Philosophim

Certainly. With the proof that there must be at least one first cause, we realize that a first cause could be anything. When something has no prior re...

Sounds like science. Proper science attempts to disprove the hypothesis, not affirm it. If you cannot disprove the hypothesis despite your best effort...

I go into a little proof here. https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/12098/a-first-cause-is-logically-necessary/p1 To sum it up, there is existenc...

I would not say it is symmetrical, I just think there is a similar situation to consider. Inductions and deductions are like atoms, and their chain of...

It doesn't matter what explanation you propose. It never will. Someone will always just move the needle back and say, "But what caused that?" Ironical...

Great post Wayfarer! Lets look at a few things. First, I would state Hume was unable to prove this separation. Isn't a matter of fact a deduced relati...

Another fantastic set of posts Bob! Lets get into your points. This is fair, I really didn't go into it last post as I had initially intended. Deducti...

Just semantics at that point then. I think you're confusing our ability to create words and identities as if that makes them "things". If you're going...

I have not fully written out the morality I'm speaking of. It is a little more than "rocks make bad choices" :) I will likely write up a forum post on...

Sounds like a decent set of ideals to be a woman as well. Introduce the concepts to him, and let him figure out which best fit him. Temper his weaknes...

First, lets get word play out of the way. "Nothing" is the absence of some existence. Of course its defined in relation to things, because it is the n...

IQ is simply a constructed evaluation of what some people think it means to be intelligent. Considering we're still learning a massive amount about th...

I believe morality applies to existence itself, not just human beings. Our own human morality comes from this.

I believe, and will likely write up at some point, a view that morality is actually a result of existential interaction. Of course, how that is calcul...

Get a small bank loan and pay it back later. Even a small line of credit will work. Do not even THINK about not paying the fee to get published if thi...

Yes, I've had that line of reasoning before as well. I'll respond more in depth when I have time later, but here I fall into agreement with you in the...

Angelo, perhaps you're criticizing neuroscience and not philosophy? The realm of philosophy is where an incredible variety of theories of consciousnes...

This would fit. This would be a deduction based off of two inductions that we do not know the results of. The entirety of this would still be distinct...

Its been stated that successful philosophy becomes the sciences. Philosophy is sort of like a proto-science who's ultimate goal is to destroy itself.

And if an accident is the reason something happened? :smile: And now we've come full circle. Why? Why Not? Because. Because why? Why not? My point is ...

I understand that. Isn't a random event a reason for why something happened?

Wrong. The PSR states there is a reason for everything. But what if that reason is an accident?

A wonderful write up as always Bob. No worry on the time, quality posts take a while to write! I have to think through my responses quite a bit at thi...

The difference between life and non-life can be boiled down to a fundamental. Non-life reacts and finishes. Life is an integration of reactions that s...

Agreed. My intention was more to convey that people who only rely and act on societies expectations without question or thinking about it, are avoidin...

Certainly! But whatever a person has concluded as a concept of reality is not necessarily concurrent with reality. Sometimes we are wrong. The capabil...

I could agree up until this point. This is 100% wrong, and dangerously so. Let me translate what this really means: "I have the right to do whatever I...

Even with those proposed explanations, there's still the question, "Well what caused parallel or mulitverses to be?" I explore the logic here https://...

And they are still entirely made up between different people. And many times, several people will not agree to them. Just look around here! Words are ...

Ok, I think I see. One thing that might help is that words are entirely made up. They are just models we use within our personal context, and group co...

T Clark, from reading your replies in this thread, I suppose I still don't understand why in particular you seem to have an issue with causality. Ther...

If the mind is the brain, then perhaps. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210325115316.htm#:~:text=Women's%20brains%20are%20about%2011,%2C...

Maybe you meant to word your concept differently? "Authority" means they have command over you. But if a person you rely on does not live up to your e...

I would argue that's just an unexamined look at the nature of causality to its ends. I think its pretty obvious to anyone who's been in philosophy for...

I don't doubt it. Word use continually evolves over the centuries. I find that philosophy is often about amending and inventing words to fit logical c...

Of course that's the answer. We've known this for a long time. We can see that in Newton's own laws. When you "act upon" something, you are placing th...

I notice you didn't answer the question. If I asked a scientist that question, would they be unable to answer? They would answer it without hesitation...

Banno, in Newton's law, what causes an object at rest to move?

I'm no medical professional, but maybe you should see a psychologist? I'm not sure your experiences necessarily describe medical depression. Sounds li...

Right, I think they didn't inform you of what it was supposed to do. Depression medication isn't supposed to make you high or happy. Depression is usu...

Any reason why you didn't try to follow the medical advice and try it for a few weeks? Now I'm all for noting they don't make you feel good after that...

This is dependent on the scope of your measured causality. If you say, "That cue ball is now traveling at X velocity because it was hit Y seconds ago,...

Don't get too defensive EugeneW. I can assure you that "I like Sushi" was not trying to offend, he was just thinking of a brain state that most people...

I too think it is something along these lines. We can put together a little bit about the brain and come up with a more natural proposal. 1. The brain...

Lets not derail this thread right? If you want to discuss the topic in seriousness, go there.

I answer this here. https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/12098/a-first-cause-is-logically-necessary/p1 But this was more of a Socratic method app...

Disorder also requires a cause. Everything that exists requires a cause. Scientifically, can we determine that God is the cause for everything's exist...

I don't think its novel that God cares for all of its creation, including the kind that eats one another. I think one could even do a naturalistic vie...

I wanted to quote this portion here as I think there is something unclear which needs to be sorted out. And aspect of causality may be time, but is no...

A kind suggestion Charles, but is there something I'm missing from the POSR in the argument? The POSR has been examined in depth in the 200 years sinc...