I appreciate you presenting credibility challenges to the Enformationism thesis. That's the point of philosophical dialogue. In early exchanges with h...
Again, when I use the term "metaphysics" I'm not referring to scholastic theology. Instead, I have developed a personal worldview --- by adopting the ...
Monism is the belief that the variety of things in the world can be traced back to a single Origin or Substance or Cause. That is exactly what the Enf...
Since we seem to have gotten off on the wrong foot (perhaps with a little push from ), I think it would improve our communication to look more closely...
As I noted in the post above, the equation of Energy & Information is ultimately a philosophical Cosmological conjecture, not a scientific assertion. ...
Pre-note : the radical ideas posited below are not scientific statements, but Cosmology conjectures. Claude Shannon's early 20th century notion of Inf...
I didn't see the original post on The Probability of God, but I do have a book by that name, written by theoretical physicist Stephen Unwin --- now sp...
That's what I thought when I began to post on TPF a few years ago. Until then, I had little experience dialoging with philosophical thinkers. Most of ...
The reason I inferred that the word "metaphysics" was "tainted by its association with Christian theology" is that, on this forum, any mention of the ...
Does your one word response mean that "metaphysics" is irrevocably tainted by its association with Christian theology? In my Information-centric thesi...
Yes. The term "metaphysics" is tainted by association with medieval Catholic theology, which is anathema (against belief) for empirical scientists. Th...
Yes. That's why I referred to it as "cutting edge". As I said, the reference to Classical Science was not intended to be derogatory. No need to take o...
Good point! The general or universal Principles that Plato & Aristotle referred to are not physical objects, or even one primary object among many. In...
I understand that, from a Monistic Materialist/Physicalist perspective, matter is the sole substance in the world. But, some physicists, especially qu...
Yes. Information is multi-faceted. It is universal, but emergent, and expressed in many different ways : ideas, data, genes, rocks, quantum bits, etc....
That response misses the point that Wayfarer was making. Of course Ari did not know the modern concept of DNA as a physical repository of genetic info...
Since I came late to this thread, I haven't directly commented on the OP. So here goes.: Fooloso4 seems to imply that Monism is a fearful attempt to a...
There you go again : accusing me of accusing you of something nefarious. Rather than "unwarranted assumptions," my rephrasing of your posts is an atte...
Ironically, Time Reversal has been interpreted from observations of experiments. But they don't know how that glitch might affect our perception of fo...
As a scientific perspective, Monism could be construed as reductionist in that it reduces complexity & plurality down to a single principle, as in Spi...
Sure check it out. Skepticism is good ; especially when presented with novel or unconventional ideas : informed skepticism. Most people are only aware...
If you want to know what Aristotle & Plato thought on a particular question, you'll have to consult those authorities directly. But then, you'll have ...
Yes. I don't know how the experts interpret the slightly different Plato/Aristotle worldviews. But I get the impression that Plato imagined a Dualisti...
I'm also not an authority on Plato or Aristotle, but my information-centric philosophy incorporates several of their ideas where relevant to quantum &...
Thanks for your honest assessment. But 180 is the only poster on this forum that I cannot communicate with, due to his argumentation by name-calling, ...
I just read a historical novel about Cleopatra and her relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. In those days, men & women had little contact...
Actually, it's not always "just ideas" that are being exchanged on this forum. Sometimes it's ideas with emotional connotations (feelings) that are us...
Yes, philosophers have been debating Formalism (Platonism) versus Physicalism for millennia*1. But even Aristotle's theory of physical bodies combined...
I didn't mean to offend you by inquiring into your personal preferences. But, it's that "some other way" definition of immaterial that is controversia...
I suspect that our definitions of "abstraction" are confined by our definitions of "concrete" or "real". From the perspective of monistic Materialism/...
As a basically rational & non-religious introverted personality*1 --- who has been called "Spock-like" on another forum, and a "New Age mystic" on TPF...
We seem to be in agreement on the material vs non-material question. But not on the emerging concept of Generic Information as the fundamental element...
Since the prefix "im-" literally means "not", it follows that whatever is "not material" is literally "immaterial"*1. Yet apparently, those not-matter...
Yes. The materialistic Enlightenment era not only categorically rejected all Religious doctrines, it also rejected all philosophical beliefs that "go ...
My use of "immaterial" is indeed "tendentious". It's intended to discriminate between tangible objects and intangible feelings. For example, Nagel's q...
That may be true. But the pertinent point in this thread is that Materialism is presented as a natural fact, while alternative metaphysical notions ar...
FYI, the reference to "anti-metaphysical prejudice" was about the "pro-science, anti-philosophy" attitude common to devotees of Materialism*1. Not to ...
I don't remember ever making such an assertion about "anti-metaphysics". What I usually say, when challenged for evidence, is the obvious fact that me...
Although I don't practice any formal religion, including New Age beliefs & practices, I'm often accused of pushing "woo" whenever I mention "Metaphysi...
I just started reading an internet article on the topic of Quantum Theology. Disclosure : Theos Think Tank is a Christian organization "researching th...
, I can't apologize on behalf of the TPF forum. But personally, I'm sorry you got mired in the quicksand of the Literal Mind; of which there are sever...
I've never had the sense that God or Nature is trying to communicate with me via occult channels. But my study of Information & Quantum theories has l...
Amen! I don't know what set Tones off on his "Gnomon said" rant. Gnomon didn't say or mean whatever knocked the chip off his shoulder. Maybe the chip ...
Yes. I emphasized the subject of the sentence, to show where you missed the point of the original statement. Apparently, that didn't have the desired ...
I suppose my boring non-Catholic, non-mystical Fundamentalist Protestant upbringing didn't prepare me for mystical experiences. The Bible was not take...
Again, that is not my claim. It's your erroneous interpretation, but not my intention. "Infinite Regress" and "First Cause" are examples of the subjec...
Since my personal experience has been solely from the "subject-object" perspective, I have difficulty even imagining what a God-object perspective wou...
I owe you an apology. I assumed the subject of the sentence was obvious. But, in retrospect, apparently not. Mea culpa. Therefore, to avoid contributi...
I agree. But I might suggest that we broaden Moeller's definition from just formal "religions" to more general "dogmas". Dogmas -- authoritarian convi...
Again, I did not say what you attribute to me. The "not addressed" is your imaginary addition to what I said. Such irrelevant insinuations often diver...
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