No, because I can ask, "What caused there to be an infinite set of all causes?" Its always finite. The very nature of causation logically always leads...
I have not watched the video so could not tell you. However, it appears the video is already circumspect and I would question the rigor of the studies...
Are you sure you're addressing the argument or a set? I'm noting that even if you create an infinitely regressive universe, the causality still boils ...
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Very simply, there has never been a case of actual death in these scenarios. Coma or unconsciousness sure, but no one has had brain death, come back, ...
The toe is not a 'life' but composed of several cellular lives. Same with the foot. The consciousness of the brain is the combination of cellular live...
No, I am not claiming that C is finite. It however is not the entire end to the chain of causality. "What caused C to exist?" still exists, and the fi...
You end. No consciousness. No continuation. You're dead. Some might think this is terrifying or hurts your feelings. Don't. Understanding what death i...
I do like the idea of a first cause also being a final cause. There is no more to question after you arrive at it after all. But you know the crux of ...
The principle of parsimony seems like an Occum's Razor argument. Since God is an assumption, and naturalism makes less assumptions, this makes sense. ...
Something detailed in the later discussions but not mentioned in the OP for brevity was that it is there is 'at least' one first cause. I'm assuming t...
Good. Of course you aren't a cop-out person. It is just way way of saying I understand that you don't agree with some of the underlying premises and h...
Ha ha! Its good to have a sense of humor about this. Always appreciate your contributions Gnomon. If you feel like there's something valuable in doing...
You as well Ucarr! You kept a level head, worked tirelessly, and really thought deeply about the issue. You have my full respect! I am glad that you h...
I suppose I thought I didn't need to mention that an infinitely regressive or looped universe would be infinitely causal over time. I'll take a look a...
This is really more the essence of what drives thinking instead of being social alone. Its our emotions. Our desires. What we want. Most people are ra...
I'll be more detailed. C = The set of all causes in an eternal universe over time What Y -> C? Nothing. There is nothing. There is just C, uncaused by...
Hello Ucarr, I've had some time to look over your reply and I'm going to try to parse down to what is relevant, and what I think has gotten too far of...
It is the first cause to the question, "What caused this universe?" The answer is that, as it exists. It is explained by its own existence, and nothin...
Geez Ucarr, that is a LOT to go over. I'm going to try to condense a lot of this down to relevant points. I'm heading out of town tomorrow and this is...
Hey again Ucarr. I can see some of our conversation is devolving into opinionated statements. Since so much is being written, I'm going to be ignoring...
Correct. The series itself is not a first cause. The answer to the question, "What caused the infinite universe to exist?" is the first cause. Its, "N...
Apologies for an error in my grammar in this case for sure, but you understood my point that an 'existence' is just a discrete identity of existence r...
This took me a minute to find what you meant. I thought you meant an equation I had written here. Did you mean my reference to Cantor? If so, what is ...
Here's what I'm conveying. Lets say the set of an infinite universes causality can be written as 2T + infinity = y where T is time and Y and the flat ...
I'll state again, both. I covered that in the first two paragraphs. Its not a measure of determinism, its determinism. Probability is a an educated gu...
You bring up an interesting note with Heidegger. I definitely have struggled with the idea of expressions and potential existence. Its a means to meas...
In the causal chain, yes. Which one? Its logic. I've written this before in brief but will reference it again. Causality can be written as "If A then ...
Hey, welcome back Bob! You still retain the title of the first person who realized this could not be proven empirically. A few others have understood ...
Lets break this down again. Probability as we know it is built off of constraints. These constraints are our capability to measure or observe aspects ...
Right, that's gender. Its the same as saying a woman who's aggressive and mean isn't a real woman. When society expects men or women to act a certain ...
Of course. If the only way a male could have a certain behavior that is exclusive to females is if they had some type of exclusive biological aspect t...
Let me clarify. Randomness is not causing anything. "Randomness" does not exist as a thing. Its a concept. Let me word it this way: A big bang (as an ...
Ok, sounds good. I'm grouping all of the causality within an infinite universe in a set which then leads to one final question of causality, "What cau...
I do not claim that a first cause is extrinsic to the universe. A first cause is merely the point in the chains of causality throughout the universe t...
I personally cannot ascribe to that view of causality. My communication is in terms of causality in the normative sense of "what is necessary for X ou...
Sure, I felt the same way. The difference I think between you and I is that I don't feel the need to be accepted by those who don't. I do just enough ...
Good question. In the best of all possible worlds: 1. All emotive language is relegated to local social groups. Transgender/sexual language is detaile...
I understand a close friend of mine is thinking about transitioning. We've had conversations like this, though they were difficult at the time. Its at...
No worry, challenge away! You have a lot of experience and a keen mind, I definitely want to hear what you think. I don't think we're in disagreement ...
Lets tackle this a minute as I think this is really key to what I'm doing here. I'm not saying I have it figured out, so I really want to look at this...
Then please be more clear. When you just throw a sentence with a question I have very little to go on. You need to give more context to your question....
Doctor to a Stoic: "You're going to die" Stoic with a bland expression on their face: "Ok". Stoic dies months later expressionless. Not much else to e...
I don't know where you got that. Dyke is a slang term, used as a noun meaning lesbian. It originated as a homophobic slur for masculine, butch, or and...
I have a good friend who once said, "The age of the internet got rid of taboos." I like the general sentiment. The motivation behind this is people wh...
Look at this again Ucarr. A -> B -> C Nothing caused A. A is a first cause. I don't see me evading anything, you seem to be overcomplicating the issue...
Because two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom next to each other are not the same as water. Water only exists when a particular combination happens, ...
That's definitely not what I intended. The first cause is the start of the causal chain. It is distinct in the fact that if we were to trace the bacte...
Correct. More accurately, it exists in the way it exists, and interacts with others in a resultant manner that can be codified into rules and laws. Ye...
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