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All languages are based on rules of use, so in that sense one doesn't just get to arbitrarily choose one's own meaning, no more that you would choose ...

But it's not conceptual motivation that gives these concepts substance or meaning, and I would say that conceptual motivation plays little to no part ...

This is a misinterpretation, first, in my argument, if you would have read it carefully, you would see that there is much more to the testimony on NDE...

This is just so much nonsense. It's an arbitrary exercise, it's arbitrary because you think it's arbitrary. Concepts like subjective and objective are...

You haven't read what I said closely enough. How many times does the mantra have to be repeated, that there are no clearly defined overarching meaning...

I don't see how the proposition you've used here is an example of a subjective statement. Just because one utters a false statement, that in itself do...

Of course, the meanings of words often change over time, but how does this hurt the goal of this thread, at least the beginning goal, that we should a...

Did you even read this part, or do you see what you want? And everyday use doesn't mean that we take what the man on the street says. It means that wo...

I see both of these as objective facts, and both can be tied to speakers, but in different ways.

So, "I live on the planet Earth," is subjective? Say what?

I can't tell if you're agreeing or disagreeing. Read the second sentence of my original post.

Exactly, that's what I've been saying.

There is no definition that will cover every correct use of many of our words, so I think the pursuit of exactness, in many ways, is an illusion. Espe...

I agree Wayfarer, but I was trying to find a baseline in which to proceed. My metaphysics when pushed, is that at the bottom of reality is consciousne...

I guess another way to talk about objective facts for instance, is to say they are independent of my thoughts, feelings, perceptions, intuitions, etc....

Actually my question has to do with the concepts of objective and subjective. What do these concepts mean. Already people are going way beyond the ope...

It's not necessarily dualistic. In fact, many non-dualists will use this kind of terminology. For the purpose of our discussion I have no problem with...

The problem I have with the first part of this statement, is that proximity may have nothing to do with whether something is objective or subjective. ...

So, and you would be right, especially as it concerns my views, mind invokes a particular philosophical dualistic idea, although not necessarily, but ...

I'm interested in your choice of wording. I say mind-independent or mind-dependent. Are you saying there is a significant or even a difference between...

Maybe I'll start a thread on the subject of language, and the objectivity of language-games.

None of this will be settled here. I read some of the comments, and some of you haven't understood what I've said, and the confusions still stand. I d...

I spent a lot of time writing that long post to answer these questions, and you're making me re-write what I already wrote. I'm talking about the act ...

Good question. One of the reasons to conclude that consciousness survives death is that one of the common elements of NDEs is that people see their de...

I addressed this in my long post. The facts of logic are instantiated in language use. Language has a reality of its own, and we can observe this real...

You agree that the Earth having one moon is an objective fact. Okay, we agree on this. However, you also say in your next statement that "hether x jus...

You seem to be confusing the concept of subjective and objective. It's true that my personal tastes about anchovies is subjective, and it's based on a...

This is the difference between what you're saying and what I'm saying, viz., I'm not giving opinions, you are. Opinions in my book aren't worth much. ...

This is obviously not true, and can be demonstrated with even a cursory examination of the subject of testimonial evidence. I don't need physical evid...

Of course, and if you read my argument carefully, you would know that I deal with this question. I deal with it by pointing our what makes testimonial...

This is the unedited preface to my book. Preface The goal of this book is to look at near death experiences (NDEs) in terms of the testimonial evidenc...

I'm currently writing a book on this subject. I've started the first chapter, and I have an editor lined up. My book is going to be a bit different fr...

Wittgenstein's Conception of Philosophy by K. T. Fann - you can get it used for a few dollars.

Yes, the pain is undeniable, i.e., we can be as objectively certain about the pain, and the other components of the act (the arm on the ground, the bl...

This response is also to Tenderfoot. Let's get back to my example, which by the way, needs no appeal to anything higher in order to determine that it'...

There is an error in the quote, it should read, "...it's objectively immoral based on the harm done," that's what I meant to say. However, your questi...

Okay, so faith consists of feelings of reverence, of awe, of love, of aspiration, etc. Faith as I see it, involves trust, if I have faith in someone o...

I don't follow your thinking. If we're talking about the existence of God, and having faith in a God, what are we talking about if not whether such a ...

First, a two year old has no conception of what calculus is, that is, they don't understand the concept calculus, or the concepts used in calculus, so...

I'm not sure what your point is here. Nothing is reasonable to an ant, reason plays no part in their world or understanding, and neither does truth. I...

But that's what the argument is about, the validity of the statements, are they true or false. It's not nonsense to talk about the existence of such a...

I've heard this argument before, but I think it's wrong, i.e., I think premise one and two are false. We can and do make statements about the nature o...

In this quote you say it's all about faith, "...not about philosophy, metaphysics, logic, reason, science, quantum mechanics..." Later you say that if...

There is no doubt that faith, which are about beliefs by the way, have power, but that doesn't make them true, and that's what I'm concerned with, not...

For me, it's not a matter of believing what I want, I want to have knowledge. What's true is what interests me, not some opinion that may or may not b...

Your argument is a good one. What is funny is that people don't seem to understand the argument, based on some of the responses. Other implications of...

The idea that God is just about faith is an idea that I think most people understand, but if it's just a belief based on faith, what makes one faith b...

I edited out that comment about arguments for the existence of God because I didn't want to get into that can or worms right now. Reason arises out of...

There is something comforting in a belief in an afterlife, especially if you believe that you're part of that group. God loves you, God saved you, etc...

No, I think that there are things that are so foundational that they support all that comes after. Especially when it comes to epistemological constru...