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Socialism is the doctrine that the means of production should be owned in common, not by a few. So, we could all have shares in GM, but we could not t...

Then there is no point in proceeding, as I am engaged in the search for truth. I have no interest in hypotheticals that explain posits that might not ...

It means that God, while operative in nature, transcends nature, and so is not a part of nature. By "nature" I mean all physically observable existent...

On further reflection, everyone is entitled to use language consistent with their positions. I certainly do. What is objectionable is damping down oth...

I have no problem with adding new perspectives, such as that of subjectivities, to my repertoire. The exclusion of "mentalistic" language moves in the...

This is not a complete sentence. You may wish to edit it. I will note for the present that Godel has shown that claims of consistency for arithmetic. ...

I think this requires argument. You need to say why some propositions only are hypothetical, and what it is to be true. If you refuse to specify what ...

Continuous waves have infinite degrees of freedom, at least in the abstract. I have not heard of treating a photon as an observer. No, I think the MWI...

It is not relevant to our present discussion, but by "spiritual" here I mean a reality with no intrinsic dependence on matter. All I am saying is that...

Thank you. I will reflect on this perspective -- try it on as it were.

Thank you for introducing subjectivities. I have a few questions. First, would it be a reasonable summary to say that a subjectivity is a role (say be...

Thank you.

The natural world excludes spiritual reality, which, while real, is not measurable. I also object to naturalists' use of "supernatural" as a term of d...

Thank you for the clarification. Yes, one can deny that things occur for an adequate reason, but it is irrational to do so. How can anything come to p...

I think you have it backward. My claim is that that if there is no sufficient reason in reality, we cannot know that there is a sufficient reason. Thi...

All the PSR states is that every operation is the operation of something able to so operate. How can you dispute that? Do you claim that beings can pe...

Putting aside your unsupported sociological claim, yes, some people are quite irrational. How can we know there is a sufficient reason if there is no ...

You are welcome. Let me expand. Metaphysics Delta is Aristotle's philosophical lexicon. In it he discusses the meaning of quantity as an attribute of ...

Of course. As I said, I have many reasons to reject Jaegwon Kim's Principle of Causal Closure, which states that "all physical states have pure physic...

Standard quantum mechanics says that while observations may be random, systems that are unobserved develop in an entirely deterministic way. Physics, ...

Because it can be shown by mathematical induction that an infinite regress of concurrent causes can not be a complete explanation.

Too bad they haven't studied philosophy or the would know that the problem was laid to rest by Aristotle in Metaphysics Delta.

As I see no reason to give Kim his principle of causal closure, and many reasons to reject it, I am not bothered by the paradoxes that trouble physica...

If you allow brute facts you reject the PSR and with it the logical foundations of science.

The problem is that to avoid an infinite regress, you need at least one self-explaining fact that explains all below it.

Quantum mechanics has nothing do with free will. A random choice is not a freely chosen one. The fundamental error is that the Principle of Sufficient...

I fail to see why the set of facts that explain the set of facts that aren't self-explanatory can't include a self-explanatory fact. As for the Barber...

The midterms are not over. My point was that the Kavanaugh debacle is only one issue among many on which the Republicans have a losing hand.

Who praises Putin at every turn? Who takes his word over that of our intelligence agencies? Who hid the fact that he was working on a Moscow Trump tow...

The fact that rocks persist is more than adequate. See my video #15 God & Scientific Explanation - Existence Proof https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJU...

Thank you for sharing your faith. Now, do you have an argument a rational person could consider?

Really? How about health care? Conspiracy with the Russians? The destruction of our alliances? An anti-farm trade policy? Support of racism? Attacks o...

I agree with you. It is rather strange to exclude Kavanaugh's drinking, when that is at the heart of the accusation and of his credibility. Still, mor...

And your evidence for this is? As I have pointed out, a few days delay is not a high price to pay for the chance to resolve doubts.

A little thought always helps. How does the fact that she does fly show that she is not afraid of flying? How does the fact that she would rather fly ...

It depends on what kind of definition you want. The dictionary does an adequate job with "creator and ruler of the universe." If you want a definition...

A non-explanation is not a solution. It is a cop out. You seem not to understand how deduction works. It is far different from jumping to conclusions....

No one that I have ever met claims there is only one way to know God. Most theists grasp God intuitively, not as the result of deduction. How people t...

Amen

Yes, but it would be nice to have evidence and a rational argument instead of a series of irrelevant and unresarched points.

The standard theist claim is that God is ultimately simple -- not that He is complex

This is to misunderstand Ockham. His principle is that we are not to multiply causes without necessity. It is not, as you suggest, that we have no nee...

So, now Dr. Ford is being blamed for overcoming her fears? Whether of not she is afraid of flying is totally irrelevant to her testimony. Would you re...

The Democrats have two women Senators on the Committee and so have no need for a fig leaf. One of the women and several of the men are former prosecut...

We need to rely on evidence, not conspiracy theories The facts, which I have enumerated previously, do not support your view. There is no evidence tha...

No, though many have political ambitions, they are usually not political in their prosecutions. There is a systematic bias against poor defendants, as...

Yes, she was a partisan hired by the Republicans on the committee to avoid the appearance of a panel composed only of male Senators trying to undercut...

I am sorry, but I see no case for equal blame here. I see one side asking for a full and impartial investigation and a release of all relevant documen...

The question comes down to credibility. As Senator Blumenthal pointed out, there is a Common Law principle:Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus (False in ...

Yes, if Senator Feinstein put partisan advantage above honor, she could have violated Doctor Ford's request that her name not be used. Remember, the r...