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It's problematic to treat existence as a property. A property is a characteristic that some objects have, and others do not. There are no objects that...
March 25, 2020 at 15:09
Does this criticism make sense to you?
March 25, 2020 at 03:59
This article provides a very interesting perspective on the spread of coronavirus, its containment, and prospects for returning to normalcy. Summary o...
March 23, 2020 at 16:37
The problem is here: In this statement, "nothing" means there is no x > A. i.e. such a thing doesn't exist. Properties are associated with existents, ...
March 23, 2020 at 03:45
They define "nothing" as an absence of particles (matter).
March 23, 2020 at 00:33
Researchers haven't been sleeping, it's just a difficult problem to solve. Polio is caused by a virus, and research led to the polio vaccine. HIV is a...
March 22, 2020 at 20:55
I know he calls this "something from nothing." Laurence Krauss and Alexandar Vilenkin make the same assertion, but it's still not a true nothingness. ...
March 22, 2020 at 20:38
Zero energy models assume a quantum system exists. That ain't nothing.
March 22, 2020 at 18:58
Correct- the op argument only establishes a posteriori necessity. Stll, we do know that existence is at least metaphyiscally possible a priori. The re...
March 22, 2020 at 17:05
You are correct. You basically argued for the truth of ex nihilo nihil fit You're conclusion can be stated this way: Existence is (a posteriori) metap...
March 22, 2020 at 15:49
You're erroneously treating "nothing" as a rigid referrent. Consider Propositions 3 and 4: 3. Nothing is longer than A This means: For all x: x<=A 4. ...
March 22, 2020 at 15:35
Cracking? It's his normal behavior: The Atlantic: Trump’s Playbook Is Terribly Ill-Suited to a Pandemic: The new pandemic is a challenge for which his...
March 21, 2020 at 00:34
True to form, Trump is dealing with the problem of public fear by attacking the media: "What do you say to Americans who are scared though? I guess, n...
March 20, 2020 at 20:26
I've always been of the opinion that a large percent of the untruths uttered by Trump are the product of stupidity, rather than intentional deceit. He...
March 20, 2020 at 19:35
Trump has a credibility problem. On Feb 28, he labeled the coronavirus the "Democrat's new hoax", while this week he said, "“I felt it was a pandemic ...
March 20, 2020 at 19:17
Virus drug touted by President Trump, Elon Musk can kill with just two gram dose
March 20, 2020 at 18:24
I hope you realize Trump is a populist, not a libertarian. So you think he's taking it too seriously. Does that mean you'd prefer to let nature take i...
March 17, 2020 at 17:20
:up:
March 17, 2020 at 17:07
The differences between Bernie and Biden are numerically small in the battleground states, but in my mind, the significance is magnified by the contex...
March 17, 2020 at 15:36
No worries, bro.
March 17, 2020 at 01:49
Although I went too far when I claimed Bernie was unelectable, the fact is that the data suggests he's got a lesser chance than Biden. Do you agree th...
March 16, 2020 at 21:31
As of now, 22% of survey respondents have said they will not vote for Biden if he's the nominee. This implies you disagree with Bernie's asessment of ...
March 16, 2020 at 17:15
How does everyone feel about Trump's handling of the pandemic? Is he rising to the occasion? This article was published 2 weeks ago: Trump’s Playbook ...
March 16, 2020 at 16:21
This website shows the importance of the most populous swing states. It shows there to be 12 combinations of these states that can result in a Trump w...
March 16, 2020 at 02:45
Yes, because you assume that the company that employed me (note the past tense; I'm retired) defines my political deology. Here's some other things ab...
March 16, 2020 at 01:27
Great idea! He could tell them, "What have you got to lose?" Hmmm...that sounds vaguely familiar. Perot got zero electoral votes. Hillary won the popu...
March 16, 2020 at 00:39
Bigot.
March 15, 2020 at 21:59
You make some good points, so I'm reconsidering. I'll review the latest polling in swing states and see what they tell us. One thing that doesn't seem...
March 15, 2020 at 21:58
Trump will surely spin, but as you said: who cares about facts? If facts matter, then lies matter.
March 15, 2020 at 01:07
Which of those items did he not deliver on at least in a qualified way? To be clear, I'm not a fan of the deliverables.
March 14, 2020 at 23:02
What evidence am I ignoring? I haven't ignored the polling, I just don't think a raw reading of the polls tells the whole story - note how variable th...
March 14, 2020 at 21:44
Your beliefs, desires, and mood contribute to making you who you are. Your choices are therefore a product of you, and you alone. It's true that you (...
March 14, 2020 at 15:06
Trump's promises were appealing to some: a wall paid for by Mexico, a Muslim ban, tax cuts, replacing NAFTA, withdrawing from the Iran deal, and most ...
March 14, 2020 at 13:48
Which makes perfect sense if they truly believed a moderate had a better chance than Bernie, and they accepted the fact that they couldn't be the one.
March 14, 2020 at 13:25
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March 14, 2020 at 04:09
Sure- we can't KNOW who is more electable, but we can and should make a best guess. Trump says stupid things every day. There's so many of them, that ...
March 14, 2020 at 04:04
You're right about the hard data, and I admit I'm giving you my sense of things - my opinion. Nevertheless, I provided the reasoning behind my opinion...
March 14, 2020 at 01:16
That's inevitable. The alternative is a corpse, and I don't think they're eligible. My current prediction for VP: Kamala Harris
March 13, 2020 at 05:34
It's funny that you mention that, because just this morning, I mentioned to my wife, "I bet Trump postpones the election due to the coronal virus". I ...
March 13, 2020 at 05:28
I admire your optimism.
March 13, 2020 at 04:42
I was discussing electability. Did you overlook this statement? --
March 13, 2020 at 04:40
I live in Texas, a heavily red state. But there is at least a small chance that Texas will go for Biden. If Texas goes that way, Trump is likely to lo...
March 13, 2020 at 04:24
I created this poll because Bernie supporters were disputing my claim that Biden had a better chance of getting elected than Bernie. If Bernie support...
March 13, 2020 at 04:21
You haven't addressed what I wrote, and I don't care to debate who's the best person for the Presidency. I'm primarily concerned with who's the worst.
March 13, 2020 at 04:07
I agree my list is irrelevant to your choice of whom to vote for. He can certainly do that, and it will guarantee Trump another 4 years. None of this ...
March 13, 2020 at 04:05
In other words...Bernie supporters. You really aren't grasping what I'm saying. I'm not judging Bernie, or his desired policies. I'm counting votes. B...
March 13, 2020 at 03:50
I'm not saying that at all. I'm just counting votes, and you're mistaking that for being anti-Bernie or anti-Bernie ideas, or campaigning for Biden No...
March 13, 2020 at 03:37
You're giving a list of the things Bernie supporters love about Bernie. It seems to me that you think these things are so wonderful, that surely many ...
March 13, 2020 at 03:29
We'll see how people vote in my poll. But for now, I'll summarize my position, and the counters that I've seen. Here's why I think Biden has a better ...
March 13, 2020 at 02:11
That's good info. Thanks. I infer that Biden would get at least 75% of Bernie supporters. Possibly more because of the variety of issues with Hillary....
March 13, 2020 at 00:29