T_Clark

Of course all scientific theories have metaphysical presuppositions. The scientific method in all it's many configurations is not scientific, it is pu...

I've developed a principle, Clark's Razor, which is useful when I am working on a design. Here's how it goes - If there are two designs that are equal...

As I've said before, I value the role of the moderators. In general, it works well on this forum. I do have this image in my mind of mother ducks herd...

You are being intentionally obtuse. I'm shocked, it seems so out of character.

I think that undermines your whole argument. Legitimate science doesn't deal with metaphysics. It deals with things acting in the world. I think the e...

First of all - I enjoyed the video. Well produced. Good interviewer. Good questions. Josephson didn't really present any justification for his beliefs...

In the absence of a new understanding of the basic nature of the universe, there will never be trillions of people spread out over light years. Accord...

So, how we treat you affects your decisions about our posts? It's not the quality of the posts themselves. It's your personal feelings. Even if that's...

This is from ''Self-Reliance" - Emerson, one of my three, along with the Tao Te Ching and the American Declaration of Independence, favorite written w...

It's a reference to your icon. This is from Wikipedia for "Turtles all the way down." ‘A well-known scientist (some say it was Bertrand Russell) once ...

Is whether or not a property is objective or subjective difficult to determine? Is it often controversial? I bet you and I could agree for almost any ...

So, where does all this come from? What is your background? Are you a statistician who helps interpret scientific studies? What is the body of knowled...

Your first three paragraphs provided the level of detail I was talking about in my posts. You articulated it much better than I did. I appreciate that...

Existence (from the web): the fact or state of living or having objective reality. presence; reality; world; actuality; being; essence what add to an ...

You don't have to look at the history of philosophy, just look at 60 percent of the threads on this site. I guess it could be a fruitful discussion if...

Trying to be helpful, not condescending. Failed.

Well presented. I've spent some time trying to understand and use what you call the frequentist interpretation. It's pretty consistent with my everyda...

I was sort of joking about the disagreement, although you'll find that people enjoy disagreements. It can be a pretty competitive environment. It also...

I think I have been addressing the arguments in your post. You identify five factors that make testimonial evidence credible: Number of people involve...

Sam26 is making a good faith effort to use reason to address and issue. He and I are having some disagreements, but that's how it works. You are not c...

You need to be more specific. Are you talking to me or Sam26? Either way, how does what you've written move the discussion forward?

If you want people to respond, you'll have to give us more than this. Look the terms up in Wikipedia or the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Then ...

The argument did not show anything about the testimonial evidence. You sort of gave us the gist of your understanding. I didn't respond when you made ...

I don't think you can convince me by the method you propose that there is life after death, but I'm willing to give you a chance. If that's going to h...

I accede to your judgment.

Just to make it clear, I was being a smarty pants, but my point was serious. I am very interested in this discussion and I want to be careful not to r...

Thanks.

I think you meant to say "What does it mean to say that I know S S knows p. Nicht wahr?

Darwin and God have opinions about why having children is necessary, but we humans generally don't. We have children because it's what we do. We're bu...

Blackpegasus was asking a reasonable question about the way to live a good life. Plato did that. Sorry, BP, I don't think you are the next Plato. Whic...

No, it was just a common way of life in the culture in which I, and apparently you, happen to live. Men's "traditional lifestyles" were equally oppres...

A little help please. How do I use the @ format so it provides a link to the member?

Disagree. As I said, this is not the place to discuss what metaphysics is. Definitely off-post.

I've said this before and I'll say it again - you should be careful what you say or people will think you are bitter and a crank.

That's not even close to what metaphysics is. This is not the place to go into that. I agree strongly. I might go farther. Maybe the truth is meaningl...

That's a good question, VS. How would you change the laws if you were king of the forest? How would homosexuals, fornicators, and people who use contr...

I've been meaning to talk to VS about this - It was my understanding that this is a non-smoking forum.

I'm not sure if this is what you mean, but as I read the definition on Wikipedia, it struck me as a pretty trivial insight. It seems to me that p enta...

I've read that Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem invalidates a number of things in various places, but I've never understood it. I thought GIT only appli...

I'm not the one to have this discussion with you, but I would love to listen in. You need to round up some more participants. I wonder if people think...

I've read through all the posts on this thread. As someone who hasn't paid much attention to political philosophy, I really enjoyed it. I see myself a...

I wasn't trying to put you on the spot. I also wasn't saying you have to be able to fully explicate the current understanding of scientists. I only as...

I'll change my question - Are you familiar with the state of the science about consciousness?

I still don't get it in relation to what XTG has written.

Here is what Wikipedia says about epistemic closure - "Epistemic closure is a property of some belief systems. It is the principle that if a subject S...

I don't understand the question in the context of this exchange.

I think XanderTheGrey is one of the least dogmatic posters on this forum. By "dogmatic," I think you mean "he disagrees with me."

The "natural sciences" think they have something significant to say about consciousness. In a previous post, StreetlightX referenced Antonio Damasio, ...

I appreciate your response. I don't know that I've ever been offended by someone's beliefs. I consider dealing with you honorably as an opportunity to...

I wasn't finding fault with your post. I understood what you were saying. I just wanted to make it clear that I think letting go of hopes is a good th...