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1- As the metaphysics becomes more and more true it will go more and more beyond thought and words. 2- The only thing that exists is color, sound, fee...
October 27, 2019 at 21:42
First cause arguments are all flawed because they predicate something coming from nothing. If causation exists it must therefore be eternal. Nothing r...
October 27, 2019 at 21:22
1- trying to talk about what is real(metaphysics) is an oxymoron. using the unreal to try and reach the real is impossible unless someone is willing t...
October 27, 2019 at 21:19
of course, but this is a philosophy forum after all.
October 27, 2019 at 20:45
1- metaphysics does not require belief 2- consciousness and sentience are two different things. we should define these terms.
October 27, 2019 at 20:44
I have no understanding, I simply see that the snake is actually just a rope. You don't need belief to know its just a rope, just look. when the mind ...
October 27, 2019 at 20:39
1- 'possibility' refers to epistemology not metaphysics. 2- color, sound, taste, smell, feeling, must be conscious or it would be impossible to experi...
October 27, 2019 at 20:37
The term 'omniscientnihilist' refers to the true nature of the mind.
October 27, 2019 at 20:35
Koans are often purposefully used to stop the mind, which then helps someone to see the real reality once the mind is out of the way. The mind should ...
October 27, 2019 at 20:30
My point is simply that metaphysics can get weird sometimes. It's normal. Simply take a break or request more clarification in an area. Get back to th...
October 27, 2019 at 20:27
Define something that doesn't exist? Doing so would only create more confusion. Only something exists, and it is eternal and omnipresent and unchangin...
October 27, 2019 at 20:21
Vaccum is a term used in science for pragmatic purposes. We are talking metaphysics here not science. Same way mathematicians play with the term zero,...
October 27, 2019 at 20:08
"The highest truth is paradoxical" -Lao Tzu (or as you might call it 'muddle') But don't worry, you dont need words to know yourself. You can use omni...
October 27, 2019 at 20:06
1- there is no such thing as a 'possibility' in reality. In reality everything exists absolutely. 2-Another word for consciousness can be awareness. P...
October 27, 2019 at 20:04
1- If a 'vacuum' truly was empty then it would be nothingness and not exist. Therefore you are talking about nothing, and using a word that only exist...
October 27, 2019 at 19:58
1- If something comes out of a "vacuum" then that vacuum is not really empty metaphysically. So basically your falling for an illusion. 2- Present wha...
October 27, 2019 at 19:52
1- To create a wholly new metaphysical substance something would have to come out of nothing, which is impossible. Otherwise you are simply remixing a...
October 27, 2019 at 19:39
What I say is based in omniscience, not opinion. 1- We are talking about two different kinds of creation. I'm talking about creating a new substance, ...
October 27, 2019 at 19:16
Proper reason, or proper meditation(seeing reality as it actually is), both lead to the identical conclusion, proving each other, and absolutely+omnis...
October 27, 2019 at 17:46
No thing can create anything, because something can't come from nothing. True creation of any kind is impossible because at its heart is the claim tha...
October 27, 2019 at 17:23
Everything has a good and bad side. So you have to flesh out the points on both sides then compare them to each other and to the situation, to decide ...
October 27, 2019 at 17:08
Can something come from nothing? Logically speaking no... Can the universe create itself from nothing? no. Can a God create a universe from nothing? n...
October 27, 2019 at 15:53