I see your point; but we need here to introduce another notion to show that the reasoning is not circular: Conscience or Moral Compass. When we observ...
Hello. You bring up valid points. Regarding the possibility of many beings with the maximum degree of a property, rather than just one: It is indeed p...
Hello all. I think you are all roughly bringing up the same topic, namely, that we may need to presuppose a platonic view of reality in order to buy i...
I see. Real quantities imply real units. Although real, some can be man-made or arbitrary, such as 1 m in length, 1 kg in weight, etc. Anyways, I sugg...
Hello. If I understand your post correctly, you are saying all the examples in the OP include degrees of goodness and a defined maximum, where as the ...
Understood. But I don't think the Argument from Degree presupposes the theory of universals (although they are not incompatible). All we need to agree...
Interesting. I am not familiar with this notion of "fundamental unit". Can you give examples to illustrate that the unit must be real in order to have...
If perfect moral goodness could not or did not exist, then it would not be possible to rightly judge a being to be morally good; because, as described...
Hello MU. I agree with your representation of the argument. This is essentially what I was attempting to describe too, though it may not have come out...
That's a valid point. Slight correction: The existence of imperfection does entail the existence of perfection, though sometimes only from our minds r...
You are correct, when it comes to the aim of persuasion rather than to seek truth. This is why I used the terms nature and function rather than formal...
Hello. It is different in that the Ontological Argument aims to prove the existence of Perfection (a being perfect in every way) based on the essence ...
That's right. Correct in the sense of grammar or syntax; not in the sense of knowledge, understanding, or truth. Have we reached an agreement on that ...
Not so. That range of colours must have that form of red to a more or lesser degree, in order to truly call that range red. "This has red" is true. "T...
"In the mind" insofar that the subject has apprehended the object. Otherwise, only in reality. Where? In no physical location because forms are not ph...
Yes. Not only is it possible, it is asserted by Mr Edison himself: "In this video, I have no idea what I am talking about." He says purple is his favo...
You are correct about my position. They would not be able to use the word meaningfully. They can say the word (from hearing other people use it), but ...
Hello. If I understand you correctly, then I think we are saying the same thing in different ways. For when I say "everything that is real is logical"...
If this is about my statements about blinds, these should be taken as statements of facts, not statements of judgement. Anyways, if I have offended yo...
... Did you watch the video? :brow: He literally says "What is ? I don't know. I don't have any concept of what it is. There is this whole part of voc...
I believe that fact is wrong, but for the sake of argument, let's say it is right. Would this not suggest that we have Innate Ideas, as per Plato and ...
Yes, the sky need not be completely blue, and there may be multiple shades, all referred by the word 'blue'. But both cases have some portion of blue,...
Hello. It depends what is meant by "intrinsically disordered". Maybe it only means homosexuality is an unnatural condition, which would be more of a s...
I agree that war is intrinsically evil, but not necessarily immoral. P1: The first principal of morality is "do good and avoid evil". In other words, ...
Hello. I agree with most of what you wrote. What about, as you mention later on, logical necessities? Truth does not contradict truth; therefore any s...
Hello. Have you heard of the Just War Theory? It gives a list of criteria to judge not only if going to war is just, but can also judge if not going t...
Hello. I am not sure I understand your position. Are you saying a beast is moved to intercourse by pleasure or by the aim to procreate? My guess is th...
Hello. I can tell you the christian position on this topic, which is not necessarily my position (I am on the edge myself). Christianity has nothing a...
Actually I agree with you. Instead of saying "at the start of the discussion", I should have said "as they come in the discussion". And then, only the...
I am using the term as used by Aristotle, Aquinas, and the rest of the scholastic crew. Admittedly, you are right that the meaning is mostly associate...
I agree with this. Many words have the same meaning (synonyms); and many meanings have the same word (homonyms). But there is a thing, a being, as def...
Perhaps, as Mr Ninja suggested, we should clarify what we mean by 'being' and 'thing'. A being is a thing, in the sense that that-which-is-not-a-being...
This was my understanding of the position up to that point, as per the quotes below. If my above statement does not reflect that position, then no wor...
This could be. I'll redeem myself by giving my meaning of 'being'. The term 'being' in philosophy is the same as 'thing'. Because that which is not be...
Thanks for you clarification on your position. Now do you believe that not all words refer to beings, or do you simply believe that, although they may...
"No?" In this context, it has the same meaning as "do you disagree?", which can be a real state of mind. "And ...?" In this context, it has the same m...
My statement was meant as a prescriptive statement (should we care) rather than a descriptive statement (do people actually care); but I now see it wa...
I accept the clarification on your position. Remember that if some words do not refer to beings, that is, are meaningless, then propositions that use ...
Great post. Don't despair Agustino. The primary function of reason and arguments is not to persuade, but to seek truth. Proof: P1: We call a thing 'go...
Yes; or rather, I have been persuaded by other people, who showed me a flaw in my reasoning. But I sure as heck would not have admitted it to them! :s...
If science has taught us anything, is that reality is damn complicated. :wink: As described in my last post, there is a difference between a concept a...
Understood. The point of your comment was therefore to be descriptive, a pure observation of what people do; rather than to be prescriptive, a judgeme...
Indeed they are not "claims to truth" because they are not claims at all. But what do you call the difference between the perception of a thing that i...
For simplicity, it is true that we might as well say that concepts are the real beings; or at least their intelligible part. The subtle difference bet...
Words are made of letters. The word 'apple' is made of the letters A, P, P, L, E. Words are symbols or signs that point to concepts. A Concept is the ...
Could you give a case example where a person rightfully "knows" something, but that knowledge is either unjustified, untrue, or unbelieved? Granted, w...
Almost; but rather, the concepts in our mind reflect intelligible beings in reality. What else does it mean to call a statement "true"? A statement is...
I agree about statements. Statements are not judged as true by majority. I also agree that we verify statements with data. But how do we verify data? ...
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