It's fascinating, but frustrating. How best to account for these, metaphysically? If actual reincarnation, it implies some (traumatic) memories are st...
In terms of strict identity, we can consider ourselves AT a point of time: RogueAI at t1 is identical to RogueAI at t1. RogueAI at t1 has the same loo...
To be ME at this point in time, 100% of my memories must be present. Me (now) is not identical to the me of yesteday, much less to the infant me of 70...
If memories aren't preserved in my after-life consciousness, in what sense is that still me? It hardly seems like something to look forward to. This t...
Criminal defendants forfeit some of their liberties, as noted in the Appellate court ruling: "after indictment, criminal defendants are frequently sub...
How does voting for a 3rd party (that has zero chance of winning) hold either the winner or loser accountable? Ross Perot received a whopping 19% of t...
I'm not sure what it means to be "strictly caused", but there's a clear, predictable connection between Trump's verbal attacks on named individuals an...
Then lets discuss a few of your examples. Biden said Trump was "sort of like Goebbels". Goebbels was Nazi Germany's chief propogandist, who spewed dis...
All your examples entail various people attacking one individual: Trump, based on things he has actually said. The comparisons could be debated. By co...
I recommend reading the DC Appellate Court ruling that upheld Chutkin's gag order. It provides important context that is applicable to all the gag ord...
A non-point. All gag orders entail prior restraint. "Guide my reasoning"? It's perfectly rational to rely on authorities, as long as one doesn't treat...
I'm sure there are such people, but I haven't noticed Democratic leaders promoting that sort of thing. On the other hand: Trump ha promoted the messag...
What I said is that free speech is a constitutional right that must be interpreted in the context of the Constitution, and that the courts have the au...
You tacitly acknowledged threats of violence occur, and applauded it: And the problem is that so many Trump supporters are stupid and biased. Like Tru...
Trump routinely alleges bias. He also asked for Judge Chutkin's recusal. In the Trump University case, Trump asserted that the Judge would be biased b...
A familial connection to a daughter engaged in political campaigning does not entail a judge acting unfairly. What WOULD imply unfairness would be a p...
He can, so why doesn't he? Attacking a judge's daughter is not a defense of the crimes charged. At best, it's childish. At worst, it taints the jury p...
Trump will have the opportunity to defend himself at trial, based on evidence. You have judged the Judge to be corrupt based on what? Are you a fan of...
Gag orders are not uncommon, and are arguably constitutional (see this) - because there is a tension between personal free speech and the right (by bo...
Their approach to foreign policy also differs greatly. Trump is prone to a tactical approach that is often driven by impulse (e.g. Trump's dropping ou...
My favorite Protestant joke: Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, "Don't do it!" He said, "Nobody loves me." I said, "God loves you....
Protestants generally defer the Apostolic Fathers as well, but they deny they were necessarily of one voice. Regardless, the Reformation was a reactio...
That is essentially my point. One cannot point to a set of necessary and sufficient properties as the essence of a thing, so what's left other than th...
Sounds reasonable, and it sounds very much like Illusionism. From this: "Illusionists deny that experiences have phenomenal properties and focus on ex...
I had replied based on confusing you with RogueAI - so I based it on something he said. When I realized you were a different person, I erased that. I ...
Then they have to accept the metaphysical assumption that there are non-physical essences to the objects of existence - including physical objects. Is...
I think it's a certainty that life exists elsewhere in the universe, because the universe is so vast. That's very different from the question you aske...
How many galaxies exist within a million light years of earth? Answer: 1. There are 2 trillion galaxies in just the observable universe. Life exists t...
Makes no sense. If we measured or observed something, we know what we measured/observed. If you're refering to cases where there is sufficient empiric...
What are "empirical facts"? Empirical evidence is a body of facts (such as observations, measurements...), so "not knowing" empirical facts sounds sel...
What do you mean by "lucky"? The universe is vast (possibly infinite) - if life is possible, then it's a near certainty that it would occur somewhere/...
I did read the post in its entirety, and I still don't understand what you were agreeing with, when you said "I agree." You followed that assertion wi...
There is no evidence of anything in the world that does NOT behave consistently with physics, so why should we assume otherwise? I am a metaphysical n...
I'm neither a biologist, chemist nor physicist, but everything I've read in these fields is consistent with this statement (from a class on Physics fo...
You said life "does not seem explicable by physical mechanisms". That seems unwarranted because every aspect of biological function is consistent with...
The only "flaws" I've noticed is that his views aren't consistent with Thomist metaphysics. That's not a logical flaw that connotes incoherence; it's ...
What do you mean by "intelligent being"? Why would it matter that we label it such? I grieve when my pets die, but I wouldn't grieve when a machine st...
Suppose that dogma is false. The Catholic Church regards the great Protestant Reformers as heretics. I don't think Craig would mine being grouped with...
I believe in metaphysical naturalism: everything that exists is part of the natural world, and all causes are natural. Our understanding of the natura...
I'm pretty sure Craig would disagree that "potentials are...parts". I doubt Craig believe God is "purely actual". Craig's view is that God is timeless...
That's an epistemological definition of "miracle". I prefer a metaphysical definition, wherein a miracle is an event involving something unnatural (ir...
David Armstrong's physicalist metaphysics utilizes universals (existing immanently, not in a "third realm") and they're accepted by all law realists. ...
The order in nature is observed, not merely assumed. Both metaphysical systems should explain it. Naturalism best explains it as law realism: there is...
Naturalism is a metaphysical theory - just as is theism. A metaphysical theory provides the explanation. The theory must explain all the objective fac...
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