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Monist

['Member']Joined: December 22, 2019 at 20:49Last active: March 31, 2020 at 19:275 discussions36 comments

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Unshakable belief

February 28, 2020 at 20:47 78 comments Metaphysics & Epistemology

Truth

February 02, 2020 at 15:19 295 comments Metaphysics & Epistemology

Why x=x ?

December 24, 2019 at 13:43 194 comments Questions

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#1 Our understanding or conceptualizing gravity might be false, or deficient to be true.(ie. not a pulling or pushing force, but a combination of both...
February 29, 2020 at 08:25
Even in the logical system: doubting requires existence, to be able to doubt; one should exist. Therefore; one should prove that he exists first, befo...
February 29, 2020 at 08:13
My creative evil demon might have the ability to delude with logic, in which I am conditioned to it, and think that the evil demon should make sense, ...
February 29, 2020 at 07:57
No. A:i doubt B:i am C: A> B Descartes accepts that he is a doubting (thinking) thing. Doubting is a state of being. How can you accept the your state...
February 29, 2020 at 06:23
I do doubt my doubt. I might be believing in a God, or math. For me the doors are open, and it's disturbing state. It feels the same as lost, but it a...
February 29, 2020 at 06:13
Because there might not be a computer. It might just be your brains interpretation of a signal. I agree that even if so, you might be more certain abo...
February 29, 2020 at 06:02
Oh, many. The most simple one at least; no evidence for it to be true. It's blind belief. Isn't it? Why is the axiom true? Because it says so, hmmm......
February 28, 2020 at 22:09
Not really. I doubt it as well.
February 28, 2020 at 22:03
2+2=4. I doubt it. The whole theory of mathematics are based on principles and axioms. Those are assumed to be self-evident. Like the Principle of Ide...
February 28, 2020 at 22:02
I do not mean any specific belief, i mean literally there isn't any belief i can justify. If i were trying to be specific, believe me i would. Take 'U...
February 28, 2020 at 21:39
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I may know the name Jessica, without knowing Jessica personally, and ask; "What is Jessica?" Is that absurd?
February 02, 2020 at 18:06
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Sounds hasty..
February 02, 2020 at 17:58
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Yes and no. Lets look from this perspective using logic. P) I know what truth is P2) I know what truth is P<=>P2 How can I know if this proposition is...
February 02, 2020 at 17:55
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Is it necessary to know x, to formulate a question regarding x ?
February 02, 2020 at 17:31
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May it be true that questioning(desire for certainty of truth) promises more than answers(meant/designed/forced by logical-, and various theories to b...
February 02, 2020 at 17:18
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I do not know if I know anything.
February 02, 2020 at 17:10
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Seems impossible. Thank you.
February 02, 2020 at 17:08
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So can we say that, truth, originates from, and depends on, assumptions(meant to be true) such as above?
February 02, 2020 at 16:21
So happy that I became a member of the forum! I can not tell you how much I appreciate these answers, and you could not imagine how much this helps ot...
December 29, 2019 at 11:05
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x=x being true, can be put in words as 'the necessity of identity.' If that is understood, now; A. I did not understand the underlying reason of your ...
December 26, 2019 at 16:58
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Awesome, but excuse me please, can you explain why Ox > ~Px ?
December 26, 2019 at 10:47
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Thank you so much! For now, I am satisfied with the answers. But not with the constitution of beliefs on these given Axiomatic Laws and Logical Princi...
December 25, 2019 at 19:52
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Let's try it this way: Apple=Banana is true, if the properties of apple and banana are completely identical. Certainly, they are not. So Apple?Banana....
December 25, 2019 at 19:22
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Any word can be counted as a label then, that perspective does not help much. And again, we are not talking about the x`s on your screen, which have d...
December 25, 2019 at 17:45
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Why is identity necessary? Simple, x is an unknown value, x=x is the principle that it is a value. If x=x is useless because it is redundant informati...
December 25, 2019 at 17:14
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I see a conclusion, but no premises. How and why?
December 25, 2019 at 16:35
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Your answers are irrelevant, off-topic and arrogant. The laymens goal is to learn, not to hurt you.
December 25, 2019 at 16:32
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Why not?
December 25, 2019 at 16:24
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I appreciate all the answers. I accepted the risk of being an idiot when starting the topic, and I see the risk is true, as I see answers underestimat...
December 25, 2019 at 16:23
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Off-topic
December 25, 2019 at 15:20
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What is the relation between the practicality of Base 10 and the necessity of The Law of Identity? Decimal systems have the use of just naming quantit...
December 25, 2019 at 15:16
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Thank you, I will try to fully grasp it.
December 25, 2019 at 12:59
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Well, it was much harder for Russell and Whitehead, PA did not satisfy me for many reasons. Thank you for this reply, it helps me a lot, but does not ...
December 25, 2019 at 11:39
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I believe that The Identity of Indescernibles states that two distinct things do not resemble each other. While my question is why a thing resembles i...
December 25, 2019 at 10:50
Imagine your consciousness is a radio wave, and your body is the TV. They do not depend on eachother, yet through the TV you watch (you watch your con...
December 24, 2019 at 21:40
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Thank you. Appreciated.
December 24, 2019 at 16:04