Philosophim

I think you did a nice job Emma. Good luck in your pursuit of the degree!

Thank you for a nicely written post! First, let me say that while I will critique the argument, please understand this is not out of malice, an agenda...

A good question. I believe wisdom is the realization of reality as much as humans can comprehend it. I believe the motivation to find wisdom can be ma...

Lol, no, I mentioned these archtypes as warnings about using illogical thinking. Perhaps it was a poor idea. My intent was to ask you if you had thoug...

Seconded.

The OP asked why you posted on this forum. You replied with people who you don't interact with in this forum. If you had stated you posted to argue wi...

Not a worry! This was your thread, not mine. The intention was mostly to show you a different approach, and that I took the topic seriously. I had a l...

Perhaps before pointing out the splinter in another's eye, you should remove the plank from your own first. A paraphrase from Mathew 7:5, and an inter...

I'm wondering what your encounters with older people are like. =) Older people are just like everyone else, except they've had more experience in the ...

Let us take this idea. When matter first sprang, much of it disappeared. The claim is that matter and both antimatter collided and cancelled much of i...

Ok. So I think you see where I'm coming from, and I also think I see where you are beginning to come from. You seem to be implying that illogical thin...

There is also a long standing history of trolls and misbehaving people who get their posts revoked, who then go and complain about how unfair it is. L...

Personally, I think we should ignore such things. It shouldn't be the number of posts, it should be the quality of posts. It shouldn't be the number o...

So I had a friend years ago that was a petroleum engineer. He explained to me that shutting a refinery off is incredibly expensive and dangerous. Due ...

Ok, I think the issue here is your use of logic can I think be replaced by "knowledge". Its not that consciousness is illogical, its that we don't ful...

Well I am a part of this world, no doubt there. But I am not the world. I have different experiences than a walking stick bug. I have limitations in m...

This does seem mostly to be putting the symbols in a more modern day friendly form. However, the input of a specific number is logically unneeded. The...

Perhaps a better word would be "context". Then you can break it down into its most basic logical components. context(Greece) claim(all men are mortal)

After reading more, I think I see the aim here 3017amen. 3. Jesus had a consciousness that transcends logic. True false or something else? Nothing can...

That is a given. But within the language we have, my point still stands. If I'm reading you online, its not the same as if we were speaking with one a...

Wonderful! I believe we are both in agreement, and yes, this conversation was as much for my clarity as yours. It is a rare event that two philosopher...

I too am excited! I think we're whittling down the remaining issues, and this is looking good. There are just a few questions and clarifications left....

The problem OP, is you define a "you" in your premises. So I'm having a hard time following the conclusion that we can't get a "you" out of that. "You...

I took this to mean you understood why the driving/not driving idea was not contradictory logic, and did not press the issue. Acknowledgment of such t...

Great! Truth is the only thing that is certain. Knowledge is our best rational guess at what the truth is. As such, we can imagine that something migh...

As others have echoed here, such an issue should probably be relegated to a medical professional. If however you want an idea of what dissociation is ...

Alright, what is your definition of controlled? Does it have to be conscious controlling, or can there be unconscious controlling?

If you noticed, I gave you two definitions and noted that what "driving" is depends on context. You are saying, "I 'was' driving the car". What is you...

If you run into a contradiction when constructing words, then you should examine your words more closely. Driving the car could mean many different th...

Because people like that understand that the continual existence of certain people is worth more than their own continual existence. Think of it anoth...

When something is logically impossible, it means it is something that cannot exist. Something cannot be both true and false. Consciousness is not an i...

In regards to potential knowledge versus a belief: To clarify, what you are saying is that a belief that has not been contradicted is 'potential knowl...

Great, I am in full agreement. I did not mean to imply they should be joined, just that you needed something to explain the process that we arrive at ...

Certainly, that was just one aspect, on the mechanical side. What about the second aspect? Does that cover what you wanted addressed?

No problem! Anytime.

I see now. Lets break down into two ways to interpret this to see if we can get to the problem then. First interpretation: The answer to the hard prob...

I'm not sure. I don't follow any one particular individual. I just like to read the news and see new things that are being discovered. Here's a pretty...

How do you conclude this? Now some instances of predicting the future based on the past are illogical. But will you say that predictions on physics an...

I agree with this. I feel the evil comes in when people solely pursue status for personal gain, and disregard the part where they have a duty and resp...

True. I believe the pursuit of status for its own gain is one of many roots of evil.

I do agree that evil is in our nature. But I also believe that we can learn to control and refine it. And I think that for the majority of humanity, t...

Oh, my apologies bongo fury. Not a worry! Disregard my comments then.

Ok, you're ignoring the discussion of theoretical probability, the cave with the bat scenario, and everything else I've put forward and simply keep re...

A good question. There are a few reasons for this. First coherency can allow a repeatability of positive results. Think about superstitions. I have a ...

Yes, she has knew knowledge of the experience of red now. I don't know how these objectors are defining knowledge that Mary's experience of red doesn'...

No, I pointed out your inappropriate attitude in you use of language is one of ego and that you ignored the counter point that your argument was a str...

Yes, and I have countered that by stating that doesn't work, and an alternative. So currently, I have stated this that no, it cannot be broken down in...

So a person on these forums who could have any passing amount of knowledge or focus in different areas of philosophy comes on here, admits they did no...

Ah, ok. Now again, you did not narrow what you intended by this scope, so I will do my best to address what you think the problem is based on the old ...

One of the reasons I like your posts is because you make me consider new avenues of an argument. Perhaps this will turn into a discussion between expe...