Miles

your position is not the same as mine :) :) This is why I keep saying you are confused and it keeps getting more confusing: For me squared circles are...

Hope you having a good Sunday I think we are getting closer to identifying the symptoms. The issue is you don’t have a clear notion of necessity even ...

I appreciate what you are saying. But forget 'certainty' if it cannot tell you whether something is possible or impossible or actual. To know somethin...

As I mentioned before check out demonstration or negation of the Law of contradiction. This law is a necessary truth because we use it to demonstrate ...

Yes: Something the negation of which is a contradiction. I give you another example: It is a necessary truth that ‘some statements are true and some f...

Oh man, how could you make this assertion: how can you say epistemically there cannot be any squared circles but metaphysically they can be??? :) What...

Your line of thought is not clear again, you need to structure the arguments better. The distinction between our reason and the faculty and reason and...

Look, the statement you made when you agreed with me that ‘there are no squared circles’ is a general statement without you having checked every inch ...

Good news we are making progress. But I have to say I don’t really follow your comments about necessity. Your comments are contradictory at times and ...

thank u. Speak soon

??? ??? I really enjoy the discussions. Philosophy is amazing I simply love it. I think u do too. That's great. One question; how do you copy sections...

Well, it is necessarily true that X cannot be a squared circle.

We can’t just start an argument with a statement that is neither true nor false and draw conclusions from it. Because the conclusion will be neither t...

My friend you are making an error precisely related to what makes an argument either valid or sound, or both. This is exactly where soundness vs valid...

Look, forget everything else, matters in this argument are far simpler than this based on basic rules of deduction. You are right, deductive arguments...

Hi and thanks for the reply but your argument is invalid my friend, for the following reason; When we exclude ‘must’ it means what ‘is’ just happens t...

I do agree with you that these terms are toxic. My main point however is that it is unavoidable to say ‘there must be’. As I said before if we agree a...

Thanks for the reply at this late hour. I must say at first glance I cannot see where you are substantially disagreeing with me apart from a couple of...

Hi It is so difficult to juggle between a demanding day job and a philosophical pursuit after work. I was up t 5am doing my research believe it or not...

Thanks Bartricks I do agree there are causal accounts and explanatory accounts. Why 2 +2 =4 is an explanatory account and not causal. 'Why is this cha...

Hi all The original version of a related argument, regarded as one of the most influential arguments for the existence of God later adopted by Aquinas...

Happy NY all philosophy lovers, I am happy to have joined the group and I hope you don't mid me joining this discussion which I also have been writing...