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In: The Forms  — view comment
Since I have no formal training in philosophy, many of its technical terms*1 are fuzzy for me. I'm pursuing this Idealistic angle on Forms*2 for my ow...
May 13, 2025 at 21:23
In: The Forms  — view comment
As pointed out, there is no universal or general or essential THING to which our words point. What is "common" to words is meaning, not matter. And me...
May 12, 2025 at 17:21
In: The Forms  — view comment
I agree. Some on this forum are uncomfortable with the concept of Ideal Forms, because it's a non-empirical metaphysical notion. But then Mathematics ...
May 11, 2025 at 16:44
That's why I specified that the Cosmic Birth Event was in "philosophical time" not clock time. Can you make sense of Einstein's notion of "Block Time"...
May 09, 2025 at 17:02
I too expected that using the ancient concept of "metaphysics" to distinguish theoretical Philosophy from empirical Science would be non-controversial...
May 09, 2025 at 16:33
I agree. To make a simplistic black vs white distinction : Empirical Physics is based on sensory observations, including those amplified by technology...
May 08, 2025 at 17:51
Whitehead's God was not defined in those "omni" terms, but described in functional roles*1. But then, his Process Philosophy was written prior to the ...
May 07, 2025 at 23:48
That two option analysis seems to be a slam-dunk for critics of Judeo-Christian-Islamic theology. But, since our world is pretty good --- stop and sme...
May 05, 2025 at 21:57
The link below says that Whitehead viewed natural laws as "emergent patterns"*1. And they are indeed emergent in the sense of our understanding of the...
May 05, 2025 at 17:12
Yes, rational philosophers have always felt less need for the personal touch of anthro-morphic gods. But analytical mathematician/statistician & proba...
May 04, 2025 at 21:15
Yes. I think the world was "created" in some sense : Big Bang. But the creation could only be considered intentional in the sense that purposeful, int...
May 04, 2025 at 20:51
Strangely, most people in the world do believe in some kind of god-concept, as an explanation for basic existence. Yet, they strive to appease the myt...
May 04, 2025 at 17:34
That third "omni" is the problem. As the Jews learned over centuries of divine tough love, Omniscience & Omnipotence are not compatible with Empathy &...
May 03, 2025 at 20:35
replied "No, the reality of a suffering world is incompatible with the usual conception of a tri-omni God." When you {plural} use the word "God" are y...
May 01, 2025 at 16:57
I looked at the Rubaiyat Weave webpage. Is the artwork yours? Fantastic! What is your connection to the The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam?*1 I noticed the ...
April 28, 2025 at 17:00
Humans did not compose the rhythms of reality, but we are motivated by necessity to dance to the music of Evolution. For some, the dancing may look li...
April 27, 2025 at 16:55
The video begins with a wardrobe malfunction, and concludes with a philosophical malfunction. If you ignore the progression of the Evolutionary Proces...
April 26, 2025 at 21:37
Exactly! Arguing about the goodness or badness of the Judeo-Christian-Muslim God does not solve the humanistic problem of Evil & Suffering. It merely ...
April 26, 2025 at 21:21
This definition of deity may be peculiar to the Catholic rendition of Judaism. The God of the Hebrews was indeed all-powerful, by contrast to pagan id...
April 25, 2025 at 17:27
Excerpt from post above : " Note --- We read the same science books, but interpret their philosophical implications differently. — Gnomon Except that ...
April 24, 2025 at 18:09
Yes, others have joined in the quest to understand the "creative process" of our evolving universe. Some even liken that Process to a line-by-line com...
April 23, 2025 at 17:47
I'm currently reading a science book for the general public : The Science of Why We Exist, A history of the universe from the Big Bang to Consciousnes...
April 22, 2025 at 21:38
As a conceptual model, to imagine the physical universe as-if it is a computer simulation*1, is compatible with my Enformationism thesis. But the phil...
April 21, 2025 at 17:14
Voltaire : “If you want to converse with me, first define your terms”. I agree that we need to make sure we are talking about the same topic. How did ...
April 19, 2025 at 21:49
The Big Bang Theory was a product of scientific observation and mathematical extrapolation. But many scientists & philosophers have not been satisfied...
April 19, 2025 at 17:24
I think you are on the right track. The noun "information" refers to the act of informing*1, which is typically construed as imparting knowledge to a ...
April 19, 2025 at 16:40
In another thread, we clashed about my unconventional (Aristotelian) definition of Meta-Physics*1 (abstract ideas vs concrete things) ; i.e. non-physi...
April 18, 2025 at 17:08
During his years of teaching philosophy at Harvard University, Alfred North Whitehead aroused newly intense questions concerning God and the World. He...
April 17, 2025 at 00:17
Ontic Structural Realism is over my head. But it seems to take for granted the timeless existence of real material things (beings) instead of ideal ph...
April 16, 2025 at 16:30
I agree that the USB stick contains no substantial Information in Material form, However, I could say that it does contain Information in Potential fo...
April 14, 2025 at 21:43
The MAGIC MOUNTAIN by Thomas Mann, 1926 "“Aristotle? Didn’t Aristotle place in the individual the reality of universal ideas? That is pantheism.” “Wro...
April 13, 2025 at 17:13
The Cosmic Conversations video mentioned "Persia Fume" as something that might be of cosmic significance. So, I Googled it and found the image below, ...
April 13, 2025 at 16:48
Why should we prefer 'process philosophy/ontology' against the traditional 'substance theory/ontology' in metaphysics? — Metaphysics of Science https:...
April 12, 2025 at 17:05
Whitehead's metaphysical worldview encompasses all of the various human experiences*1, including Who, What, When, and Why? Empirical Science focuses o...
April 10, 2025 at 16:21
For Whitehead, God is not necessarily tied to religion. Rather than springing primarily from religious faith, Whitehead saw God as necessary for his m...
April 09, 2025 at 23:49
Materialism takes the existence of the myriad concrete forms for granted, without questioning the underlying essence (the information ; EnFormAction ;...
April 09, 2025 at 16:51
Truth, Goodness, and Beauty are human evaluations of their environment. And not necessarily properties of the world-weaving Poet, except in unactualiz...
April 08, 2025 at 21:28
This expression reminded me of Douglas Hofstadter's book : Gödel, Escher, Bach -- The Eternal Golden Braid. It weaves a complex argument for Evolution...
April 08, 2025 at 17:01
Non-duality is a Buddhist concept that refers to the fundamental unity of all things. My background is not in oriental philosophy, but based on post-q...
April 07, 2025 at 17:05
In my view, human Life & Mind did come about via evolution, without miraculous "help". And the only reason we look beyond ongoing physical evolution f...
April 06, 2025 at 21:52
I agree with Rovelli. Although we tend to think of Space-Time as essential to Nature, those categories seem to be inferred from human experience with ...
April 05, 2025 at 16:54
has been trolling Gnomon for several years. Presumably, because the Enformationism worldview seems to him, to be diametrically opposed to his Imminent...
April 04, 2025 at 21:44
's ironic fairy tale of acausal (random) fluctuations as the First Cause, would cause the world to dance like a maniac, and makes empirical Science so...
April 04, 2025 at 17:07
The helical geometry of DNA is well-adapted to the reproductive functions of biological creatures. But the Organic Cosmos*1 itself may possess somethi...
April 03, 2025 at 21:36
"Indoctrination" literally means teaching or instruction. But it may be interpreted as implying that the doctrine is supposed to be accepted un-critic...
April 03, 2025 at 17:09
I agree. The Big Bang Theory is within the normal scope of empirical science, in that it is a summation of cosmological evidence. They tracked expandi...
April 02, 2025 at 23:23
Yes, I know. For those who have had formal education in philosophy, it's hard to grasp a novel definition of an old term. I have had no academic instr...
April 02, 2025 at 16:56
That is indeed the question! My amateur philosophical thesis postulates that Life & Mind are highly-evolved forms of primitive Energy : the power to c...
April 02, 2025 at 16:06
Yes. The quantum computer of Nature has a frame rate (frequency) of 400 - 700 teraHz. So it can simulate Reality with astonishing accuracy. This simul...
April 01, 2025 at 20:54
No. But when scientists go beyond compiling facts to explaining their significance, they are straying into metaphysics, and doing Philosophy. Us amate...
April 01, 2025 at 16:14