Tones, apparently you didn't read the OP, and responded only to some abbreviated second & third replies to assertions about Pi & circles & infinity. I...
That is not my intention for using links. Instead, I try to say what I have to say in the post, and then add the links "for further reading"--- if som...
Irrelevant ! I didn't intend to defend 's conclusions, but just to defend his right to use a colloquial meaning of "infinite" in a philosophical propo...
As previously noted, I interpret his use of "infinity" as a philosophical postulation, not a mathematical proposition. Apparently, your more restricti...
Thanks. I know very little about Plotinus and Neoplatonism, but the notion of "unitive vision" seems to be common to both Early Greek and Eastern phil...
Math definitions will not resolve the terminology disputes in this thread because is not making a mathematical proposition. "Infinite Regress" and "Fi...
Yes. Our problem as philosophers is to discriminate between "genuine insight" and "fake insight". For example, Einstein is generally regarded as an in...
No. As I pointed out above, the meaning of "infinite" varies depending on context and intent. So, I'm merely allowing to use the word in a way that su...
Sorry, I forgot to provide a link. That quote came from a math website. I didn't make it up. :smile: Infinity is not a real number, it is an idea. An ...
As usual, we have here a vocabulary conflict between people with opposing points of view. Such disagreements are not resolved by disparagement. The wo...
Yes. I sometimes refer to the infinite pool of Potential --- from which our space-time world probably emerged --- not as an eternal regression of Mult...
Yes. Metaphors are vehicles for expressing meta-physical conceptions, as opposed to physical descriptions. Ironically, some posters associate "metaphy...
Sorry, arguing with bear-trap is pointless. Each of you is looking at the question from a different perspective, so your views will never meet, unless...
EnFormAction*1 is only intended to be an evocative name for the universal causal Force or Energy behind all change in the world*2. And "Action" is sim...
In Architecture school, I was once assigned the task of inventing a new religion, then designing a church or temple for its peculiar worship needs. Si...
In my own Information-based thesis, EnFormAction (generic energy) is the pre-space-time Cause of all change, including the Big Bang. It's the Cause of...
I'm not an Aristotle scholar, so that comment was just my general impression. But here's a quote*1 that seems to have it both ways : Causal Monism (ge...
OK. I was just trying to be accommodating to your & my limitations. Perhaps my complex arguments have too many elements for your open/shut bear-trap m...
No. A closed loop does not answer Aristotle's quest for an explanation of Causation itself. Note that in the Ouroboros symbol, the snake that seems to...
Speaking of "faux footnotes", can you "present a clear argument" to show why any of my footnotes is "faux". That would be instructive, and help me to ...
"There are those" seems to be covertly pointing at yours truly. Likewise, the poster-who-shall-not-be-named falsely accuses Gnomon of substituting New...
You've got my "no authority" assertion turned around backward. I said "there is no single authority in Science". Nor should there be. So how could you...
I agree that your "single source" is stipulated in the definition of Scientism. But "Science" is not an actual thing, not a centralized institution, o...
For Materialists, the term "Universe" is the ultimate reality. But philosophers have long postulated that there may be more than meets the eye. And we...
I was merely pointing-out that there is no authorized compendium of "settled science" to serve as the Bible of Scientism. As you implied, Science, as ...
Yes. In retrospect, the irony of my fundamentalist Christian upbringing, is that it rejected the authority of Church & Pope, but accepted the authorit...
Yes, Scientism seems to be a vague-but-firm belief system based on modern "real-world" revelations instead of ancient ideal-world myths (handed-down f...
I also would not imagine Hail Mary as a movie, if I hadn't seen The Martian. It's not exactly a typical action-adventure story, since most of the acti...
Science-based explanations might gradually become simple & common enough to replace ancient bed-time stories, of how the world works, for the average ...
Apparently, they are working on a movie based on Hail Mary. Unfortunately, there's a horror flick with the same name coming out in 2023. So, there may...
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir It's a science-fiction novel, not a philosophy tome. But, it does involve some deep ethical problems, such as a decisio...
Yes. both physical Negentropy and philosophical Enformy are characteristic of living organisms. And Entropy is characteristic of dying systems. But wh...
A philosophical "starting point" would be to define "Consciousness". I generally agree with your reasoning, except I understand that Human Consciousne...
Yes. What famous philosopher said "a picture is worth a thousand words"? OOOps! The quote below says it was an advertising executive, presumably with ...
One way to upload images to TPF is to do a Google search for your topic. Select the "images" sub-tab, then find an appropriate image and click it. The...
Yes. Dreams seem to be re-constituted memories. But, they sometimes seem to portray someone else's experience. However, that's probably due to lack of...
You and I seem to be more attuned to Part/Whole paradoxes*1 than most forum posters. I suppose that sensitivity derives from a General/Holistic (philo...
"Memories" are functions, not "phenomena". — 180 Proof What function do the memories of my brother serve. Or what function does my earliest memory of ...
Yes. Measurable or sensible physical properties are how we identify & distinguish those stable material objects. Unfortunately, physical Properties an...
One problem with "Consciousness" is defining what it is. As an abstract noun, the term seems to imply that "C" is a stable physical object, instead of...
I apologize for the defensive response above. But used to begin his sarcastic put-downs with a disrespectful "respectfully". Instead of responding to ...
What point are you pointing at? That I think outside the box of conventional science? Well, duh! What else do you expect on a freaking Philosophy Foru...
It would be more helpful if, rather than point fingers, you would try to answer the "how" question above. Did you really think I was unaware of evolut...
Since the Big Bang Theory didn't begin at the ultimate beginning, I'd call that missing "ultimate source" the Big Mystery. Are you aware of any inhere...
Harrison's sanguine song, was probably inspired by his affiliation with Hindu philosophy, which seemed to promise a more peaceful world of introverted...
The Oracle of Apollo was inspired by psychedelic fumes in the cave. Quakers also sit and wait for their "inner light" to move them to speak wisdom. Bu...
Yes. I think the "compartmentalization" of Science vs Religion was mostly political*1, not philosophical. For example, Aristotle established basic cat...
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