Ciceronianus

I dunno. I think performative utterances as described by Austin are parts of an act, in combination with non-verbal conduct and recognized customs, in...

You'll apparently be surprised to learn that when I make a claim, I do so with every expectation that I should be able to defend it. It seems we may d...

I wish I could, but no. I have enough knowledge of Latin words, vocabulary, to arrive at the meaning of Latin sentences in some, perhaps many, cases--...

I'm not sure I know what you mean, here. Are you saying that if something is logically possible, there is no reasonable basis on which it may be disre...

I'm inclined to follow C.S. Peirce when it comes to this kind of thing. Simply put, the question whether we're brains in a vat, and similar questions ...

From Merriam-Webster Online. Death: 1 a : a permanent cessation of all vital (see vital 2a) functions : the end of life ·The cause of death has not be...

Are we? It seems to me we're talking mostly about the fact people fear it, people and other animals mourn the death of other people and animals, and w...

When you think about it, there's not much to talk about, is there?

To evaluate the argument, you must pick a property. P1: If there exists beings who are flatulent, there must exist a being who is flatulent to the max...

My impression is that input from actual practitioners of disciplines which become topics in this forum isn't sought, and when given is unwelcome.

If the treatment of topics pertaining to law is any indication, the treatment of topics pertaining to psychology wouldn't be well received particularl...

It would seem, then, that every experience is a metaphysical experience.

We regret the death of those we love, understandably, but we torment ourselves about our own. I hope that's not the beginning of philosophy, but perha...

If you're curious, the death I saw take place came slowly, at the end of a long illness. He was not conscious by then, as far as I know. No last words...

I don't know. I'd call those experiences something else. The former, an experience of manufactured doubt; the latter, an experience of dread.

I have. . I have. I have.

Just what is an "ontological experience"? The work of art, presumably, exists. So does the person having the experience. So does the experience. If th...

The issue was the "heresy" of Arius, and that was alive and well at the time of the Council and afterwards, in fact. Some of Constantine's successors ...

Constantine presided over the Council, but wasn't a decision-maker. The various Christian factions were--sometimes violently--opposed to each other, a...

Well, no. What's illogical would still be illogical, and what's contradictory would still be contradictory. We've defined what those words mean, you s...

I don't understand what you're saying, in that case. As for the Gospel of John, it like other parts of the Bible contains language which made it neces...

There certainly were triads of gods and goddesses and they may have influenced the conception of the Trinity. Early Christianity assimilated a great d...

My understanding is that the Gospel of John, at least, in which Jesus is quoted as saying "I and the Father are one", was used to contest the claims o...

It's my understanding that most Protestants accept the Trinity, however. The First Council of Nicaea took place long before the Reformation, so I don'...

Thanks for the reference.

I say nothing of the validity of the thesis, which I know nothing about. What I find interesting is the belief that it's necessary to find a way to ac...

What is the sound of you clapping me in irons with one hand?

This I think would be an example of an effort to explain a text which seems inconsistent or unreasonable but assumed to be relating a truth. It's a ki...

In fact, I can clap with one hand, and make a sound when doing so. Something to do with the length of my fingers, I think. So, I know what the sound o...

I can tell you what in the Old Testament is referred to in support of the Trinity, from what I've read. They're consideredallusions to the Trinity, i....

Years ago I listened to a priest explain the Trinity to his congregation by comparing it to a ham sandwich.

Well, if you believe the early Christians came to believe in the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost as the Trinity solely because they read Plato, you...

Christianity was, and still is, a hodgepodge of borrowed religious and philosophical beliefs common in the ancient Mediterranean. I've seen the Trinit...

Your right; I'm being less than clear myself. The problem I'm addressing (or trying to address, in any case) arises when the text in question is itsel...

The Trinity was the primary subject of the First Council of Nicaea, presided over by Constantine. The dispute was between the followers of Arius, who ...

I'm saying it was necessary for the early Church to explain the text, and this is how the orthodox faith did so.

Some Christian communities reject the Trinity, yes. I didn't say they all did. My understanding is Jehovah's Witnesses don't accept it, also.

I merely think it pointless to question claims of others regarding what they think themselves to be if it poses no threat of harm, and that we usually...

Who is it that is "requiring" you to believe their claims or behave as if you do?

I've said nothing of special privileges. If for some reason you feel the need to engage in diatribes regarding transgenderism (if that's the word), as...

You're sad for it I understand, but they have certain legal rights and so can't (yet?) forcibly be committed to mental institutions, as common sense w...

This is your post I was responding to. I can understand being annoyed by people who, uninvited, knock on your door to declaim something or another, or...

Ah. So if we merely treat them as we would anyone else, we encourage them. Yes, that makes sense.

I know. It's claimed that certain people are able to so master their pain and their bodies as to give no sign of pain, even in such circumstances. But...

I haven't heard that the monk felt no pain. Nor have a heard that those who deprive themselves of food as a form of protest feel no hunger or pain.

Well, I was referring to the experience. I merely said it would be quite clear what someone means when they say their hand got stuck in a fire. But if...

My personal belief is that we ascribe far too much significance to the supposed uniqueness of our experience. We're all human beings, with the same (f...

How do you know this is the case? If you're correct, in what sense is it significant? Do you think that if you told me you were typing or had typed so...

Then it would seem what you found offensive was the fact they knocked on your door saying things you thought stupid, and insulted you on the internet,...

I just typed this. In what sense is my experience typing these words unique, compared to your experience in typing the foregoing?