Yes, we can. They key is their spatial occupation. Both of the balls are defined as individuals relative to the other by position. "This ball is not t...
I think you misunderstand. I was using a Newtonian model as the relativistic state. A "second" is an agreed upon unit of existent change. We can apply...
Not a problem. This puzzle however is within the causality model of reality. Knowing if causality is a truth of existence, or merely the posit of a hu...
Yes, some people hide behind specialized language and wordiness to appear like they know what they are talking about. But to also be fair, sometimes a...
The reason why it is a baseless claim is because it has no base in reality. You can always ask a person, theist or not, to back their claim about real...
Until we could show these things existed, we did not know they existed. A person could get lucky and imagine something that is true in reality. But to...
Here is the thing about language. We can invent whatever terms and ideas we want. But if we are going to claim these terms represent reality, we must ...
Tim Wood, thanks again for a good analysis. It makes me happy to see people seriously thinking about the issue. Your main issue is with the idea of ca...
You'll have to explain where your confusion is a little more carefully. I responded clarifying this. Do you understand that by "necessity", I mean act...
Perhaps you should read the points of the OP Tim Wood. A first cause does not necessarily need to be anything, as it is a first cause. First I demonst...
I think that is people placing their own outlooks into the argument, which sometimes happens in these discussions. This is a new take on the cosmologi...
No Hippy, what you're attempting to do is a one-sided point of your own ego which has devolved into trolling. I have tried discussing with you at leng...
No, it sounds like you've never been part of a religion before. I do not believe I have to keep holy on the sabbath day. I do not believe in condemnin...
I'm surprised to see you back Hippy. The only thing I'm reminded of is that you were soundly and utterly refuted when you could not answer the points ...
Let me clarify for you, as I worried people will interpret it that way. I did not mean to imply potential prior states by "necessary". I mean actual p...
All good, I give you full credit for attempting it! This is actually a classic twist on the cosmological argument for God. Its essentially a logic pro...
You're on the right train of thought with the first paragraph. You're overthinking it with the second paragraph. This is a philosophical God very stri...
What you must prove is that another creatures belief cannot be put into a statement. One way to prove this is to attempt to genuinely put it into a st...
You have to give an example CreativeSoul. What belief cannot be put into a statement? Its like saying, "There is an undetectable unicorn". You must gi...
Yes. There can be multiple first causes. But what is necessarily concluded is that all causality reduces down to a first cause. There may be separate ...
Hi TVCL, sorry for the late response on this. Your philosophy is your own. If you wish to take it down that route, that is your choice. Just know that...
I believe I attempted to answer that question, but to sum it up succinctly, believers are under the impression that there is a greater power. Atheists...
A fantastic question then. Some atheists don't understand why people stay religious, even though "rationality" reveals the lack of evidence for the tr...
This is an oddly worded sentence. There is the assumption of replacement. So I am going to make a few assumptions here. Usually belief in God entails ...
Well Antony, the original conclusion is infinite to one. And of course, its wrong. =) I haven't visited this in a while, and its interesting to see so...
One way to look at it is to remove science and religion labels entirely, and focus at the methods of ascertaining knowledge instead. At its most simpl...
No, I'm trying to point out that perception cannot occur without there being a collision of two mediums. Its not an ideal, its simply a fact. You cann...
Perhaps we should clarify what being perceivable means. All perception starts with contact between two physical objects. We see because light bounces ...
Life is about survival. And there are many means to survive. Competition is about winning, not matter the cost. That is not necessarily survival. Some...
A good question. I believe there are plenty of ideas that have not been advocated by thinkers. However, ideas which are largely independent of establi...
Certainly Jack! I only added that at the end because it is a certainty of life that cannot be rationally concluded in any other way. I do believe ques...
Fully agreed TheMadFool. We celebrate each year a person has avoided death. We show our appreciation, and well wishes that they have, "Many more". It ...
And finally back in the saddle! Its been a while since I've read these, so pardon me if I miss something. I believe that's what truth is. You can't re...
According to all the science, we just die Jack. Reincarnation has never been shown to have any credibility. Psychedelic's merely alter your physical b...
Good morning TVCL! My apologies, but with holidays I've been out of town. I thought I would post this real quick, but I should be back next week. Chee...
Hello again TVCL! I would be careful here. There is a whole libraries worth of devotion in epistemology to destroying the phrase, "true belief". Also,...
Understood! I've been making sure I have plenty of time in my replies as well, as the questions at this point take more time to work through. Fantasti...
Another weekend arrives! Lets continue. In the sense that one decides to do something, yes, a contradiction to reality cannot be made. That does not s...
This is all in how you see morality. The emotion of suffering is not what morality is about to myself. It is about the capabilities and existence of t...
Actually, that is within acceptable science. The nervous system can be seen as an extension of the brain. Losing an arm means the consciousness of hav...
All of this can be summed up as, "Some people feel we need a new model to talk about consciousness," which I have said several times I do not object t...
Certainly. This can be said about anything, not just consciousness. Alone, that is not an argument to deny what is known today. To deny what one knows...
You may misunderstand. I don't believe consciousness is an independent entity with its own substance separate from matter and energy. Wayfarer does. H...
I think a short and loose definition of ethics could help here. Ethics in general is the question of, "What actions should I do" for the best outcome....
I think the root appeal of fascism is "authoritarianism". When you start to feel that people's political beliefs are dangerous or taking away your per...
Right, there is no evidence that aliens exist. So we cannot rationally discuss aliens as if they do exist. This is different from saying, "Maybe alien...
I do agree that consciousness is real, but consciousness is a word that represents an identity we observe, but does not assert it is its own composed ...
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