Actually, it suggests that the "set of integers" is not an object. And, the fact that the interval between two integers can be divided indefinitely in...
But how can you expect to answer "what exists?" if you do not know what it means to exist? Knowing what it means to exist gives you the criteria requi...
If "encounterability" is a noun, then it is used to refer to a thing, or class of things. So how do you propose to use this word such that it describe...
Despite your assertion ("the truth of the matter is..."), that's not true at all. "Encounter" necessarily implies something encountered and something ...
No, I don't agree with "encounterability". First, because it restricts existence to the encountering capacities of the thing doing the encountering. I...
That is called "Platonic dialectics", where agreement on terms is not forthcoming. it might just be, that this type of philosophy is the heart and sou...
The problem though is that there is something "real" to these relationships which is not simply made up by a mind. The closeness of the two stones to ...
There are two distinct ways of being present. One is to be at a certain place, and the other is to be at a certain time. Therefore I suggest that ther...
Don't we need a definition of what it means to "exist" before we can proceed with an inquiry like this? The difficult thing is to get a definition whi...
Right, I have made the conclusion that there are immaterial things which are not mental constructs of human beings. I have produced the argument which...
The "by itself" is irrelevant. You're just trying to create a distraction here. No cause works "by itself", it works on what is existing at the time. ...
So, in relation to the subject of this thread, is a mental construct, "the set of integers" for example, properly called "an object"? If so, then we h...
But this is wrong. With will power we move our bodies and this produces material things. So thinking clearly has a material effect. Thinking produces ...
I think that this is a misunderstanding. All living things are endowed with soul, so it is not true that the soul is the focal point of responsibility...
OK, I see this as an acceptable starting point. You have described two distinct categories of "things". Yes I do invert the order, and there is very g...
OK, now what happens if we remove the "unknown set" which is matched to the reference set, so that we can just deal with the reference set itself? Is ...
You agreed that there are immaterial things in human minds, called ideas. If you want to take that back, because of the rickety bridge it leads to, th...
What's your reasoning for this? Why can't reality be such that human concepts are immaterial things which do not exist independently of the human mind...
I have a very good understanding of the concept of matter. It is an Aristotelian concept. If you think that the argument fails due to a misunderstandi...
It's a simple deductive argument, with two premises, the first an inductive conclusion drawn from observation (material things have a cause of existen...
We could start with the cosmological argument, but if you're really interested, you'll have to pick up some books and read the material yourself. Actu...
This is the problem I have with many atheists. They act as if there is some kind of completeness to scientific knowledge which excludes the possibilit...
I think, that most physicians now treat psychological problems as real medical issues. They tend to believe that there are physiological conditions wh...
This is where we disagree. As the argument I presented shows, there is necessarily a non-material cause which is prior to material things. This cannot...
This is where the majority of our difference lies. I think there is no certainty in language use. Look at the way you use "justify" compared to me. Lo...
Do you see the word "unless"? Suppose an object is assumed to be at absolute rest. All other objects would be in motion relative to this object "unles...
So I'll explain to you the difference. You say that these are things are "beyond doubt", in the sense that it would be unreasonable or irrational to d...
Why are you stuck on material existence? No well informed, good Christian, claims that God's existence is material. But this does not mean that Christ...
Your example, "I like vanilla" is not beyond doubt. Perhaps it's beyond doubt to you, but it's not beyond doubt to me. So when you use that in your at...
Yes, quite a few it appears. You seem to have a selective form of "consensus". Are you serious? I think it is quite clear in Christian religions that ...
No, that's the point, time is in an uncertainty relation with frequency. Therefore neither of these can be truly "objective". If you designate an "obj...
So you agree then, it is possible to account for taste. This is false. Justification shows the correctness of something. I've told you this already, l...
The demand is for justification, and this by definition is to demonstrate the correctness of the thing being justified. If Banno claims "I like vanill...
But justification is justification, and "because I like it" doesn't justify anything. What purpose does "has" serve here? I really do not know what yo...
I don't think this is quite true. I believe that according to standard formulations of the uncertainty principle, energy and time are conjugate variab...
If this were true, I could justify "2+2=5" with "I like it like that". But it's not true, because "I like vanilla" does not demonstrate that it is cor...
To state it succinctly, modern theories of "chance", which propose that the universe originated in quantum fluctuations, are simply incoherent. Space-...
This is the argument Aristotle put forward thousands of years ago, concerning the existence of any object. In this case, the op, the object is called ...
It explains your purchase, but it does not justify it. Explaining and justifying are not the same. To explain is to make something clear by providing ...
"Universe" signifies the complete whole of all that exists. It's contradictory to say that the universe is in something else (multiverse), because thi...
This is doubtful, and that's what multiverse speculation makes evident. "Universe" is to say all is one. "Multiverse" is to say all is a multiplicity....
This is clearly false. If your goal is an unjustified one (a bad one), then system X as aiding in reaching this goal, is not justified. If your goal i...
It leaves me doubtful. Some people here at TPF claim it's impossible for me to doubt some of the things that I doubt, therefore my doubt of my doubt i...
An explanation is a series of assertions intended to elucidate. That's what I provided. If what I am saying still remains unintelligible to you, then ...
What the heck is "presence"? By the time I say "now" it's in the past. I'm afraid the presence of anything is not overwhelming. It's actually very dif...
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