BrianW

Therefore, truth(s) isn't always a property of propositions. So, what relation between truth and propositions are you expressing? Truth(s) is a part o...

I agree that facts are states of affairs but truth is the expression of the fundamental(s) of reality. Truth, for me, is not a property of proposition...

Isn't the absoluteness of reality a truth that has been present even prior to the existence of humans and their thoughts?

Perception vs knowledge... I LOVE IT!!! :up:

This may be a good working theory though I don't know if human beliefs which are relative and limited, can be used to relate to or express an absolute...

I agree.

What is belief other than those convictions and frames of reference in consciousness? Belief is not absolute. Human understanding is not perfect there...

My hypothesis would be that thought approaches belief as its resultant outcome approaches certainty.

Yes, I think so too.

Don't you have any convictions, however simple or complex they are? Don't you have a frame of reference for your information, perception, conception, ...

What was anything before we discovered it? What were atoms before we discovered them? Why should God(s) or anything else be any different?

But how many people believe in that kind of 'magic'. To most people it's always a setup especially considering the other stuff that accompany such 'ma...

I agree with you (the story in the OP is just to serve as an example of how people work against inconvenient realities and such). Most people fight fo...

I think there are several questions in it, Perhaps they serve as propositions.

Ouch! It hits the heart, where it really hurts. Thanks, in such pain the flames of the soul's plight awaken, ablaze. :fire: And for a moment, in praye...

So, for you truth is a mental construct and is limited within our minds?

Yes. Otherwise there would be no truth beyond people's thoughts and the truth we assert would have their limit of existence as the birth and death of ...

Is truth something we determine so as to give others an assurance or guarantee? We are limited in every way possible in comparison to the ideal of abs...

And when our thinking is wrong or deficient in some manner, is it still logic or logical? I think what you are defining is reason. To me, logic is an ...

Is truth subjective, objective or perhaps even absolute. If truth was subjective then it would correspond to personal judgements. If truth is objectiv...

This takes us back to truth being based on experience. Personally, I think the truths we assert should be based on perception or conception. Experienc...

Isn't a movie a type of simulated consciousness? I mean, sure, they involve real people. But, the characters are not the actors themselves. The charac...

I believe if the following are answered then we stand a chance of uncovering the truth about power and motivation. 1. Why do people (or a person) look...

There aren't many books out there that surpass the aforementioned book in its exposition of spiritual phenomena. So maybe it can help with this discus...

There's no coincidence in a life-supporting universe or world. Not when everything is well organised, the resources and mechanisms are operated by law...

If you've seen how much information can be gathered about a place and at a time, e.g. google maps, and that for public use, could you imagine what the...

Simplicity. Our earth is conducive to both intelligent creatures who ask questions about the universe and also maintains where there are no such creat...

That makes it interesting. Now I'm wondering, can addiction be used as an excuse for ill behaviour? I mean in the sense that, could addiction overcome...

If equality is about similarity, conformity, adaptability, intelligence, etc, etc then we're not equal. If it's about "belonging" then we all have an ...

Addiction (depending on the influence) could be a consequence of, and also result in mental illness or abnormalities. I think the difference is addict...

I would define addiction as a self-destructive discipline/pattern of activity. In this way, it might be possible to exclude people like the brilliant ...

Yes. However, I think the level of intelligence (interaction and response) determines to a large part how close it will be with respect to reflecting ...

If that were the case then computers, the internet and many other machines would have outpaced us too. Whatever AI will be, it will always be as defin...

However we deal with new life or intelligence will be according to our heritage in the ongoing legacy within this reality. I think those who will have...

I support this idea and complement it with one of the points I tried to make implicitly in my earlier statements - that is, it's not about intelligenc...

Ok, that's a rad idea. I LOVE IT!!! :love:

See, that's another strong argument in favour of silicon or other element based intelligent mechanisms and beings.

Isn't silicon-based intelligent mechanisms a good counter argument?

Check this out, https://sciencing.com/four-elements-make-up-almost-90-earth-2592.html It says silicon makes up about 15% of the Earth's mass. That and...

That's what I'm trying to figure out but from a much abstract perspective. I'm wondering, what have the conditions of carbon to do with our intelligen...

Or, better yet, if our (human) intelligence is what operates machines and stuff, what is so artificial about it that we should conjure the term Artifi...

Not quite. But it's mechanism of existence is. I said machines reflect/manifest intelligence which belongs to us (humans) - And one of my points is, t...

We refer to the organisation of the universe as intelligent; we refer to how components are organised into computer functionality as intelligent; we r...

I think we always have free will at all times and in all situations. The limiting factor is whether we see fit to use it with respect to the outcome w...

Perhaps... :chin:

I would say that, unless our free will is absolute, it factors into causal determinism.

I do. But, human energies, free will included, are factors in causality as well. Free will doesn't negate causality.

I would say that we always have free will except that, at times it's not enough to overcome the limitations present in certain situations. It's just l...

That being the case, then it's not that we ever lack free will. Instead, there seems to be a lack of the necessary response to alleviate the problem b...

Firstly, what do you mean by "will" and consequently "free will"?