T_Clark

I'm not sure what you mean by a person having a cause. I think it is clear to say, though, there is a human nature that is independent of our experien...

I posted this before I was finished by accident. Let's try again: Although I agree with your point about how bivalence works, I think there is a place...

I'm not sure "rhetoric" is the right word. They're not just trying to convince you of their position, they actually believe in the truth of what they ...

Would it make more sense to you if I changed "values" to "preference" or "taste?"

I was going to say your analogy, comparing the multiverse to noumena, is not applicable, but I thought about it more. I think it is a good analogy. I ...

I assume you mean armed conflict. I do worry. The obvious place where it could happen is in Taiwan. I don't think we should have a commitment to inter...

As I noted, I never said no one has life goals or that people shouldn't have them, only that I don't. I see two parts to morality as we are discussing...

Good movie. That was back before Alan Dershowitz got all creepy hanging around with Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.

They lived in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. It was a wonderful show. But, yeah, prairie, mountains, it's all the same to you big city sophisti...

Maybe it just comes up in a lot of my discussions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwsE67uFMcs

I told you yesterday that this is not true, but I was wrong, at least according to Collingwood. Yes - a proposition has to be true or false. An absolu...

I think I've gone through this enough for now.

But @"Hanover" said I could ban anyone I want.

Thanks.

Forgot to say - I appreciate your response. I went back to the moderators and told them the issue had been resolved, but that I'd still like to hear w...

It wasn't so much a matter of whether or not your comment was respectful, although that's important to me. I'd still like to see what the moderators h...

There's a psychological term I like - Good enough parenting. To give children what they need, you don't need to be John and Olivia Walton, if you reme...

Re you response to @"OscarTheGrouch" I strongly disagree with your statement about the requirement to follow the OP. For that reason, I copied it to t...

I would like some help from the moderators on this. Above is an exchange from the recently opened discussion by @"OscarTheGrouch" with a response by W...

I have three children, a girl and two boys. Now a woman and two men. The girl was always self-motivated and achievement oriented. Good grades, AP cour...

Rand is not a popular philosopher here on the forum. You may have trouble getting a helpful response, for example: I have read three of her books, all...

If I may translate "Because I said so." Not a very convincing response. Welcome to the forum.

I agree strongly. Turns out you're a pragmatist too. Welcome.

Keeping in mind that I vastly underestimated how long it would take to find the rock/penny. Even in our solar system there are probably hundreds of ro...

I agree with this. Many people, including some in this discussion, do not.

Merriam Webster says a proposition is "A statement to be proved, explained, or discussed." MW says a statement is "Something that you say or write in ...

I think truth is over-rated, but I can talk truth when it's called for. It can be a useful concept. Hey, wait... I think that's metaphysics. In this p...

What is the difference between "dialectical" and "bivalently-framed?" Is it that with the dialectic, the goal is to reach consensus, while with bivale...

Sorry, just like I responded to @"Hello Human" above, you're just trying to jam additional meanings into the definitions of words.

I don't agree, but I don't think we can resolve our differences. I think it's a question of values. I keep ducking into phone booths (What's a phone b...

Seems like every time I disagree with your point, you just go around trying to streeeetch the meaning of "goal" and "purpose" to fit. I may have goals...

And yet they do.

I don't think there's a right or wrong here. I'm just trying to get my head around the issue. It's something that comes up a lot in discussions.

I don't think your understanding of the meaning of "metaphysics" is consistent with how the word is generally used in philosophical discussions. It ce...

I just posted my response, which was basically just me giving up.

I don't generally find the liar's paradox very helpful in sorting things out, but I'll take a shot. Let's start with "This statement is true," and see...

Why don't you and @"TheMadFool" take that on. It isn't really relevant to the issues I'm interested in this thread. I never said that metaphysics is n...

I agree, although I'm not sure I mean the same thing by that statement as you do. Do you mean that as a scientific statement in relation to quantum in...

Of course it is.

Needless to say, I disagree.

I've said more than enough about how metaphysical claims aren't true or false. Which isn't the same as saying I've convinced you or others. Refer back...

Yes, this is the issue I started this thread to discuss.

This is not intended to be a discussion about what constitutes justification. I would enjoy participating in one if you start it. So, I'll punt - by w...

I'm not interested in going into that. Perhaps someone else will.

Let's try this hypothesis: On a rocky planet, moon, or asteroid somewhere in this universe we call home, located one kilometer beneath the surface, is...

Justification That is the question on the table. Here's what I wrote in a previous response to @"RussellA". It is my understanding that all interpreta...

I believe that the meaning of "metaphysics" you describe does not represent how that word is normally used in philosophy at the current time. That's w...

I don't understand how you reach that conclusion. I don't agree with that either.

1, 2, and 4 are not propositions. This argument doesn't apply to them. 3, the liar's paradox has always bothered me. @"Banno" made a similar comment e...