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Possibility! While that's a good approach in principle, it may be too idealistic. Many women (particularly a so-called career woman), would more often...

think music theory can be of value in creating music. Can the same be said of the philosophy of mysticism? :chin: Sure! For instance, knowing 'tension...

From the Mind of God: "Traditional metaphysical problems have included the origin, nature and purpose of the universe, how the world of appearances pr...

Great question! Always remember that the philosophy of life isn't like, say, practicing engineering. In engineering it's either-or. The design/formula...

Snakes Alive! I think I know where you're going with this, or at least what you're trying to argue (and I read a bit of Lazerowitz's argumentation). T...

Punshhh! Indeed! To further the music analogy, it could be likened to a musician selling death metal to a child. That is to say that one must be sophi...

Punshhh! Thanks. Well, the quote applies in both circumstances, which is one reason why Maslow posited same. It's existential. Meaning, even if one my...

What you are not, you cannot perceive to understand; it cannot communicate itself to you-AH Maslow

SS! Have you considered one's own stream of consciousness, as being the analogous illusionary free will? For example, when driving, meditating, etc. r...

Because the universe is in some sense compelled to eventually have conscious and sapient life emerge within it. (Otherwise, how would you explain Emer...

Daniel! Can you elaborate on that one a bit? Are you saying that an experiential world has no relevance or meaning there? In other words, the distinct...

Have you considered the Participatory Anthropic Principle? Or in layman's terms, the law of attraction. All that is similar to the Observer Effect in ...

Gnomon! Just another thought. I did not see Sentience in your Glossary. I would consider adding the concept to your informational theories if you have...

The trouble is, you think you have time - Buddha. The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion-Einste...

With respect to matter, energy and information, here's a short Whitheadian interpretation of the primacy of change/events that Possibility alluded to....

Becky! Can you elaborate on what you mean by 'chemical beings'?

Personally, I would say: mathematical and illogical relationships. Meaning, a place (our existence) where Godel/Heisenberg meets Platonism :cool: That...

Gregory! Just a few things to wet your whistle both related to metaphysics and logical impossibility. - how does our sense perception perceive time? -...

Have you considered Aristotle's metaphysics viz time? "It can be said that the world of mathematics exists in an eternal present, a state in which nei...

I wasn't referring to any Spiritual context. Here, this might help (with respect to your Glossary/Time): http://www.torahscience.org/mathematics/time1...

Gnomon! As a favor, I'm offering a critique of your Glossary Page. Maybe I missed it , but why did you not include Time? It is no doubt one of the mos...

Gnomon! Yes, thanks, but not really novel, nor a paradigm buster. :snicker: On the other hand, you may or may not find this novel interpretation of an...

Are there any absolute's in your theory (s)? Please enumerate if you could, then we can take them one at a time :gasp:

Thanks for that interpretation of matter, energy and information. After doing a TPF search, it appears you have studied Whitehead's cosmology/metaphys...

Gnomon! I've been meaning to ask, and I keep forgetting so I'll ask now, does your theory consider any old- school Hermetic philosophy/cosmology? ( It...

Another suggestion that a Black Hole might be a portal to another galaxy, civilization, dimension, etc. etc. The funny thing is, apparently when you e...

Praxis! What is your take on Wheeler's PAP?

Gnomon! Within the contextual framework of his participatory anthropic principle (PAP) as mentioned previously, those EM fields can be detected like '...

I picked the prevailing thought process there (45%). Consciousness can be thought of as "held" in both places; in the mind itself as a receiver as wel...

Gnomon! Interesting. Sort of goes along with the notion that energy is never lost or destroyed. On a slightly similar note, for whatever reason, my Ka...

I was simply making an analogous assertion that defining the terms, is paramount to any spirited discussion. Indeed, well, how would you suggest we re...

You're welcome! It's been a very intriguing thread. I'm a John Wheeler/Physicist fan, and enjoy reading his theories about Information, thus (excerpt ...

Hi Possibility! No exceptions taken on the jist of your reply, but just some clarifications if I could. I was trying to make two points. 1. The argume...

Hi Possibility! I did a cursory read of the entire thread, and wanted to bring to light a simple or obvious but often overlooked component to Philosop...

Banno! How is that working for you!? LOL When you get time (no pun intended) I think we would still love to learn about your description of Time witho...

Are you absolutely certain about that? Please share your description of time without paradox.

Banno! Good point The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand. Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowi...

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Are you sure? Isn't mathematics yet another metaphysical language or conceptual abstract that describes the universe? Accordingly, how should one reco...

For those who believe it is exclusively a language thing, what transcends language? Example: A physical paradox is an apparent contradiction in physic...

Nice OP! One can easily think of paradox as the metaphoric intrinsic evil (tree of knowledge), or lack of perfection and/or inability to understand th...

Interesting...sounds like you are referring to Einstein's Block Universe theory, where time is just an illusion...(?). Please share.

Sure, however, please be aware that temperature is different from heat, although the two concepts are linked. Temperature is a measure of the internal...

Indeed therein lies one of the paradoxes of Time MU. Similarly, one could ask, does a clock measure change, or does it measure time(?). That's another...

Yes but time itself is the abstract, not the object itself. It's a means to an end, the end being the calibration of time itself. But in the temporal ...

Consider God working outside of time/timeless (eternity) in order to initially create time (Big Bang). The paradoxical truth behind what God was doing...

MU! Thanks for your reply. I realize there will be some paradoxical reasoning here, however, I would take exception to the analogy. The aforementioned...

Is eternity outside of time? If it is, then when Time/Universe had a beginning, something outside of time caused Time to exist, hence a change of even...

Prothero! Generally, no exceptions taken. However, what would you consider your definition of order to be.. ? We also know math can describe the struc...

If God is eternity (outside of time), and time was created at the big bang, there must have been events/change prior to the creation of time which cau...