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Conway

['Member']Joined: May 10, 2018 at 01:14Last active: October 12, 2018 at 16:291 discussions16 comments

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Consider the "two empty cups"...as meta points out...and as was my point to him....they are never really empty...and even if I put "pure vacuum" insid...
May 14, 2018 at 13:18
Very well posted...and thank you... Yes...I could have been more precise in exactly what it is I meant by "nothing"...this I think was meta's point......
May 13, 2018 at 14:49
To all: Clearly I disagree about the non-sequitur bit....again what does that have to do with the philosophy of this idea....absolutely nothing. They ...
May 13, 2018 at 13:17
wrong again...I refer you to the definition of sequitur that I linked...It would seem no further communication is necessary between us. Thank you for ...
May 13, 2018 at 13:08
wrong again....I refer you to the link on the definition of sequitur...thank you for your time...it would seem no further communication between us is ...
May 13, 2018 at 13:07
If I had said... "is nothing" therefore "is zero" yes then it would have been a non sequitur.... but this is NOT what I said is it?
May 12, 2018 at 18:20
Since some people don't understand what it means to be sequtor Lets assume I agree my statement was a non-sequitur....what does it have to do with any...
May 12, 2018 at 18:14
F = is nothing this is NOT correct F = There is not a nothing in this reality don't waste my time
May 12, 2018 at 18:04
For those that might be confused here... https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non%20sequitur statement 1: "There is not a "nothing" in this real...
May 11, 2018 at 22:15
It is not a non sequitur...and if it was...it makes no difference. You know good and well what I mean by "nothing". You argue just to argue. Perhaps y...
May 11, 2018 at 17:11
Did you read the op? Does not seem like it. I am claiming zero is NOT nothing...and that there are varying amounts of it. I may have varying amounts o...
May 11, 2018 at 16:21
I take no issue with you discussing the philosphy of this idea. I am glad for it. My point remains however...the particular question you are asking......
May 11, 2018 at 15:38
We need not discuss varying amounts of nothing...the idea relies on the axiom that nothing does not exist....should you disagree...there is no reason ...
May 11, 2018 at 14:56
If the unicorn in question....is abstract...it is fictional...there should be no disagreement... In any case...you do not need to believe the axioms.....
May 11, 2018 at 14:54
1. Anything that is abstract...also has an abstract space. There is an abstract unicorn...it is abstractly 2 feet tall. The length and width of abstra...
May 11, 2018 at 14:20
Thanks for reading and sharing.
May 10, 2018 at 03:56