time.

I actually googled "proboscis-billed meadowlark". :confused: Nice to meet you, too. Not true, not with a name like Lone Wolf, that's a cool name.

Roth knows how to play this game. And it's not what you think.

Giant sea turtle.

Intelligent. Full of compassion. @"Noble Dust" What are you now?

What are they now?

Why do you say that?

I wish you the best, Benk.

No. Infinitesimal numbers are infinite not because it's more than what you can count in principle.

That's the whole Earth. So, Earth is negative.

True.

@"schopenhauer1" Of course, I don't mean to say you shouldn't complain about life.

People who use counter-examples to your description are those who believe, including me, that we don't exist in a vacuum. No man is an island, as they...