Harry Hindu

I don't see what's so funny, unless it's your silly imaginary universe you're laughing at. Is your imaginary universe funny? If two objects strike one...

Huh? :brow: No, no, Pantagruel. This just means that bravery comes in degrees, not on or off. Haven't we already been over this? To say that one is bo...

Well sure, empiricism is just as necessary as rationality, if that is what you mean. If not, then I would encourage you to give examples of where logi...

You SAY that, unenlightened, but then your concept of "discussing how to resolve conflicts of opinion" involves bringing politics into a discussion th...

So, if the article said that "black people" and it showed data that blacks of both sexes and all age groups were being rounded up, then yes you would ...

Sure it does. It basically mandates that the opposite of true is false. It is the root of all philosophical conclusions. If you keep asking, "why?", i...

I thought we were supposed to be talking about the topic at hand?

I don't see how you could be saying that people are talking to each other if they are "talking" gibberish. This is a contradiction. You need to come b...

The topic we are supposed to be talking about isn't a political one. You might want to remove those politically partisan glasses you have on.

Just read the first sentence in the link you provided. It presupposes some truth. In making your statement you are presupposing the truth that "dialec...

The law of non-contradicton.

Logic, like any other process, puts out what you put in. If you put in false premises, you will get false conclusions. Logic also helps you to determi...

Of course it is. It is about what you think: It even presupposes that thinking exists and that you think things.

Does this statement presuppose some truth about what you think, and that you think?

It seems to me that you are agreeing that how we use language is the problem. In a deterministic universe effects are just as necessary of a condition...

If you're asking if I think that there is any kind of logic that isn't presupposed by every sentence and every thought, then no. If you are asking if ...

Show me the quote you are referring to from which this line of thinking would follow. I just don't see it, so you must be assuming more than what I ha...

I don't see where your post disagrees with what you quoted, so I take it as an agreement that: I mean, you entire post presupposes some truth.

What qualifies as poor advice is subjective, and one person should not be determining what is poor or good advice for any other individual. Think abou...

This is a strange response considering it's the TLDR version of 's post and you said, Anyway, logic is presupposed by every sentence and every thought...

Ok. Yes, but is the fact that a pattern exists at all in Universe A indicative that Universe A is not chaotic? How much chaos vs. order has to exist f...

Logic.

The fact that you seem satisfied with these kinds of responses to my logical arguments speaks volumes about your lack of maturity. You're statements s...

I don't see how the statement implies that the wet grass occurred before the rain, so I'm failing to see the problem you are posing. There is also the...

Seriously, though. Try taking off those politically partisan goggles for once and you won't make so many category errors.

The article says that it is young black men. Race is only a third of the description. The other two being age and sex. So how does it follow that it c...

So is this a case of racism, or just plain stupidity? Stupidity is the act of making category errors. Racism is a kind of stupidity, but not the only ...

Again, you aren't using a consistent definition of chaos. Is chaos a lack of patterns or a lack of mathematical explanations? As and I have pointed ou...

You keep moving the goal posts. So you seem to be contradicting yourself in using two different qualifiers for chaos - one that the universe has unpre...

TheMadFool's assertion was that Universe A is chaotic because the Law isn't a mathematical explanation, while Universe B is orderly because the Law is...

This is the part I was referring to: The part you are referring to was me translating "mathematical" to "explainable", as mathematics is a type of exp...

You asked me a question about the state of your imaginary universe. If it is imaginary, then that means we can make up whatever we want, so you could ...

Sure it's a mathematical description. You just described the number of dead cells relative to live cells. TheMadFool did the same thing in his OP, tha...

I don't know. It's your imaginary universe. You tell me. If one object strikes another and the other will move is a law, it seems to be an incomplete ...

No, that both universes are explainable. Like I said, you can use words or numbers to explain it, and numbers are just words. As I said, mathematics d...

That there is favoritism within positions of power? Sure. Your skin color doesn't make a difference when someone's position of power is on the line. T...

Maybe because she was favored by her superiors. This constant insinuation that any time a white person and black person end up in a conflict that it h...

Are we talking about racism or nepotism/favoritism?

You are wrong in your assessment of my worldview. It seems like you didn't really bother reading what I said. You are the one that labeled each statem...

So are p-zombies identical to us in every way but lacking any consciousness and that includes an inability to feel pain, pleasure, etc. when what they...

Hmmm. So would p-zombies be less fit than the humans they are suppose to be "identical" to in every way except that there isnt any experience of pain?...

Mathematics is simply a method of symbolizing relationships. F=m*a. We can use words or numbers to represent the relationship, which is what you did h...

This puzzle piece doesn't integrate with the rest of the puzzle that you presented. This piece is for a different puzzle.

is a great example of the thought process of The fact that you don't see the former as an example of the latter is an indication that you are probably...

Sounds like we can apply the theory of evolution by natural selection to our psychology, as in evolutionary psychology. Just as the theory of the evol...

:meh: :roll: :meh: :roll: Yes, I am entrenched in my idea that ideas need to be coherent and consistent to qualify as knowledge.

You said, Obviously, we have begun to imagine. We may be the first imaginers in the universe. Now, you're saying that our imagination is limited. Well...

Exactly. It would be natural. This post contains two contradictions: The first part seems to me a delusion of grandeur - the type you equate with "mys...

Everyone wants to be treated respectfully, no? I take it that you were talking about the means by which everyone likes to be respected isn't the same,...

So how is this not the same thing as what I have said in that you already have to believe in mystical, supernatural things to go seeking it out? You a...